Make-Ahead Mix Day Now for Nook & Other eReaders

You’ve all waited so patiently…all of you who prefer the Nook, Kobo, Sony, or other eReaders over Kindle. And now your patience is being rewarded!

Make-Ahead Mix DayMake-Ahead Mix Day: Complete Instructions for On-Hand Homemade Quick Mixes is now available for the Nook and other popular eReaders! You can purchase now through Smashwords, and in the future on iTunes and other leading retailer’s sites (but it takes a bit for the book to show up in those places).

The best deal is now, though, through Smashwords where you can get my mason jar mix book for 20% off with this coupon code I’ve generated just for you loyal peeps!

Enter coupon code KL83E at checkout for 20% off until July 31st. That’s just about 2.39 for the book! My cup of coffee didn’t cost that much!

Feel free to spread the word and share the code – anyone is welcome to use it. Enjoy!

Make-Ahead Mix Day Now Available In Paperback!

Make-Ahead Mix DayIt’s been a busy day, but it’s live and available! You can now buy Make-Ahead Mix Day: Complete Recipes and Instructions for On-Hand Homemade Quick Mixeson Amazon.com in paperback, too!

The paperback version has all of the same great mason jar mix recipes and also includes an appendix of copy-ready labels (two per page for each recipe). Just in time for Christmas, and Christmas jar mix gifts!

Happy reading, Happy Baking, and Happy Baking!

Guesting at Ruralmom.com

Just a quick note to share recent relevant articles and activity with all my readers here…

I recently had the honor of being welcomed as a guest writer on RuralMom.com. This site has lots in common to share with us here, and most recently has posted some excellent holiday DSC_0353gifting recommendations. Be sure to check them out, and add them to your list of follows!

My particular piece is titled, Top Tips for Great-Looking Mason Jar Mix Gifts.

It will help you make the most of your creations from Make-Ahead Mix Day this holiday season, complete with recommendations for the best recipes from the book for gift-giving.

Enjoy the read, and enjoy your holiday season!

10 Ways to Gift One Simple, Inexpensive Mix

Mason jar mixes are ideal for holiday gift-giving, especially when you have a long list of people to whom you care to show your appreciation. Gift jar mixes have the advantage of being affordable, appreciated, useful and attractive, all at the same time. They can fit the bill for a long line of gift recipients from coworkers to coaches, teachers, instructors, service providers, extended family members, and many more.

To be sure, having a variety of jar mix recipes to choose from is nice, but considering how busy and expensive the holidays can very easily get, it’s nice to have something a bit more versatile that can be worked up and packaged in short time, yet still deliver a number of excellent gift-giving options.

It’s All In How You Look At It

10 Ways to Gift Mason Jar Baking MixTake, for example, the homemade all-purpose baking mix in Make-Ahead Mix Day. This recipe requires a minimal amount of ingredients (a couple cups of shortening, a standard five-pound bag of flour, a bit of salt, sugar, and baking powder), but it yields better than five quarts; and it only takes about five minutes to do it. Cheap and easy. Exactly what the budgeting gift-giver needs. The thing is, this mix can be used in numerous ways. So while you might not really want to give someone a dressed-up jar of “all purpose baking mix”, you’ll feel good about giving a nice homemade “Country Quick Mix” or “Sunday Morning Waffle Mix” with a nice label and instructions attached.

If you take my meaning here, it’s all in the presentation and the suggestion. You’re still giving a great-tasting mix that you’ve put your own time, money, and effort into, but you’re giving it with style in a way you can afford.

You can search this site or the ‘net for different ideas and potential presentations, or go with one of your own favorite tried-and-true classics. Any recipe that uses Bisquick(R) or another biscuit or baking mix will work just fine with this recipe, so simply print the recipe to include with your festively-decorated jar mix (a nice parchment or holiday paper is a nice touch). To get the creative juices rolling, here is a list of ten great ways (in no particular order) to repackage this one simple mix and have a variety of gifting options:

  1. Morning Pancake Mix (what busy Mom or Dad wouldn’t appreciate that?)..top it off with a half cup of chocolate chips or dehydrated fruit and now you have flavored pancakes, to boot.
  2. The aforementioned “Sunday Morning Waffle Mix” (to which the same doctoring methods above apply)
  3. Home Style Country Biscuit Mix
  4. Quick & Tasty Cinnamon Roll Kit (gifted in a basket with a small jar of powdered sugar and nicely-tied baggie or small jar of cinnamon sugar)
  5. Muffin Mix
  6. Quick Bread Mix (with or without additions)
  7. Scone Mix
  8. Cornbread Mix (just add in the 6 TBSP of corn meal – especially nice with a bean mix for soup or chile)
  9. Cupcake Mix
  10. Tea-Time Coffee Cake Mix (throw in a sealed baggie with topping ingredients on top of the mix in the jar)

So you see with a little imagination giving a quality homemade gift does not have to be overly costly or time-consuming. You can feel good about giving gifts to everyone on your list without stressing yourself or breaking the budget.

You can find both an easy all-purpose baking mix suitable for these and many other recipes and a variety of other equally good jar mix recipes for Christmas gifts (or just healthier, more affordable pantry-stocking!) in Make-Ahead Mix Day: Complete Recipes and Instructions for On-Hand Homemade Quick Mixes. It’s available for Kindle and compatible eReader apps as well as in a downloadable PDF.

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A Glimpse Inside the Make-Ahead Mix Day Companion PDF

Wondering what’s inside the Make-Ahead Mix Day Companion PDF that isn’t in the full-text PDF or Kindle version?

Labels, Labels, and More Labels!

Of course all the recipes are there ready to be printed, too, but the biggest advantage of the printable Companion PDF, and the sole reason it was designed and made available, is to deliver to you an easy-to-use set of labels for every homemade mix recipe in the book. When it comes time to actually use your mix and bake your goodies, you don’t want to have to go searching for the instructions.

Convenience is the first motivation behind the book, and convenience is what you have with your shelves stocked with wholesome, homemade baking mixes complete with labels and instructions. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll get!

Label Sample Image

These labels couldn’t be easier to use – just print them on your printer, trim the circle with any old pair of scissors (old school!?) and they will fit between the lid and the ring on two-piece canning jar lids. No need to glue them, and they if you save them when you use your mix you can use the same labels again and again.

Ready to buy the PDF? You’ll find all the Make-Ahead Mix Day purchasing options here:

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Make-Ahead Mix Day Full Text and Companion PDFs On Site at a Bargain

We have a PDF!

Make-Ahead Mix DayThe Companion PDF is ready and waiting for you! And because there was such a large amount of interest in a non-Kindle eBook version, I’ve also made a PDF version of the full book available. Everything is accessible via the Make-Ahead Mix Day page here on this site. All the details are on the page and everything is 99 cents during launch (prices will be climbing at some unknown point, so now’s your bargain!).

Please know that any and all feedback is appreciated, and I’d love to hear your thoughts on any version of the book, either in the comments below or via the contact page.

Thanks again and Enjoy!