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A few years ago, my mother asked me over the phone for a recipe for one person where protein and veggies can be cooked together. Right away I thought of my Red Snapper en Papillote. A couple days later, she called and I asked her how it was. She told me that she didn’t find anything special about it. I was surprised but it’s only when I went to visit her a few months later that I realized why she wasn’t too fond of the recipe.
 
When I was over at her place, we decided to cook together. Making sure we had all the ingredients and seasoning, we took them out. The color of a few of her spices didn’t look right so I opened them to smell… They went bad, lost all their potency including their color. They had no benefits left to enhance any dish and were basically “dead”!
 
That’s the issue with most home cooks using certain spices that have been sitting in their cupboards for a long, long time. They don’t last indefinitely so therefore it’s always a good idea to buy them in smaller volumes or recycle them by making other blends like Pumpkin Pie Spice, Mixed Spices (Épices Mélangées), Za’atar, and so on including this popular one… Italian Seasoning!
 
This spice is amazing and I use it in many of my recipes including Italian Meatballs, Cheesy Breadsticks, Pasta Salad, Meat Lovers Pizza, Baked Goat Cheese with Almonds, Mediterranean Eggplant Casserole, Red Jalapeno Peppers Stuffed with Cream Cheese & Feta, etc.
 
The beauty of making this Italian Seasoning spice blend is you’re using spices that you already have in the cupboard. Instead of letting them sit around until they go off, you can recycle with other spices by making this blend.
 
Here are the ingredients
– 1 tbsp. dried oregano leaves
– 1 tbsp. dried marjoram leaves
– 1 tbsp. dried thyme leaves
– 1 tbsp. dried basil leaves
– 1 tbsp. dried rosemary, medium ground
– 1 1/2 tsp. dried sage leaves
– 1 tsp. savory leaves
– 1/2 tsp. dried parsley
 

    In the jar of a spice grinder, add rosemary and process until fine. In a bowl, combine all the ingredients, whisking very well. Store blend in an airtight container. Makes 1/3 cup

I like to cook with fresh ingredients and the same applies when I use dry ingredients. Making this quick and easy Italian Seasoning blend will help to salvage certain spices that haven’t been used for a while plus you’ll be saving money instead of throwing them in the garbage…
Bon Appétit!
 
Check out these other homemade blend recipes…
– Onion Soup Mix – Make your own
– Creole Seasoning Mix
– Homemade Old El Paso Taco Seasoning
– Vanilla Sugar – How to Make It
– Jamaican Jerk Seasoning
– Greek Seasoning coming on March 12th, 2022
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