Recipes
Dry Onion Soup Mix: Make the Envelope at Home
Five ingredients replace the onion soup envelope for dips, pot roast and meatloaf. Here is the exact amount that equals one envelope.
Pantry cooking, from scratch
Make the mix once.
Cook from the jar all month.
I write cookbooks and recipes for a pantry that works as hard as you do: homemade seasonings, soup starters, baking mixes and more, with honest labels on every jar.
Seasonings & rubs
Taco, ranch, poultry, jerk: the packets you buy every week, made in minutes with no fillers.
Soups & meals in a jar
Layered bean soups and skillet dinners you can pull off the shelf on a busy night.
Baking & breakfast mixes
Biscuits, pancakes and breads from a master mix you stir together on a Sunday.
Free for pantry cooks
Jar labels, a 90-day planner and five more printables
Seven US Letter PDFs that keep a dry mix pantry organized: what's in each jar, when it was filled, what to cook this week and what to buy next.
New cookbook
The Dry Mix Pantry Cookbook
225 Budget-Friendly Homemade Mixes for Seasonings, Soups, Baking, Sweets, Drinks & Sauces.
225
homemade mixes
7
chapters
69
vegan recipes
104
gluten-free recipes
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Recipes & pantry tips
Recipes
Homemade Taco Seasoning: One Small Jar, Three Packets' Worth
Six pantry spices, two minutes, no added salt or fillers. My everyday taco seasoning, with exactly how much equals one store packet.
Gifts in a Jar
Classic Hot Cocoa Mix (and How to Gift It in a Jar)
Three ingredients make 22 mugs of hot cocoa. Plus how to layer it in a jar, what to write on the tag, and five easy add-ins for gift sets.
Hi, I'm Maggie
I believe the best convenience food is the one you made yourself on a quiet afternoon.
My books turn store-bought packets and boxes into jars you fill at home, for less money, less salt and no guesswork.
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