Homemade Seasonings

I've always wanted to try my hand at making my own seasonings, for multiple reasons. For one thing, it's cheaper for me because I have all the spices on hand already. And secondly, it's much healthier than the pre-packaged seasonings that have so much salt in them.

The two main pre mixed season packets we use around here are taco seasoning and ranch mix so I thought I'd start out with those.

The taco seasoning I did before I thought about taking a picture of the process but I used this recipe  for it. I honestly can taste no difference between it and the pre-packaged ones we used to buy. We love it. I think I used probably 2-3 tablespoons for the pound of beef I was cooking. I just kinda went by sight and taste.

 

 

I bought a set of four of these little jars at Wal-Mart the other day and they work great. I already used some of the seasoning so it made a good bit.

 

For the ranch mix I used this recipe.

 

 

 

 

 

I haven't tried it when making dressing yet so I can't say on the taste for that, but I did give it a try with making some seasoned oyster crackers and it tastes just fine. One problem I see with it though is that the powder products tend to settle to the bottom and if you're using all the mix it's not a problem but if you're using just a spoon of two it can be kind of difficult to get it all blended in together. I've got to play around with it a little more to figure it out.

 

 

 

The oyster crackers were the whole moving force behind me finally getting around to trying out the homemade seasonings. I used this recipe to make them and they're so simple.