Skip the store-bought box cake mix and make your own DIY Devil's Food Cake mix using pantry ingredients you most likely already have.
Using fresh Tamarind pods make your own fresh homemade tamarind paste. You can use it in Indian cooking, Thai, Jamaican and Mexican. Add a spoonful to flavor curry, soups or even into meat taco mixes. In India it is used for a soft drink. Sort of like iced tea with an interesting tang or zing.
Skip the expensive store-bought overly salty salad dressing mix and make your own using ingredients found in most pantries. Perfect for a low-salt ranch dressing.
It's easy to produce baked goods using this healthy version of a buttermilk baking mix. Substitute for Buttermilk Bisquick. This makes a great substitute for Bisquick or other baking mix.
A quick and easy homemade chili seasoning mix with just a bit of heat and no salt.
Macaroni and TVP skillet mix, a shelf-stable pantry blend of dry elbow pasta, textured vegetable protein, and herbs. The make-ahead vegetarian one-pot dinner kit ready to cook in 25 minutes.
A seasoning mix good for beans or make a tasty chili or use as a taco seasoning mix. Leave out the salt and you have a no-salt chili seasoning mix!
Store bought chili powder lacks authentic flavor. We like to make our own homemade chili powder which adds a tremendous boost to Chili, Tex-Mex or Mexican recipes.
Use this when you find a recipe that calls for dried Caesar Salad Dressing mix.
Nutty sesame seeds, sharp Parmesan, and aromatic celery seed combine in this versatile homemade salad seasoning mix. Sprinkle it on tossed greens, baked potatoes, or stir into sour cream for a quick dip.
Two-ingredient blended cocktail with vanilla ice cream and amaretto. Instant frozen dessert drink topped with a cherry, ready in 5 minutes.
Toast cumin, cardamom, and fenugreek until fragrant, then grind with dried chilies and shallots for an aromatic Ethiopian spice blend that's ready in minutes.
Based on Dean Ornish's Eat More Weigh less. I give this as Christmas presents each year and get rave reviews.
No need to buy chili seasoning or taco spice mix. It's easy to make your own and it's not loaded with salt and MSG!
A useful dry rub to add flavor to all kinds of poultry.
This mixture helps thicken your chili as well as adding loads of flavor.
A delicious make ahead mocha coffee drink mix. Perfect for those cool Autumn's and Winter mornings.
Dry soup mix made with split peas, lentils, brown rice, pearl barley, and alphabet pasta. Combine once, store for months, and simmer into a thick, nourishing pot of soup anytime.
Grind white pepper, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger into a classic French spice blend that adds warmth and subtle complexity to pâtés, sausages, and slow-braised meats.
Zesty chili seasoning mix, a make-ahead blend of chili powder, cumin, garlic, onion, and red pepper flakes with a little flour to thicken. Skip the packet and season a pot of chili from scratch.