Karine Eliason, Madeline Westover, Nevada Harward - Make-a-mix: Over 300 Easy Recipes for Every Meal of the Day

Pros: Time-saving mix recipes; some delicious recipes
Cons: At least one glaring mistake; I was hoping for more versatile mixes

Make-a-Mix is a great concept cookbook. It provides do-it-yourself recipes for mixes that you can then later turn into cooked dishes at a moment's notice. Ranging from slice-and-bake sugar cookies, to gravy mix, to a sweet quick-bread mix, you'll ...

Pros: 306 recipes, and 67 mixes, save you time and money.
Cons: No nutritional information.

Part of becoming frugal is learning how to make your own things instead of buying them store bought. When I say things I mean convenience type foods, or pre-made mixes. Sure it’s easy to go to the store and pick up a few pre-made items, prepare them in...