Frugal Living
Homemade Biscuit Mix
Michie111 — Sat, 02/04/2012 - 6:35pm
Homemade Biscuit Mix
Ingredients:
10 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking powder
2 tablespoons white sugar2 teaspoons salt
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
Directions:
1.Combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in a mixing bowl.
Add oil and mix with a fork or pastry blender; you should have small lumps throughout the mixture.
2.Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place for up to three months

Witch Hazel Skin Clarifier
Michie111 — Tue, 07/12/2011 - 7:53pm
3/4 C. witch hazel
1/4 C. rubbing alcohol
Mix the ingredients and store in a tightly capped, sterilized glass bottle.
To use, moisten a clean cotton ball and clean your face with this solution after washing and before applying moisturizer.
Your skin should feel tingly while using this clarifier.

Hamburger Soup
Michie111 — Sun, 02/27/2011 - 12:09pm
1/2 lb ground beef
1 small onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 rib celery, diced
1 can diced tomatoes
2 cans chicken broth
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 tsp pepper
salt to taste
1 bay leaf
1 cup cooked rice
1/2 cup each frozen corn and peas
In a Dutch oven, brown ground beef until no longer pink. Drain. Add onion, garlic, and celery, saute until soft.
Add tomatoes, broth, oregano, thyme, salt, pepper and bay leaf. Bering to a boil, them simmer covered 30 minutes.
Add cooked rice, frozen corn and peas, cook through.

Turky (or Chicken) Pot Pie
Michie111 — Sat, 02/19/2011 - 8:38pm
1 [15 oz.] pkg. Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crusts
Filling:
1/3 cup butter or margarine
1/3 cup chopped onion
1/3cup flour
1/2 tsp.salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
2/3 cup of milk
2 1/2 to 3 cups shredded,cooked chicken or turkey
2 cups Green Giant Frozen Mixed Vegetables,thawed
Heat oven to 425*F.
Prepare pie crusts as directed on pkg. for 2 crust pie using 9" pie pan.
In a medium saucepan, melt margarine over medium heat.Add onion cook 2 minutes or until tender.
Stir in flour,salt and pepper until well blended.

Dry Jell-O Salad
Michie111 — Sat, 02/12/2011 - 12:14pm
1 small package orange Jello
1 (16-oz.) carton cottage cheese
1 (8-oz.) container Cool Whip
1 can mandarin oranges, cut in half and drained
Mix dry Jello with cottage cheese until dissolved.
Add oranges and fold in Cool Whip.
Cover and keep cold.

Russian Tea
Michie111 — Sat, 08/14/2010 - 10:24am
1 C. Instant tea
2 C. Tang instant orange drink
1 Envelope dry lemonade mix
2 C. Sugar
2 tsp. Cinnamon
1/2 tsp. Cloves
Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Keep in sealed jar.
Mix with hot or cold water -- 3 to 4 teaspoon to a glass, more or less to taste.

Black Bottom Vanilla Cream Pie
Michie111 — Sun, 05/30/2010 - 9:46am
9-inch baked gingersnap Cookie Crumb Crust
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups milk
1 large egg
2 large egg yolks
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
1 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
Prepare crumb crust. Then combine first 6 ingredients in a medium saucepan, whisking well to blend. Bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking constantly, for about 8 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the butter and vanilla.

Ziplock Bag Fudge
Michie111 — Fri, 05/21/2010 - 10:17am
3 oz pkg of cream cheese
1 lb box of powdered sugar
2 packets of cocoa mix or 1/2 cup of cocoa
2 tablespoons of butter
2 1 gal zip lock storage bags
Place all ingredients in one of the zip lock bags, close and put it in the next zip lock bag.
Give everyone a turn at squishing the bags to mix. Mix until smooth... Enjoy!

