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[arby]

bump. lots and lots of bulk mixes to make for your own usage. Very handy.

[Jeepers]

Good Grief! How did I miss this one. Off to copy, paste, print and organize.

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[Jeepers]

In the 'topic' area it says, "Mare's collection of money-"

I was hoping there was a new sort of tree we could plant. Maybe money could grow on trees after all. Didn't happen for me.

[arby]

nope, this is only about food. and how to use it!

( Actually that is on your tab in your browser, not the title of the post)

Edited by arby, 20 April 2012 - 09:12 AM.

[Trudy]

How many of these mixes have YOU tried, and which ones are your favorites?

[Trudy]

I love the Palouse Soup Mix.( I make the Ministroni Variation.) We also like the Beef Helper (Chili Tomato Mac).

[Trudy]

Has anyone tried the Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix? I always buy that in the big jar at Sams because we use so much. I think that will be my next one to try! Or maybe the Shake and Bake or the cream soup mix? I want to try them all!!! I really like the fact that you can easily cut the amount of sodium in these mixes.

[mommato3boys]

I don't know about you guys but over the past 18 months my grocery bill has been shriveling. Not from being over stocked but from the increased prices. I used to could feed our family of 5 on $200 a month. But now we are a family of 4 and I do good to get two weeks out of $200. I have cut corners everywhere I possibly could which means I have been using these recipes more and more. And I have played with them putting my own twist on them. Especially the brownie mix. What I have come up with is omit the shortening.

Here what I do...

Mix all the dry ingredients divide between 4 glass jars. Top each jar with 1/2 chocolate chips and 1/4 nuts. Seal - vacuum sealing works but this doesn't stay around my house long enough to go stale.

To use mix with 1/2 oil, 2 eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla and cook on 350 for about 25-30 minutes. I also will add peanut butter in it just to change it up a little.

Edited by mommato3boys, 01 July 2012 - 06:44 PM.

[ANewMe]

Back home I could use coupons and get double coupons and there were plenty of generics to choose from, but down here there are no double coupons. I used to get generic packs of ranch and italian dressing mixes but here it's name brand and high!! I'm trying the Ranch mix and I'm looking for Italian Mix. I've been using these alot in different dishes I found on pinterest.

[Philbe]

We enjoy the Taco Bell brand name and flavor of taco sauce in the bottle, so I've developed a "sort of taste like" taco sauce of my own which we enjoy at about 1/3 of the cost of the bottles I used to buy.  I also make my own fajita seasoning.

 

Taco Sauce:  (you may want to add more of each ingredient or less, depending on your taste)

 

1 8oz can of tomato sauce into a small sauce pan

Fill empty can 1/4 full and pour into the pan of tomato sauce

1 1/2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar

2 Tbsp. of ground cumin

2 Tbsp. of chili powder

2 Tbsp. of onion powder

2 Tbsp. of garlic powder

1 Tbsp. of ground paprika

1/2 tsp. salt

2 tsp. ceyenne

1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes

2 Tsp. honey (or you can use brown sugar or molasses)

 

Mix well and heat to a gentle boil for 5 minutes.

Reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes.

 

Let cool.  When cool, you can put it into a recycled relish bottle or whatever kind of container you want.

 

Fajita Seasoning (also can be used as a dry taco seasoning):  Dry - I put mine into a pint size canning jar.

 

3 Tbsp. cornstarch

2 Tbsp. chili powder

1 Tbsp. salt

1 Tbsp. paprika

1 Tbsp. sugar

2 1/2 tsp. chicken bouillon crumbles

1 1/2 tsp. onion powder

1 1/2 tsp. garlic powder

1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper

1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes

1/2 tsp. cumin

 

Mix well and just sprinkle on ???