How to Make Homemade Spices

Has it happened to you yet?  It has to me!

I was cooking dinner one night and I went to grab one of those packets of taco seasoning and bam..

I had none in the pantry.  NONE.  What's a girl to do when she has the meat all ready for seasoning and a hungry family waiting for dinner?  I quickly grabbed my computer and searched

"homemade taco seasoning."

It was so easy I wrote a blog post awhile ago about it HERE. 

So I thought, for this week's Thursday's Tip we would discuss spices

that are popular during the holidays.

You can make a lot of spices on your own without having to spend a lot of money on tiny bottles of AND without putting a lot of chemicals into your food.  Yes, chemicals!  What is silicon dioxide anyway?

Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice

Ingredients:

• 4 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 2 tsp. ground ginger
• ½ tsp. ground cloves
• 1 tsp. ground allspice

In a small bowl, combine the spices together.  Store in a sealed container for up to six months.

• 2 Tablespoons ground cinnamon
• ½ Tablespoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ginger

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 Tablespoon cinnamon

• 4 cups sugar
• 6 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ½ Tablespoon ground nutmeg
• ½ Tablespoon ground cloves

• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 2 teaspoons dried rosemary
• 1 teaspoon dried sage
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder