Here are two fabulous prep ideas from fellow Herbies: creating dry mixes! I love, love, love these ideas!
First Michelle A. made a "Happy Herbivore Queso" dry mix!
She wrote on Happy Herbivore's Facebook , "Premix dry ingredients for the queso from HHA ! Makes it easy and quick to make for the family. Just add non-dairy milk, cook, and add the salsa and you're done!"
[Editorial Note: The HHA version is an improved-upon recipe from the Quick Queso in HHC , which would also work as a dry mix.]
Next was Terra S. with muffin mixes!
"I wanted to make cooking healthy as easy as possible. So, today I spent some time mixing all the dry ingredients for several HH recipes. I labeled them with a name and where to find the directions. Now all I have to do is add a few wet ingredients and I have some healthy treats for my family. "
After seeing Michelle and Terra's posts, I started making my own "dry mix" for tofu scramble using my standard tofu scramble recipe .
Jana made the No-Chicken Broth powder (recipe in all my books). She called it "magic in a jar" :)
A friend of mine has also been mixing the ingredients for my low-fat vegan chocolate 2-minute mug cake (also in EHH ) in individual Ziploc bags and sending them away to her kids at college. Now they have an easy treat in their dorm room. LOVE it!
FYI — I also tend to use the strawberry cake recipe in HHC (sans strawberries and lemon) to make a "box cake mix" for recipes calling for dry cake mix.
I just can't believe I never thought of these "everyday" ideas before. DIY mixes are great!
I also frequently give "food gift" jars, too! I've been known to give my friends a Mason jar filled with the dry ingredients for my Classic Cornbread recipe (also in HHC ). It's such an easy, inexpensive gift, but a personal one that's always well received.
I'm also a huge fan of making my own spice blends and condiments, like the DIY vegan worcestershire sauce recipe that's in all my cookbooks!
( photo credit - pictures of my actual recipes but by others )
Have you made a dry or D-I-Y mix?