Recipes for making traditional herb and spice blends used throughout the holiday season.
I like to make my own herb and spice blends. Blends that you buy in the store may have high concentrations of salt and other unwanted ingredients. And you never know how fresh the store bought seasonings may be. By making my own blends, in small amounts as needed, I know that they are fresh.
Here are a couple of seasoning blends that are traditionally used around the holiday season.
Sweet Spice Blend
This blend works well in apple and pumpkin pie recipes. This recipe makes approximately 3 tablespoons of sweet spice blend.
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon cloves
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon allspice
Poultry Seasoning
Use this seasoning blend to flavor chicken, turkey, duck or Cornish game hens. It also makes a great addition to any kind of stuffing that is served along with your poultry dishes.
- 1 teaspoon celery seed
- 1 teaspoon marjoram
- 1 teaspoon sage
- 1 teaspoon savory
- 1 teaspoon thyme
For additonal information on herb and spice mixtures see the following articles:
Ethnic Spice Blends; Harissa, Garam Masala, Curry, Chinese Five Spice and More
Traditional Spice Blends; Cinnamon Sugar, Lemon Pepper, Poultry Seasoning and More
