I love food threads. Heck with the de-cluttering. . .

A friend gave me a powdered mix for tortilla soup, and though it was too salty, there were some good flavor elements, and I'd like to repeat that. I stopped using taco mixes (for making tacos) a while back, I use the spices individually instead of a mix. I use what my ex calls the "vibration method" of cooking--shake the container until it feels like I've added enough seasoning. His mother cooks that way also, so I know this is a good thing. :-)

I have worked out what is in taco seasoning, and I'll take a look at the ingredients in the canned corn. I've seen those cans, and could use one to start with (first time I make a recipe I try to follow the recipe). I'm planning to plant corn next year, but I have some frozen right now that my neighbor gave me after she got the diagnosis of diabetes. For the time being, I have chard and onions in the garden, along with some sturdy oregano and a couple of left-over carrots.

And for a de-cluttering message in this post, I went through the fridge tonight and pulled out anything left over from Thanksgiving. We did the meal a day late, but that still was 2 weeks ago; this leftover leg meat is now too old. And the stock, cooked the same night as the turkey was roasted. So for the moment my fridge looks fairly organized this evening with the old turkey moved out.

As I cleaned the fridge, I de-cluttered the contents of a leftover bottle of wine, so if there are typos, that might explain it. :)

SRS