One More Day

I can't believe the time is so near.  Two days from today, my mother would have turned 69 years old and in honor of her, I am opening my Etsy shop on her birthday.  This is very exciting and sad all at the same time.  How I desperately wish she could have been here to see and hear about this adventure I'm embarking upon.  This year has been full of stepping out on faith for me and I just wish I could share it with her.

Sooooooooo, the next few days and weeks will be a bit hectic, I'm sure.  Tomorrow I will be selecting a winner for my giveaway.  This item will make a perfect gift for one of your expecting friends or a great addition to your baby items.  

I have completely enjoyed making the items I will list tomorrow.  I've prayed over each item and the person that will receive them as I've sewn them.  I pray they will be a blessing to all.  

Get READY, Get SET, GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ;-)

Just had to share

Whenever someone new leaves a comment on my blog, I go to their blog and read all about them.  I sure do, know shame in my game.  I love to see who's following me or reading my blog.  I like to "get to know" a person that way.  Then, I go to their blog list of blogs they follow and I go to every blog they follow to see if any of them interest me and if so then I start following their blogs for a while.  I often purge alot of them after some time, but I end up following many.
Well, I just went through a purge and deleted most of the blogs that had to do with sewing.  I don't know if I'll ever really sew clothing and it's really not a great interest to me at this time.  I kept the few that had to do with quilting, Etsy, or those I know that sew gifts.  However, after going to Lady Kara's blog, I added a few! ;-)

I found some delightful ones and some inspiring ones too.  There is one I just haven't been able to stop reading.  Oh another thing I do when I start following a blog is go back to their day one and read EVERY SINGLE POST they have written up to the current one.  It's just a quirk I have, I think it helps me to "know" the person a little better.  And by the way Lady Kara, I love you! You are my kinda girl (woman)....geesh can I just say girl? LOL

Oh sorry, I digress.  So this blog...I've yet to go back to her day one, she has so much good stuff that God has already been using to speak to my heart, that I haven't been able to get to her beginning cause I'm just all over her blog.  Now this never happens cause I like things to be done in a certain order and well, I'll just say God has something else in mind this time.

Oh, you wanna know the blog? SORRY.  Women Living Well  It is so full of stuff.  I've prayed, cried, laughed, hoped, been inspired.  Check it out, you won't be disappointed!!!!

Recipes as promised...

I'm desperately trying to find ways to keep my budget low as well as eat/feed my family a bit healthier.  Seasoning packets contain a lot of good things, but for all the good seasonings in them, they are choked full of things you can't even pronounce!

My remedy...make up the mixes for myself.  I did just that within this last week.  I've also been known to make up my own bisquick mix, pancake/waffle mix, chai tea mix, and cocoa mix.

Now days you can google just about everything under the sun and that's exactly what I did.

So courtesy of ehow.com, allrecipes.com, and Foodrenegade.com, here you go.  I made up batches of 1 cup of each, and put them in small canning jars in my cabinet.  We've used the sausage mix and taco mix...yummmmmmmmmmm is all I have to say.  AND FRUGAL!!!! Now that I love.  Enjoy

How to Make Breakfast Sausage Seasoning Mix

By Sally Knitter, eHow Member

User-Submitted Article

Be a sausage maker and make your own fresh sausage. You can put this mix into any kind of meat or casseroles, and make them taste like sausage. Great if you're trying to avoid pork! Sausage patties from this sausage seasoning are fabulous, and can be made ahead and frozen.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 4 tablespoons salt
• 4 tablespoons sage
• 4 tablespoons thyme
• 4 tablespoons nutmeg
• 3 teaspoons cayenne pepper

1. 1
   For your sausage seasoning mix, put all the spices and herbs into a small bowl and stir well.
2. 2
   Put the mix into a covered container. A 1 cup container with lid is the perfect size for this amount of mix. This makes several batches, so consider making up sausage patties (see recipe below) and freeze them for your workday breakfasts.
3. 3
   To make your meat taste like breakfast patties, use 2 teaspoons of sausage seasoning mix per pound of meat. For fresh sausage patties, mix 2 teaspoons into a pound of raw ground turkey, beef, or chicken. With your hands, form 6 patties. Fry them in a skillet with a little butter or oil until they're not pink anymore

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Chili Seasoning Mix I

By: SWIZZLESTICKS 

"Use this mix of paprika, onion powder, cayenne, thyme and oregano as you would chili seasoning from the store!"

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Prep Time:
10 Min

Ready In:
10 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 0.25 cup

 

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 2 1/2 teaspoons seasoning salt
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon seasoned pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

Directions

1. In a bowl, stir together paprika, seasoning salt, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne, seasoned pepper, thyme and oregano. Store in an airtight container.

Homemade Taco Seasoning

The Players

• 1 Tbsp. Chili Powder
• 1/4 tsp. Garlic Powder
• 1/4 tsp. Onion Powder
• 1/4 tsp. Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
• 1/4 tsp. Dried Oregano
• 1/2 tsp. Paprika
• 1 1/2 tsp. Ground Cumin
• 1 tsp. Sea Salt
• 1 tsp. Black Pepper (optional)

The How-To
Now for the easy part: mix all the spices together and store in an airtight container. The optional black pepper is to increase the spiciness based on your family’s tastes and preferences. If you don’t like spicy foods, simply leave the black pepper out and/or be sure to adjust that tablespoon of chili powder down.

The amounts listed above make up about 2 Tbsp. of homemade taco seasoning mix — the perfect amount to replace one store bought 1.25oz packet.

If you’re like me, you’ll want to make more of this and store it in your pantry for ease of use next time. So, here’s the recipe quintupled:

• 1/4 C. plus 1 Tbsp. Chili Powder
• 1 1/4 tsp. Garlic Powder
• 1 1/4 tsp. Onion Powder
• 1 1/4 tsp. Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
• 1 1/4 tsp. Dried Oregano
• 2 1/2 tsp. Paprika
• 2 Tbsp. plus 1 1/2 tsp. Ground Cumin
• 1 Tbsp. plus 2 tsp. Sea Salt
• 1 Tbsp. plus 2 tsp. Black Pepper (optional)

If you use the quintupled recipe, you’ll measure out 2 Tbsp. of the homemade taco seasoning per pound of meat. Or, if you’re like me, you simply add it to taste.

Enjoy!