what's cooking wednesday - taco seasoning

Lots of folks are talking salt these days. I have to say I never paid much attention before, but boy howdy, once you start looking it's redonkulous how much salt is in a lot of the foods we are eating. Craziness!

One of Abby's new favourite dinners is tacos! Maya hates them, but I consider 75% of the family eating it a success. Before I started on this healthier eating lifestyle I did as most folks do and picked up an envelope of taco seasoning mix.... big mistake. Oh there is so much salt in those. So a quick little google search brought me to this recipe....

Taco Seasoning

• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper

In a bowl mix all the ingredients together and then store in an airtight container.

Recipe Notes: The great thing about this is you can adjust to your own taste. I usually use a light hand with the cumin as Mike only likes it if it's not the dominant flavour. I use a light hand with the chili flakes too for The Abster's sake.

Totally unrelated... Maya's new favourite food is sausage. Oh my goodness she loves sausage. So Mike's Dad gave us some he'd bought at the local butcher's and we brought it home for dinner. Maya was very excited for dinner that night, but then Grandma Linda called to warn us that the sausage was very spicy. On to plan b aka cereal for the kids. Maya just couldn't help herself and insisted on trying the sausage. She pretty much had steam coming out of her ears and guzzled water like it was going out of style in between each bite, but she would not stop eating that sausage. We finally took it away from her after she'd had about a third of it... minus a bite or two. And she was mad that we did. Funny kid.




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