You can save money and time by making your own spice mixes. If you use ingredients from your garden the flavors will be brighter and more intense. Ranch Dressing Dry Mix ¼ C dried chives ¼ C dried parsley ¼ C dried dill weed 2 Tbsp garlic powder 2 Tbsp tsp onion powder 2 ½…

Are your kids veggie-phobic? Does the goal of five servings of vegetables a day sound impossible?  Veggie Powder to the rescue! Veggie Powder is a great way to sneak vegetables into your meals and enhance the nutrition of your soups and casseroles. Since it’s made with dehydrated vegetables, you have a concentrated source of vegetables.…

Here are three sauces to give your meals an extra zing. Serve these over vegetables, poultry or fish. HOLLANDAISE SAUCE Don’t be afraid of this sauce. It is so easy, my teenage son has mastered it. It is the sine quo non of Eggs Benedict. It is delicious served over asparagus and pretty much any…

When lemons go on sale in the winter, buy a whole bunch and preserve them. Preserved lemons will last a year, or more. At least that’s the theory. I don’t really know, because there are so many wonderful ways to use preserved lemons that they never last more then a few months in our house.…

Having breakfast cereal on hand makes your  morning routine go so much smoother. But commercial cereal from the store is so sugar-laden and filled with artificial colors, flavors and preservatives. Make a couple batches of your own cereal and your family will not only have a quick and easy breakfast, but you can be sure…

I’ve been using this mix for decades I can’t believe I’m just now getting around to posting this Master Mix. This is a mix that I’ve been using for 30 years and I think that it’s the best mix you can find. Developed by food scientists at Purdue University, you can use it to make…

How many times have you gone to open up a bag of brown sugar only to find that it has turned into a brown brick? If you make your own you will always have fresh brown sugar on hand and it will always the color that the recipe calls for (light or dark.)  Bonus: You will save money and…

Make up a big batch of this Hot Cocoa Mix and your kids will be warm and happy all winter long. Ingredients: 10-2/3 cups instant nonfat powdered milk 6 oz. jar powdered nondairy creamer 4 cups powdered sugar 2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder Directions: Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and stir gently to…

Do your children hate to eat the heels of the bread loaves? Quit fighting over the heels and let them dry out. Then put them in the blender and turn them into bread crumbs. Not only do you keep your bread from going to waste, you save money over buying bread crumbs in the grocery…

Broth (also call stock) is a mineral-rich infusion made by boiling bones along with vegetables, herbs and spices. Every five-star restaurant has a stock pot of broth simmering on the back burner, ready to use in their best recipes. It has been a mainstay of human diets for centuries because it is such an inexpensive…