Make ahead mixes

Never be caught without mixes for your family again. See how to make these essential dry mix recipes for your pantry. Save money by making them yourself.

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Whether it’s brownies, bread, cupcakes, or hot cocoa mix, DIY mixes in jar make a great gift. Start checking off your Christmas list.

Don’t want to buy the boxed cookie mixes or cake mixes, prefer to know what is going into your cakes but at the same time, you don’t want to measure over and over again? These are so ea…

Make these healthy shelf-stable, make-ahead cookie mixes to store in your Main Working Pantry or your Extended Pantry.

The 5 make ahead mixes to store in your pantry are: (1) Pancake Mix, (2) Cornbread Mix, (3) Brownie Mix, (4) Biscuit Mix, and (5) All Purpose Baking Mix (Bisquick Copycat).

If someone had come along while I was making today’s project and asked what I was making, I probably would have answered . . . “I’m making a mess!” But that’s OK because a little bit of mess and a small amount of effort will save me time and money in the days ahead. What...

Why make your own homemade pancake mix, when buying it at the store is easy and relatively cheap? One reason may be that you're trying to reduce the amount of preservatives or other unnecessary added

In my attempts to save money and streamline my meal planning I decided to investigate homemade baking mixes. Over a period of several weeks, I looked over some of the many mix recipes that are out there. After trying various ones I compiled my own by mixing and matching. Through experimentation I made tweaks to each recipe so I feel that I can share them with you. I decided that I would invest $20 and purchase these containers at Walmart. I am very thankful I did. I believe they were each…