Cinnamon & Sugar

Anytime you want cinnamon & sugar on toast or for baking, the best ratio is this.

Cinnamon & Sugar

1/2 cup sugar
2 T cinnamon

Whisk together and store in an air-tight shaker container.

Seasoning Salt - allergy free

I recently looked at our seasoning salt ingredient list and saw a warning that it may contain wheat and milk.  Ugh.  So I scoured the internet for a good recipe for seasoned salt.  I decided to go with this one from Taste of Home.  I could not find marjoram at the store, so I searched online for the best substitution, which was basil, so I went with that instead.  This makes about 1 1/2 cups.  I am loving the taste, I think that I will always make my own from now on.

Seasoning Salt

2/3 cup salt
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 T paprika
1 T onion powder
1 T garlic powder
1 tsp ground turmeric
1/4 tsp thyme
1/4 tsp basil

Mix all ingredients together, store in airtight container.

Taco Seasoning Mix

Since Henry was diagnosed with food allergies, I looked at my taco seasoning packet and for some reason it contains wheat and milk.  I had used a recipe from allrecipes.com but then I tasted my sister's and she had used the Pioneer Woman's recipe, so I made the switch (I also multiplied the larger recipe by two to make more at a time).

Taco Seasoning Mix

1/2 cup chili powder
6 T ground cumin (3/8 cup)
2 T paprika (preferably smoked paprika)
2 T salt
2 T red pepper flakes
1 T black pepper
1 T garlic powder
1 T onion powder
1 T oregano

Whisk together all ingredients.  Use 1-2 T seasoning mixture with 3/4 cup water to season 1 pound of cooked hamburger or chicken.