Attacking Convenience Foods
One of the most common wastes of your shopping dollars covers a huge range of items that we call convenience foods. The truth is that these items are anything but convenient for your wallet, but thankfully they are all but entirely unnecessary. All it takes is a few minutes of your time and you won’t believe how much money you can save, sacrificing nothing at all.
A lot of people will say that they are willing to pay a little more for the added convenience and that is your choice, but you should at least give home made convenience foods a fair chance before you nix the idea altogether.
In order to bring the unconvinced toward the light, I will be sharing some of my personal favorite convenience food recipes over the coming weeks. Give them a shot – you won’t miss out on a thing and you will save more money than you can imagine. This week we will take a look at making your own spice blends at home.
Homemade Salt Substitute
2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. dill
1 tsp. basil
1 tsp. powdered lemon rind
1 tsp. oregano
Just mix and serve in a spice shaker.
Homemade All Purpose Spice Mix
1/3 C grated parmesan
1/4 C sesame seeds
2 TBSP paprika
1 TBSP poppy seeds
2 TBSP chicken boullion
2 TBSP dried parsley
1 TBSP onion flakes
1 TBSP garlic powder
1 TBSP celery seed
½ TBSP sea salt
½ TBSP black pepper
Mix all ingredients in a zipper bag or jar and use on meat, fish, poultry, even steamed veggies.
I’ll be sharing some more great convenience food recipes over the coming weeks, but in the meantime, you should check out these great chicken recipes by Shelly over at Earthly Eating.
May 18th, 2008 at 11:35 am
I am mad over spices and think they make all the difference in the world. Thanks for the great spice mix recipes!
Once I gave my sister about twenty different spices for a gift but I guess she just like bland food. That never occurred to me.
I don’t understand people who brag about how often they eat out either. It’s almost like it’s become some weird status symbol. Maybe announcing you can afford to eat junk three times a week is something some people are impressed by? Anyway, I think cooking nutritious meals is an admirable and valuable skill.