When I first started my extreme couponing journey a year ago, I loved the thrill of getting things for free or really cheap. However, when I really looked at what I was buying, it was a lot of junk food or unhealthy food. I really didn’t want to be feeding this to my growing children. I wanted to feed them nourishing food for their growing bodies.
We were spending way too much on food, since we were now on a single income. I needed to also stay on a strict budget. When I was looking at what I could do, I knew I needed to cut back on the grocery budget. When I was a single mom a few years back, my daughter and I survived on $20 a week for all our meals. I thought I would try to do the something similar with a family of five. I would spend $10 per person per week for my grocery budget.
I like the fact of buying muffins in the package and opening them up and pouring a few ingredients in then baking them. Ta Da you then have muffins. I also realized in order to provide better food I needed to get back to the basics and start cooking more things from scratch. I was staying at home now, so I had the time right? So I thought. I was just as busy if not busier. How could I provide good food and save time?
I remembered my “Joy of Cooking
” cook book had a recipe for making muffins by listing the dry ingredients then telling you what to add to make variations of these muffins. Here is the simple recipe and a few variations you can use:
” cook book had a recipe for making muffins by listing the dry ingredients then telling you what to add to make variations of these muffins. Here is the simple recipe and a few variations you can use:Ingredients for Homemade Muffin Mix Recipe
1 3/4 cups sifted all purpose flour (I use whole wheat, I haven’t noticed to much of a difference)
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup Sugar or Honey
2 Teaspoons double-acting baking powder (I use a little more, since I use whole wheat)
I simply make a few bags or containers with these dry ingredients in there. Then I have a little print out of the wet ingredients.
Wet Ingredients for Muffin Mix Recipe
Beat in 2 eggs
2-4 Tablespoons butter melted
3/4 cup milk
Combine all the ingredients and bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes.
Blueberry or berry muffins add:
1/4 cup melted butter
1 cup berries
Easy Pumpkin muffins:
2 teaspoons Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice
1 cup Pumpkin Puree
Then I have my own prepackaged muffin mix recipe I can whip up whenever I want.
I must say the best gift for a new bride would be “Joy of Cooking ” cook book. It is very educational and has a recipe for just about anything you would want to make. Find more muffin recipes.
I must say the best gift for a new bride would be “Joy of Cooking
” cook book. It is very educational and has a recipe for just about anything you would want to make. Find more muffin recipes. Find more great Homemade Recipes follow Mainly Homeade on Pinterest or stay connected with Mainly Homemade on Facebook for MUCH MORE great savings and deals and steals.
Do you have any great time saving tips? How do you save time during the week?
Tanner says
February 7, 2012 at 6:54 pmI have come to wonder about that too. I'm not an extreme couponer, but I try to use them as much as I can. I noticed I was giving into cheap junk that, although did provide me with a lunch (or sometimes a dinner) or just a snack, it was still junk. So now I still try to use coupons a lot, but I make sure that the coupons I do keep are for good things. I'll still get junky food if it's for near free on rare occasions! I'm not a bride (or groom for that matter), but I'm interested in that book. I don't cook as much as I should from scratch, but I'd like to.
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Amy says
February 8, 2012 at 3:10 pmThanks for following Monica. I am following back too! I love your site.
Miz Helen says
February 14, 2012 at 12:46 amHi Amy,
What a great Muffin recipe, they look so warm and delicious. Hope you have a great week and a special Valentine Day. Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and come back soon!
Miz Helen