Cooking Thursday

Well Slow cooking Thursday is now just cooking Thursday. Which opens up a great big area. YEAH!! With the new year hubby and I have started really cutting our grocery bill. But I think everyone is trying to do that. We have stopped using process foods and have started making many of these items from scratch. I will still be posting from time to time slow cooking recipes. But here are some convience mixes I made this past week.

Taco Seasoning

1 tablespoon chili powder
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon onion powder
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (less if you don’t like heat)
¼ teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon paprika
1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
½ teaspoon sea salt (I leave the salt out with great results)
1 teaspoon black pepper

In a small bowl, mix together chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, red pepper flakes, oregano, paprika, cumin, salt and pepper. Store in an airtight container. 2 heaping tablespoons is about equal to the packets.

Cinnamon Cappuccino Mix

1 cup instant coffee creamer
1 cup instant chocolate drink mix
2/3 cup instant coffee
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Combine all, store in airtight containers. Add 3 Tablespoons to 6 ozs. hot water, stir well.

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