Bacon Week Part 2: Bacon Salt

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bacon, gifts, gluten free, salt, seasoning, Southern

Salt and bacon are two cooking essentials. The combination of the two is perfection indeed. Use this salt on things like eggs, potatoes, sprinkled onto steak before grilling…

For more on the inspiration of this post, see this post- Bacon Week Part 1: Bacon! Bacon! Bacon!

Bacon Salt 

• 6 slices of bacon
• 1/2 cup coarse sea salt
• 3/4 teaspoon ground peppercorns

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees. Lay your bacon out in single strips over a cookie rack and put that in a baking tray. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the bacon is crisp and starting to blacken(It should look overcooked rather than how you’d normally eat bacon).

Once the bacon has cooled, use a paper towel to press out any excess oil. Transfer the bacon to a food processor and process until there are only small chunks and a paste begins to form. Add in the sea salt and ground pepper(note: whole peppercorns will not break up in the food processor) and continue to process until the salt breaks up into smaller pieces and mixes with the bacon. Transfer to an airtight jar and keep in the refrigerator when not using.

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Taco Seasoning for Gift Giving

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Christmas, DIY, gift, holiday, Mexican, mix, seasoning, taco

Chances are you don’t want to make taco seasoning one use at a time. It makes so much more sense to have a jar of pre-made seasoning. This recipe makes about 1 cup. Three tablespoons equals one packet of the purchase seasoning.

Taco Seasoning for Gift Giving

• 1/4 cup and 2 tbsp chili powder
• 1-1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1-1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1-1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
• 1-1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tbsp paprika
• 3 tbsp ground cumin
• 2 tbsp sea salt
• 2 tbsp black pepper

Combine all the seasonings and store in a dry place.

Taco Seasoning Mix

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gluten free, Mexican, mix, seasoning, spices, taco

Oh no! I didn’t plan well again! No taco seasoning in the house and I am making enchiladas. What do I do?!?!

These were my thoughts about 5 minutes into browning my ground beef. I had already shredded my cheese, heated my beans. Too far into this to turn back. Thank goodness for the foodies that abound on the internet. One quick google search lead me to this recipe, which I threw together in 2 minutes flat.

One recipe = one seasoning packet.

Taco Seasoning

• 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 salt
• 1 tsp black pepper

Combine and enjoy!