A quick and easy last minute holiday gift! Or rather, a pile of last minute holiday gifts. After making my FIL a set of Pirate Potholders & Seven Seas Trivet, I decided to whip up some seasoning blends to go along with them. I got a set of 12 4-oz Mason jars, along with fresh bottles of some of the spices required, during a recent Target curbside pickup. After just an hour in the kitchen, I had 12 jars of seasoning blends; 3 Cajun, 2 Jerk, 2 Ranch, 1 Taco, 2 BBQ, and 2 Mediterranean. The labels were printed on Avery 2.5" printable Kraft labels that were in my stash, using their online editor. FIL got one of each blend, and the rest went in my gift pile for friends and neighbors.
Love my super great way of keeping track of what jar was filled with what, before I made labels? In case you’d like to make your own, I’ve included the recipes below.
Cajun Seasoning (Makes 3 4-oz Mason jars)
4 T fine sea salt
1 T thyme
2 T oregano
3 T paprika
3 T smoked paprika
2 T cayenne pepper
2 T onion powder
4 T garlic powder
2 T black pepper
2 T white pepper
Jerk Seasoning (Makes 2 4-oz Mason jars)
4 tsp fine sea salt
2 T garlic powder
2 T onion powder
2 tsp minced onion
1 tsp cumin
4 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp red pepper flakes
2 tsp allspice
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
4 tsp cayenne pepper
2 T brown sugar
1 T parsley
2 tsp black pepper
Ranch Seasoning (Makes 2 4-oz Mason jars)
1 T fine sea salt
3 T parsley
3 T chives
3 T dill
2 T garlic powder
2 T onion powder
2 T minced onion flakes
1 1/2 tsp black pepper
Taco Seasoning (Makes 1 4-oz Mason jars)
2 tsp fine sea salt
2 T chili powder
4 tsp cumin
2 tsp coriander
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp black pepper
BBQ Seasoning (Makes 2 4-oz Mason jars)
2 T fine sea salt
2 T chili powder
2 T garlic powder
2 T onion powder
2 T smoked paprika
2 T brown sugar
2 tsp celery salt
2 tsp dry ground mustard
2 T black pepper
Mediterranean Seasoning (Makes 2 4-oz Mason jars)
4 T basil
4 T oregano
2 T fine sea salt
2 T parsley
2 T minced dried onion
2 T chives
2 tsp black pepper
Just for fun, here’s a better pic of the pot holders and the trivet I made him. The fabrics were from stash. Skull and crossbones because he likes pirates, and the blue was a mix of leftover 1.5" strips from some quilts, and the binding was binding left from the same quilts. I thought it looked like water and made a fun contrast.
I will try and make this for xmas this year.