Food
fatigue is real, and one of the best ways to prevent it from afflicting your
family is with a wide variety of herbs and spices.  Most of the time I prefer to utilize
individual herbs and spices in my cooking, rather than relying on a blend.  Blends take more real estate in the precious
little cabinet space allotted to seasonings. 
So I personally don’t use poultry or taco or Italian seasoning. 

But
there are others, including my children, who like the convenience of blends,
and they’re pretty nice to take on extended camping trips.  Then there are other blends we’d rather not
live without.  My husband grew up with
Old Bay, and everyone in the family became enamored of Slap Ya Mama’s seasoning
when my daughter brought it back from Louisiana.  Having the essential spice blends your family
loves will ward off food fatigue and keep familiar food storage favorites
tasting the same as always, regardless of what’s going on outside our doors.

 
Montreal Steak seasoning blend
1/4 cup salt
1 tablespoon each black pepper and minced, dehydrated
onion
1/2 tablespoon each minced, dehydrated garlic, crushed
red pepper flakes, thyme, rosemary, and fennel
 
Combine all in
a Ziploc bag or spice shaker.
 
Sausage seasoning blend
3 tablespoons
paprika
1 1/2
tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon
ground black pepper
2 teaspoons
garlic powder
1 teaspoon
fennel seed
1 teaspoon
crushed red pepper flakes
 
Combine all in
a Ziploc bag or spice shaker.
 
Old Bay copycat blend
2 teaspoons
kosher salt
1 teaspoon each cayenne pepper,
ground celery seed, smoked paprika, dry mustard, ground black pepper, ground
bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon each ground allspice, ginger, nutmeg,
cardamom, and cinnamon
 
Combine all in
a Ziploc bag or spice shaker.
 
Slap Ya Mama Cajun seasoning blend
1 tablespoon each paprika and seasoning salt
1 ½ teaspoons each onion powder and garlic powder
1 teaspoon cayenne
pepper, or to taste
1 teaspoon each ground black pepper and thyme
½ teaspoon red
pepper flakes, optional
 
Combine all in
a Ziploc bag or spice shaker.
 
Taco seasoning
1/4 cup minced,
dehydrated onions
4 teaspoons each cornstarch and chili powder
1 tablespoon each cumin and garlic powder
2 teaspoons each crushed red pepper flakes and beef
bouillon granules
1 1/2 teaspoons
oregano
 
Combine all in
a Ziploc bag or spice shaker.
 
Poultry seasoning
3/4 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon each sage and marjoram
1/4 teaspoon black pepper 
 
Combine all in
a Ziploc bag or spice shaker.
 
Italian seasoning
2 tablespoons each dried basil, oregano, rosemary,
thyme, and marjoram
 
Combine all in
a Ziploc bag or spice shaker.
 
Links to related posts:
Lawry’s Seasoning Salt copycat
Pumpkin Pie Spice Substitute
Apple Pie Spice Substitute
Storing Herbs and Spices