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Burger and Fry Seasoning. Submitted by Ann Kelly This is a great easy seasoning mix for burgers and fries. I put it in my burgers and mix before making my patties and add to the outside of the burgers as well before I grill them. It is also yummy to put on french fries before serving. This would also make a good Father's Day gift or stocking stuffer for the grill master in your family. 1/4 cup paprika 1/4 cup salt 1/8 cup garlic powder 1/2 TBS Chili Powder 1/2 TBS Cumin 1 TBS Black pepper 1/2 tsp celery salt. Garlic Powder - DIY. Homemade Taco Seasoning. Homemade Taco Seasoning with no MSG or additives. 100% natural and delicious. Make extra to keep on hand! Www.food.com/recipe/rice-seasoning-mix-26251. Diy: cinnamon oil. Strawberry Honey Butter. Last Sunday I called my dad to wish him a happy Father's Day. I couldn't help thinking that now that all five of his daughters are happily married, this may be his best Father's Day ever.

Although none of us have lived at home in a long time, as long as one of us was single, Dad always got the distress calls. He can breath a sigh of relief. Now he has son-in-laws. No more calls about cars that aren't running right or flat tires or appliances that don't work, those are all someone else's problems now. Our Share of the Harvest » Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup. Jan 17 2012 Cream of Crap.

Our Share of the Harvest » Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup

That’s how condensed cream of whatever soups are jokingly referred to in the foodie world yet these pantry staples end up in lots of tried-and-true recipes. Homemade BBQ Sauce. Let’s talk about BBQ sauce.

Homemade BBQ Sauce

If you are picky like my family, you have a hard time finding a bottled sauce that tastes just like you want it to. A good sauce is paramount for a successful BBQ. Really, it is. One day I casually flipped through one of my favorite cookbooks, The Joy of Cooking, and looked to see if there was a recipe for BBQ sauce. Homemade Coffee Creamer. We all know how expensive coffee creamers can get, so I went on a hunt to find an inexpensive substitute.

Homemade Coffee Creamer

Uncle Bubba’s Fry Mix Recipe. Anything You Wanna Call It Casserole. In a Relief Society Meeting last month they shared with us a recipe for Condensed Cream of "Something" Soup.

Anything You Wanna Call It Casserole

It is a dry mix that, when you need some cream soup for a recipe you just add water. The Best Hamburger Seasoning Recipe. Make sure to PIN This Recipe or Repin Gluten – Free Everyday at 1 pm PST/ 4pm EST Budget Savvy Diva posts a NEW RECIPE.

The Best Hamburger Seasoning Recipe

How to Make Cream of Chicken Soup. I haven’t bought cream of cr*p soup in years.

How to Make Cream of Chicken Soup

Burger and Fry Seasoning. Homemade Ranch Seasoning Mix. Hmmm, ranch seasoning. Tangy, versatile, and goes with everything. I could eat cardboard if you slathered it in enough ranch. So the other day I tootled into my kitchen to make my version of Baked Ranch Crackers, the perfect snack for anyone wanting a handful of something savory, and I happened to flip over the packet of ranch seasoning mix and took a peek at the ingredients list. Let's see here....Sodium, sodium, and whoa that's a lot of sodium...Monosodium Gluta-what? Is that MSG? Add on the cost of that tiny packet of ranch at more than $2 per ounce (gold is probably trading for less) and it's clear we need an alternative.

Flavored Salt Recipes. Salt is one of those essentials in any kitchen, and it can take any dish from OK to amazing with just a quick sprinkle!

Flavored Salt Recipes

This holiday season, spend just a few hours making your very own flavored salts for an easy edible gift. The process is simple and the possibilities as to the flavorings are pretty endless. I made three different varieties including roasted garlic salt, meyer lemon salt, and shiitake salt. The roasted garlic and meyer lemon salts both took a little longer to make, but the shiitake one's incredibly simple and would work with just about any dried herb, from dried mushrooms to chili flakes to rosemary.

Cut Fat, Calories and Your Grocery Bill! Make Your Own Cooking Spray. This post is brought to you by Amazon where you can get deals on kitchen products!

Cut Fat, Calories and Your Grocery Bill! Make Your Own Cooking Spray.

Today’s post comes from the files of “Captain Obvious”! I mean really…making your own Cooking Spray is about as easy as “making” a bowl of cereal with milk…but for WHATEVER reason, it wasn’t until I happened to see this pin on Pinterest that it even occurred to me to “make” it. And I probably STILL wouldn’t have tried “making it” if it weren’t for No. 2 son requesting GF cornbread today. I was on the very last spray in my can of spray canola oil and had zero desire to go to the store to buy more. Sure, I could have just “greased” the pan with some butter or shortening, but that didn’t seem all that appealing either, especially when I remembered the “Make Your Own Cooking Spray” idea!

Kitchen genius. I THINK I JUST DIED!!!! 1/4 cup sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of food coloring, baking sheet and 10 mins in oven to make edible glitter.... @ Heart-2-HomeHeart-2-Home. DIY Vanilla Extract . . . Works for Me Wednesday. Christmas is less than 3 months away.

DIY Vanilla Extract . . . Works for Me Wednesday

Honest. Make Your Own Sweetened Condensed Milk. Make Your Own Sweetened Condensed Milk.

Make Your Own Sweetened Condensed Milk

Homemade Extract recipes. Store-Bought Kitchen Staples You Can Easily Make Yourself. I have a theory and it goes something like this…… My grandparents’ generation was definitely a much more “self-reliant” bunch than my parents’ generation, and likewise, my parents’ generation was a great deal more “self-reliant” compared to MY generation. But as I look back over the years…I feel like we are coming back around to full circle. More and more OUR generation(s) are looking at the way our parents and grandparents did things and trying to emulate that. Mix recipes. Having everyday and convenience food mixes on hand are a great way to save time (no running to the store for something to serve last minute guests) and money (brownies for $.50 instead of $1.50 or more) in the kitchen. $5 Dinners™ » Homemade Taco Seasoning. More from $5 Dinners on Pinterest So I’m into homemade. Homemade Taco Seasoning, specifically.

Mostly because it’s better for you. You have control of what goes into your meals and your body. Dirt Cheap Homemade Mixes from Budget101.com. Pumpkin Pie Spice mix is a blend of cinnamon, allspice, cloves, ginger and nutmeg brought together to bring out the wonderful flavor of pumpkin in all it's autumn glory.