⮞ Variety may be the spice of life, however, ⮜
there is no garlic or onion here!
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Dried Celery Powder - 1 substitute flavor for garlic or onions
If you have a home dehydrator, wash, then chop up several stalks of celery into about 1 inch pieces and dehydrate.
I purchased a container of dried celery pieces from Amazon. When it came I dumped the dried celery out into a bowl, saving the container and lid for later and then ran the dried celery several times through my Magic Bullet blender until it became powdery. To make sure there were no large bits in the powder, I dumped the powder through a sieve into a bowl after the blender step and anything that was caught in the sieve went back into the Magic Bullet. When all the celery was pulverized, I dumped it all back in the original container and screwed back on the lid. I use it from time to time in my foods to give it added flavor.
Amazon: Dried Carrot Pieces
Amazon: Dried Red Sweet Peppers
Grind same as for the dried celery powder.
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SMALL JAR TIP: I have a collection of small glass jars. I use them as containers for the spices and herbs I purchase in bulk from Amazon, county or state fairs, ethnic, farmer's markets, or organic grocery stores, street markets, vendor shows, etc.
I also have collected a number of different lids for the jars. My most helpful ones are the flat sealing lid and ring (canning jar Genie vacuum sealer), white plastic lids, and shaker lids.
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Salt-Free Herb Blend
1 bottle dried thyme
1 bottle dried thyme
1 bottle dried sage
1 bottle dried rosemary
1 bottle dried marjoram
Buy one bottle of each (about the same size) of the herbs above and dump all of them into a bowl, saving the bottles, shaker lids, and bottle lids. Set aside. Stir all ingredients together, then grind a small amount at a time in a Magic Bullet or other small blender until the herb mixture is a fine powder. Dump the powder into another bowl and continue to grind until the first bowl is empty. When all the herbs have been ground into a fine powder, return spoonfuls of the mixture into the saved bottles, using a small funnel as needed. When each bottle is full, snap the shaker lids back on, cover with a saved jar lid and label. Sprinkle over foods as you would salt. Yum!
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Shelley's Baking Powder Recipe
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Equals 1 teaspoon baking powder.
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