The Great Pumpkin Dessert
Michie — Thu, 10/29/2009 - 2:57pm
Ingredients:
1 can (15 ounces) 100% solid pack pumpkin
1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk
3 large eggs
1 cup granulated white sugar
4 tsp.. pumpkin pie spice
1 package (18.25 to 18.75 ounces) yellow or butter flavor cake mix
3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks = 6 ounces) butter or margarine, melted
1-1/2 cups chopped walnuts, pecans or almonds
Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream
Directions:
Spray a 13x9x2-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
Preheat oven to 350*F.
In a mixing bowl, combine pumpkin, evaporated milk, eggs, sugar and pumpkin pie spice.
Transfer to prepared baking dish.

Shake-N-Bake
Michie — Sat, 08/29/2009 - 4:36pm
12 or so Club Crackers (crushed finely)
2 tsp. paprika
3 Tbsp. Season Salt
2 Tbsp. flour
salt & pepper to taste
Combine all ingredients in a large plastic bag. Add your rinsed pieces of pork or chicken - shake to coat.
Bake in the oven. This amount will easily coat about 4-5 medium pork chops or chicken

Pastry Mix
Michie — Sat, 03/14/2009 - 4:10pm
With Lard:
7 C. flour
4 tsp. salt
2 C. lard
With Shortening:
6 C. flour
1 Tbsp. salt
1 (1 lb.) can shortening or 2 1/3 C.
Mix flour and salt in a large bowl. Cut in lard or shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal. Cover and store in
refrigerator. Keeps very well.

Chocolate Ice-Cream Sandwiches
Michie — Thu, 02/26/2009 - 6:17pm
1/4 cup plain flour
2 tablespoons clear honey
2 tablespoons caster sugar
1 egg white
2 tablespoons butter, melted
200 g low-fat ice cream
100 g dark chocolate, melted, to serve
Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan forced. Line 2 large baking trays with baking paper. Process flour, honey, sugar, egg whites and margarine until combined.
For each biscuit, place 1 teaspoonful of mixture on prepared tray; spread to a 5cm circle. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown, swapping trays halfway through cooking.

Potato Soup
Michie — Wed, 02/25/2009 - 7:29pm
Onion, chopped 3/4 cup (1 medium)
Potatoes, peeled, diced 4-1/2 cups
Margarine 1 tablespoon
Flour 3 tablespoons
Whole milk 1 quart
Place onions and potatoes in sauce pan. Cover with water and bring to boil. Simmer until soft, about 10 minutes. Drain.
Melt margarine in saucepan. Add flour and stir until smooth.

Peach-Apple Crisp
Michie — Wed, 02/25/2009 - 6:54pm
Ingredients:
20 ounces Canned sliced peaches, light-syrup pack, drained
2 medium Apples, tart, peeled, sliced
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
1/4 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
3/4 cup + 3 tablespoons Flour
1/4 cup Brown sugar, packed
3 tablespoons Margarine, chilled
Procedure:
Preheat oven to 350˚ F. Lightly grease 9- by 9- by 2-inch casserole dish.
Combine peaches, apples, vanilla, and cinnamon in a bowl. Toss well and spread evenly in greased casserole dish.
Combine flour and sugar in small bowl.

3 Ingredient Bundt Cake
Michie — Wed, 02/25/2009 - 6:30pm
1 box of cake mix
1 can of pie filling
3 eggs
Mix these up, not with a beater
Pour into your greased bundt pan and cook at 350 for about a half hour or so. you'll know when it's done, it looks like a normal cake.

Reduced Fat Bisquick
Michie — Wed, 02/25/2009 - 6:13pm
6 cups unbleached white flour
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
2-1/2 tablespoons baking powder
1/3 or 1/2 cup shortening (see Note)
Begin by getting out a very large bowl. Measure the flour into the bowl. Add the salt and baking powder. Stir the dry ingredients together so that the salt and baking powder are evenly distributed throughout the flour. Measure in the shortening. Use a standard 1/3 or 1/2-cup measure and pack it all the way full with shortening. Level off the top with a knife. Now scrape the fat into the bowl of flour.
Your fingers will get greasy. That's all right, you can wash them

