Make-a-mix (Paperback)

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Product Description

Over 1 million sold of the original edition!

Magic in the mix!

Make-a-Mix is the perfect solution for your busy lifestyle! It's an all-new cookbook, updated and expanded from the original Make-a-Mix Cookery that sold over a million copies.

This unique collection of fabulous recipes and shortcut mixes can work magic in how you prepare your meals every day. There are over 60 easy-to-make mixes for making 306 great-tasting, kitchen-tested recipes. Dozens of easy, step-by-step color photos and beautifully finished dishes show you how it's done.

Far more than a baking book! Exciting mixes for any meal or dishbreakfast, brunch, main- and side-dishes, and a variety of desserts. From Oriental stir-fry, and Italian and Mexican meat mixes, beans, vegetarian rice, to granola, muffins, yeast or quick breads, great new whole-wheat mixes, a wide variety of cookie, cake, pie-crust and drink mixes. The ever-popular Hot-Roll Mix and the all-purpose Quick Mix can be used in over 40 separate recipesfrom pancakes to Apple-Walnut Cobbler.

Mixes for your health! You control the amounts of sugar and salt in mixes you make yourself and avoid preservatives and additives.

Money in your pocket. Make your own mixes for significant cost-savingssave half the cost of commercial mixes.

Real time-savers. Delicious, satisfying dishes with less work and cleanup! Preparing the mixes is like cooking from scratchyou obtain the basic ingredients and mix them to suit your taste and style. When it comes to making the final dish, all the time-consuming preparation is out of the way. Select the mix, add a few final ingredients, and your dish is doneit's magic!

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Running Press; Revised edition (July 4, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555610730
• ISBN-13: 978-1555610739
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (78 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #326,512 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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63 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful delicous meals in less time, August 22, 1999

By	Angel Lee "Liocorno Amethyst Moonstone" (Cleveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This is a wonderful book for those who need delicious meals in less time. With over 300 recipes, it provides a wide selection of easy-to-follow family-style meals that can be partially prepared ahead of time.

Information on equipment, procedures, & ingredients as well as great tips on lowering fat are included in the beginning. Over 50 mixes follow, each listing the recipes it can be used in. Color photos show some of the finished dishes.

Recipes include appetizers, soups, salads, vegetables, side dishes, main dishes, breads, breakfasts, cakes, pies, & desserts. Some of my favorites are the lasagna, stroganoff, minestrone soup & white chili.

My kids & I love the many slice and bake cookies, especially the peanut butter one. They are just like the pre-package kind in the stores but are a lot cheaper. The soft pretzels, corn dogs, & cinnamon rolls are also great treats.

50 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for those with allergies, April 27, 2000

By	Locococo (Florida) - See all my reviews

My husband has allergies to just about every preservative, artificial flavoring, artificial coloring, and any other food additive on the market. All the stuff you really shouldn't eat anyway. I cook from scratch mostly, and this book has been a wonderful addition to my kitchen.

Last night I made the chocolate syrup; almost all the chocolate syrups on the market have artificial flavorings. My family loves the chocolate pudding from scratch (just three ingredients -- did you ever look at a pudding mix box?), and my kids are so used to tasting my home-cooked meals that they think the processed meals are gross.

The money we save is great, but the time I save in the kitchen is even better. I highly recommend this book.

39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This cookbook has helped me raise two families, March 29, 1999

By A Customer

I first purchased this cookbook in 1978 to use to simplify my life while working & raising 2 daughters. I am now raising two granddaughters and I am again using this book to simplify my cooking and provide healthy, additive-free food. The dry mixes always provide perfect results and the meat mixes are delicious and easy to prepare. My granddaughters will also eat everything since I let them help me prepare the mixes and they know what's in them. I buy the meats required when they are on sale and make up a batch at that time. I know the food is well-cooked and not full of "junk". I would recommend this book to anyone but especially working people with kids to feed at home. What a great alternative to "McDonald's".