I've been wanting to make some homemade spice mixes for awhile now. Since today was cold and damp outside, I figured it would be the perfect day for working on some inside things that I've been putting off in favor of soaking up the sunshine! I had already tried the ranch mix once before and we LOVED every bite of it! So I mixed up a larger batch of the ranch dressing/dip mix. And then I found a taco seasoning mix that I wanted to try out. I made the mix, but have yet to try it out. It smells tempting, so I'm sure it will be GREAT! The best part about both of these mixes is that they contain NO PRESERVATIVES!!! So technically, they go along with our "whole foods" diet that we've been living on for the past few months.
Of course, I couldn't just store them in any old tupperware container with a masking tape sticker for a label. Instead, I found these cute little glass containers at Hobby Lobby that are the perfect size for spice mixes. So after I mixed up the spice mixes (which took all of 10 minutes to make BOTH mixes), I spent HOURS trying to figure out how to make photoshop work (grrrr) so I could create adorable vintage-looking labels for my sweet little spice jars. (Ugh...one day I'll learn how to use Photoshop...) Anyway, this is what I ended up with!
If you'd like to try your hand at making these fast and easy homemade mixes (not to mention CHEAP), check out these links for the original recipes!
Ranch Dressing Mix: http://www.5dollardinners.com/2011/04/homemade-ranch-dressing-mix.html
Taco Seasoning Mix: http://onceamonthmom.com/homemade-taco-seasoning/
Before I go, I have to say a little something about the little people in my life...first of all, I spent a week with one of my best friends and her family in Indy and had so much fun getting to see her little ones. They're getting to be so grown up!!! One afternoon, we didn't know what to do with the little stinkers so we took them to an indoor playground at Chick-fil-A...they loved it and so did we!! :) A big thank you to Lindsey, Jon, Scott and Natalie for letting me join their family for the week! Can't wait til we can do it again! :)
And secondly, I had the opportunity to see my oldest niece, Lily Ann, make her acting debut in a little play about Peter Rabbit last weekend. It was SO funny to watch her acting on stage with her little hat sliding down over her eyes the whole time and then taking a bow about 25 times in a row when the play was over! So hilarious!!! Way to go, Lily Ann!! You did a wonderful job!!! :)
Of course, I couldn't just store them in any old tupperware container with a masking tape sticker for a label. Instead, I found these cute little glass containers at Hobby Lobby that are the perfect size for spice mixes. So after I mixed up the spice mixes (which took all of 10 minutes to make BOTH mixes), I spent HOURS trying to figure out how to make photoshop work (grrrr) so I could create adorable vintage-looking labels for my sweet little spice jars. (Ugh...one day I'll learn how to use Photoshop...) Anyway, this is what I ended up with!
If you'd like to try your hand at making these fast and easy homemade mixes (not to mention CHEAP), check out these links for the original recipes!
Ranch Dressing Mix: http://www.5dollardinners.com/2011/04/homemade-ranch-dressing-mix.html
Taco Seasoning Mix: http://onceamonthmom.com/homemade-taco-seasoning/
Before I go, I have to say a little something about the little people in my life...first of all, I spent a week with one of my best friends and her family in Indy and had so much fun getting to see her little ones. They're getting to be so grown up!!! One afternoon, we didn't know what to do with the little stinkers so we took them to an indoor playground at Chick-fil-A...they loved it and so did we!! :) A big thank you to Lindsey, Jon, Scott and Natalie for letting me join their family for the week! Can't wait til we can do it again! :)
And secondly, I had the opportunity to see my oldest niece, Lily Ann, make her acting debut in a little play about Peter Rabbit last weekend. It was SO funny to watch her acting on stage with her little hat sliding down over her eyes the whole time and then taking a bow about 25 times in a row when the play was over! So hilarious!!! Way to go, Lily Ann!! You did a wonderful job!!! :)
So have you tried your taco seasoning yet? I actually made some of this a few months ago and felt very Molly-like making it (minus the cute jar!). It was okay, but we could definitely tell our MSG was missing. :) What did you think of it?
ReplyDeleteActually, we did try it this week...I can't say that it quite measured up to the "real" stuff. HOWEVER, I will also say that the meat I used to make it with was gross...think it'd been in the freezer too long. So had I used fresher meat, it might have tasted MUCH better! :)
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