 It's pumpkin pie spice season. Now that's a tongue twister. And I love to mix up my own blend of spices because I get just the flavor that I want and the freshest flavors. So I have my spices that I'm going to use in my blend all pre-measured and I'm gonna show you how easy it is to just mix up your own blend of pumpkin pie spices. So I start with cinnamon, three tablespoons of cinnamon. And if you don't wanna mix up this much of a blend, this amount, then just cut it in half and you'll still get a really nice flavorful pumpkin pie spice blend. And I've measured out some ginger, about two teaspoons of ground ginger. And you can see I'm putting it right into a jar. And I've got nutmeg. I'm adding about two teaspoons of nutmeg, but my secret to the best flavor is to grate my own nutmeg. So you can just buy the whole nutmeg in the store, bring it home and these stay for a long while in your pantry. They don't lose their flavor. So just take your little grater and I happen to have a little microplane grater here and in 10 seconds you probably got half a teaspoon of fresh grated nutmeg. So I'm using two teaspoons of the fresh stuff along with about a teaspoon and a half of allspice and another teaspoon and a half of ground cloves. And I'm going to give that a little stir. If you like cardamom, that's a nice addition too. That's totally optional, but that's what's nice about mixing up your own spice blend. You can get it just the flavor that you want. So I've got it all mixed up. I'm going to put the cover on. And any recipe that calls for cinnamon, you can use your pumpkin pie spice blend instead of the cinnamon or if you're making pumpkin bars and you've got a list of three or four different spices, add up the amount of those spices and use that much of your pumpkin pie spice blend. So I also have a piece of freezer tape ready to go because I'm going to label my jar. So I remember what's in it. And then I'll put it on my shelf and it will be ready to use for my baking season. Now next week I'll show you how you can make a wonderful, delicious homemade latte with your pumpkin pie spice. I'm Sue Dodin sharing good food for good life 365.