Homemade Taco Seasoning

Add everything to your mixing bowl, and if you have a KitchenAid mixer use it. Mix around 1000 times. This is great exercise for you or your child should you not have a mixer.

When you are finished, pour into an airtight, sealable container, and store in a cool, dark cupboard. I used some with some cooked meat the last time we had taco Tuesday, and everyone devoured the meal. We all know what that means. They were hungry, and there were no complaints with my flavor profile which means I got it right.

To prepare taco meat: Add two tablespoons per pound of meat, or to taste.

That’s it. Most if not all of us already have these spices in our cupboard. When I experimented with the flavor profile of taco seasoning, I knew this combination would work out just fine, and it did.

Now every year I create a spice blend for some of my family members, work colleagues, and my blog followers. What I recently learned from the folks at the Spice House in Milwaukee, is that when making a blend, it is important to mix the ingredients, like 1,000 mixes. Yes, that’s right. Typically I would just throw everything in a large bowl and mix it about 100 times, but who knew I was doing it all wrong.