Spices and Seasonings- For Free, Or Nearly
Terrific, expensive, high quality food doesn’t need much primping to get it to taste good, but frugal, el cheapo food sometimes does need a little spiffing up to make the meal a delicious one. I think one of the most important thing a frugal home needs to have is a well stocked spice cabinet. Spices, in […]
Homemade Shichimi Togarashi- Japanese Seven Spice Powder Recipe
Until pretty recently, I only knew of three types Japanese foods- miso soup, sushi, and beef negimaki. But, on my quest to figure out something different with all my fennel/anise that I bought cheaply, in season, I discovered Japanese 7 Spice Powder-Shichimi Togarashi- such a unique and different mix of flavors that I never, in […]
Tomato Skin Spice Blend
A Mrs Dash container filled with my own Tomato Basil Garlic spice blend. Once upon a time I had a really good friend who lived next door to me. We hung out all the time, but then she informed me that she was moving back to the US. Bummer. Before she moved, she was emptying […]
Tomato Skin Spice Blend
A Mrs Dash container filled with my own Tomato Basil Garlic spice blend. Once upon a time I had a really good friend who lived next door to me. We hung out all the time, but then she informed me that she was moving back to the US. Bummer. Before she moved, she was emptying […]
Homemade MSG Free Onion Soup Mix
I used to make quite a few recipes with onion soup mix. It tastes yummy, is easy, and adds lots of flavors to foods with no work at all. It’s also very processed and has lots of chemicals in it. Yes, even the ones labeled “MSG free”. Fortunately, I recently discovered a recipe for homemade […]
Homemade MSG Free Onion Soup Mix
I used to make quite a few recipes with onion soup mix. It tastes yummy, is easy, and adds lots of flavors to foods with no work at all. It’s also very processed and has lots of chemicals in it. Yes, even the ones labeled “MSG free”. Fortunately, I recently discovered a recipe for homemade […]
Homemade Mexican Spice Mixes
I used to have no problem buying pre-made spice mixes from the grocery store or the spice section of the bulk foods store. That is… until I one day decided to look at the package of my curry spice mix and noted that MSG (monosodium glutemate), a chemical we absolutely avoid in our house, was […]
Homemade Mexican Spice Mixes
I used to have no problem buying pre-made spice mixes from the grocery store or the spice section of the bulk foods store. That is… until I one day decided to look at the package of my curry spice mix and noted that MSG (monosodium glutemate), a chemical we absolutely avoid in our house, was […]
