Taco Seasoning

Alternatively Titled: Opportunities that arise when you fail to plan your menu and do not have all of your necessary ingredients.

After a busy weekend, Bruce and I did not do a very good job of planning out our menu for the week (maybe it was because I had a certain baby on my mind?) so we have kind of been winging it so far. Actually, that’s a lie – I was in class on Monday night and ate leftovers and last night we went out to eat before going out to see our friends – so, technically, tonight was the first night we were home to cook. Anyway, we decided to make chicken tacos because we had just about everything – except for the taco seasoning to put in with the meat. The thought crossed my mind to just grill the chicken without it, but, really – who wants bland tacos?

Then the thought crossed me that I could probably make my own taco seasoning with the spices on the spice rack that I got for my wedding. Sarah and I were talking today about how easy it is to make basic things that we normally don’t think twice about buying. Sarah was reading a food blog that talked about making yogurt and I was telling her about making tortillas with Bruce the other night – both really easy, definitely cheaper than buying them and I love that I know exactly what I am eating.

I did a quick search and came across so many recipes for taco seasoning and tried it out – and it worked!! Here’s what I did …

Taco Seasoning

(adapted from All Recipes)

1 tablespoon chili powder

1/4 teaspoon garlic power

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1/4 teaspoon oregano

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1 1/2 teaspoons cumin

1 teaspoon salt