Dry mix recipes

Onion soup mix ( you can control the salt. Y buying low sodium beef boullion.  

1-1/2 cups  minced onion
2/3 cup beef granules
3 T onion powder
1/2 tsp sugar


Mix together store in a tightly covered container in a dark, cool place.    I reuse food jars with screw on lids that I have put through the dishwasher.   Be sure to label them   5 T equals a package of mix.   Be sure to shake before using.  

Salt free herb mix

2 T EACH of onion powder, parsley and garlic powder
1 T EACH of dry basil and thyme
1 tsp pepper.  

Mix. Store in a glass jar with a tight fitting lid I'm a cool dark place.  


RIce mix

6 cups rice
1/2 cup dried parsley
4 T broth crystals
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
Pinch of rhyme or Rosemary.  

Store up to six months in an air tight container.

Cook according to your regular rice cooker instructions.  


Better, cheaper, faster.  


Groceries on the cheap is looking at the Put Dinner On The Table meal train from a different

 Perspective . The  emphasis is on purchasing good food( shelf- stable/ freezer staples )at the lowest possible cost and purchasing enough to last you until it goes on sale again -- Keeping a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a regular basis. 

It means that when you shop, rather than purchasing just what you need for a day or a week, you  buy a loss leader protein, produce you will need on sale, a stock item if it's a RBP, and dairy instead.    This allows you to put well balanced meals on the table consistently  for a four dollar a day budget per person. 

  You spend more time on the planning and shopping end of the meal train and less on the cooking end  by cooking efficiently.    

Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap.   My premise is that of you can do it on four dollars a day, spending more isn't hard.   You still get more bang for your buck.