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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Make Your Own Spice Mixes

As a breast cancer survivor I'm more careful about what I eat and serve my family. I try to avoid using processed foods and make most meals from scratch. After noticing the ingredient in most of the bottles of mixed seasonings I thought it would be both fun and healthy to make my own mixes.

After I decided on three mixes, I used a recipe quantity calculator to convert the measurements. Then I checked my spices and made a shopping list.

All Season Mix

Use on baked chicken or Oven Potatoes.


4 TSP garlic powder
4 TBSP onion powder
2 TBSP paprika
6 TBSP Italian Seasoning (See recipe below)
1 TBSP pepper
3 TBSP salt
Mix well and store in pint jar, secure with tight lid

Italian Seasoning

1/4 cup + 2 TBSP Dried basil
1/4 cup + 2 TBSP Dried oregano
1/4 cup + 2 TBSP Dried rosemary
1/4 cup + 2 TBSP Dried marjoram
1/4 cup + 2 TBSP Dried thyme
Mix well and store in pint jar, secure with tight lid

Chicken Fajitas

1/4 cup + 2 TBSP + 2 tsp chili powder
1/4 cup + 1 TBSP cumin
1 TBSP + 2 tsp garlic powder
1 TBSP + 2 tsp onion powder
1 TBSP + 2 tsp paprika powder
1 TBSP + 2 tsp dried oregano
2 1/2 tsp seasoned salt
Use 3-4 tablespoons in place of all seasonings in Oven Chicken Fajita recipe