Burger-roni
Michie — Tue, 02/17/2009 - 7:52pm
Ingredients
1 lb Hamburger
1 28 oz jar pasta sauce
¼ cup grated Parmesan Cheese
Salt & Pepper to taste
Olive Oil
1 med Onion chopped
1 1lb box of Elbow Macaroni
Procedure
Cook the pasta according to the package directions.
Saute the onion in a little of the oil, then add the meat and cook over medium-high heat until done.
Drain the grease from the pan, then add salt and pepper to taste.
In a large saucepan, combine the sauce, the 1/4 cup of cheese, and the beef mixture and bring to a simmer.
Add the pasta, turn off the heat, and let it set for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
Finally, gar

Beef Cubes with Mushroom Gravy
Michie — Tue, 02/17/2009 - 7:18pm
Ingredients
2 pounds lean beef -- cubed
1 package Lipton's Onion Soup
1 cup red wine
1 can mushroom soup
3/4 pound fresh mushrooms sliced
salt and pepper
Procedure
Mix meat and soups; bake in 300ºF oven for 1 hour.
Add salt and pepper to taste; bake an additional 1 houn .
Add wine and mushrooms; continue to bake 1 more hour.
Serve over rice or noodles
Freezes well.

Basic Poor Man's Chicken Fried Steak
Michie — Tue, 02/17/2009 - 7:05pm
1 lb. pre-made hamburger patties
¼ cup milk, placed in a shallow bowl
¼ - ½ cup flour, placed on a plate
1 egg, whipped with fork and place in shallow bowl
½ - ¾ of a tube of crackers, crushed, place on plate
Procedure
Form hamburger into 5-6 patties. Dip each patty into milk, flour, egg and last of all crackers.
Place in a hot frying pan with a little oil. Season with salt, pepper, onion and garlic powder.
Turn down heat and fry on one side then flip to other side.
Hamburger is done when the juices run clear.

Make Your Own Cake Mix
Michie — Tue, 02/17/2009 - 8:41am
Ingredients
6 cups flour
3 tablespoons baking powder
1 1/2 cups shortening
4 cups sugar
2 teaspoons salt
Procedure
In large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. With pastry blender, cut in shortening until mixture resembles cornmeal. Store in airtight container in cool, dry place. Use within month if possible.
It does keep quite well if stored for a longer period of time.
This is a great alternative to packaged mixes.
Plain Cake:
2 C. cake mix
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/2 C.

Instant Pancake Mix
Michie — Tue, 02/17/2009 - 8:29am
Ingredients
6 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons sugar
Procedure
Combine all of the ingredients in a lidded container. Shake to mix.

Instant Oatmeal Packets
Michie — Tue, 02/17/2009 - 8:26am
Ingredients
3 cups Quick-Cooking Oats
Salt
8 Plastic Sandwich Bags
Procedure
Put 1/2 cup oats in a blender and whirl at high speed until powdery; reserve in a small bowl and repeat procedure with an additional 1/2 cup oats.
If you're using a food processor, powder the 1 cup of oats in one motion. Into each sandwich bag put 1/4 cup un-powdered oats,
2 tablespoons powdered oats, and a scant 1/4 teaspoon salt.
Store in a box or airtight container.
To serve: Empty packet into a bowl.

Complete Pancake Mix
Michie — Tue, 02/17/2009 - 7:26am
Ingredients
6 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 tablespoon salt
1 cup dry milk powder
1 cup shortening
Procedure
In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, salt and dry milk.
Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.
To make pancakes:
1 1/3 cup dry mix
3/4 cup water
1 egg

Bulk Cocoa Mix
Michie — Tue, 02/17/2009 - 7:23am
Ingredients
1 lb. cocoa (4 cups)
2 lb. sugar (4 cups)
6 lb. dry milk (15 cups)
1 tsp. salt
Procedure
Sift cocoa, if necessary. Mix with sugar, dry milk and salt. Package in large plastic bags and measure out what you need when you're ready to make cocoa.
Or package in smaller plastic bags for fewer servings
To make 20 servings, mix 4 cups of mix with 1 gallon warm water. Heat untilright temperature to serve, but do not boil.
To make 5 servings, mix 1 cup of mix with 4 cups of warm water.

