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I am your typical housewife living in high maintenance suburbia. I have a handsome husband, 2 kids and a flock of pet chickens. I try and feed my family with $100 a month. With the help of coupons, gardening and bartering I am able to squeeze the most out of our grocery budget and still manage to have a little fun along the way.

Easy Kitchen Tips – Turkey Rub Recipe

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Thanksgiving is right around the corner and this year The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird has decided to share her top secret turkey rub recipe.  She uses this rub along with an entire stick of butter to prepare our bird every year.  And she’s an expert too, she’s been cooking turkeys since she was ten years old and they always taste great.  Yee- Haw!

Ingredients

2 teaspoons garlic salt
2 teaspoons dried thyme
2 teaspoons dried rosemary
1 teaspoon dried sage
1 teaspoon  black pepper

Directions

Mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl the rub {or sprinkle} into/onto your turkey.  Gobble Gobble!

Here are a few more spice recipes you might like:

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Easy Kitchen Tips – Taco Seasoning Recipe

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Have you ever read the ingredients on the back of a packet of taco seasoning? Maltodextrin, monosodium glutamate, silicon dioxide, soybean oil and malic acid are just a few I noticed.

Want a healthy alternative?  Try this recipe for taco seasoning, not only is it way better than that stuff in a packet, a 5 year old can pronounce all the ingredients.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon chili powder
2 teaspoons onion powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon paprika {I used smoked paprika}
1 teaspoon oregano
1/2  teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

Mix all the spices together in a small bowl,then store in an airtight container.

Be sure and check out my recipes for Allspice, Pumpkin Pie Spice, Hot Chocolate Mix, Italian Seasoning and more.

Looking for a way to store your spices? Amazon has plenty of spice racks* in stock.

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Learn how buying spices in bulk can save you money.

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Easy Kitchen Tips – Italian Seasoning Recipe

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Ingredients
3 tablespoons dried parsley
3 tablespoons dried basil
2 1/2 tablespoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Directions

Mix all the spices together in a small bowl, then give them a whirl in your food processor*, or spice grinder* then store in an airtight container.

Be sure and check out my recipes for Allspice and Pumpkin Pie Spice as well.

Looking for a way to store your spices? Amazon has plenty of spice racks* in stock.

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Learn how buying spices in bulk can save you money.

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Easy Kitchen Tips – Allspice Substitute Recipe

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Ingredients

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cloves

Directions

Mix all the spices together in a small bowl and store in an airtight container.

*Thanks Kathy

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