Homemade Mixes, Evaporated Milk & Three Easy Weeknight Dinners

Published: Fri, 03/29/19

Hi ,

I didn't realize how many new recipes I published since the last edition of the HBHW newsletter until I sat down to put this together. It's been a busy week for the HBHW blog with five new recipes and of course the launch of the Frugal Instant Pot Cookbook.

Let's start with two recipes I shared on the blog so I could link them from the recipes in the book. The first is for homemade brown gravy mix. There are a lot of recipes out there that call for those little mixes. If you find yourself picking them up here and there, make a batch of this gravy mix and start using it instead. It's so simple to put together and easy to use. Not only is it more frugal than the store-bought packets, you control the ingredients and avoid all those added preservatives and additives.

The next recipe is also on the blog thanks to the new Instant Pot Cookbook. It's for a buttermilk ranch mix, similar to those little packets of hidden valley ranch mix. I use it in my Mississippi roast recipe in the book, but it's also handy for making dip and of course homemade ranch dressing.

Last but not least in the "make it yourself" category for this week is my instructions for making your own evaporated milk. I wouldn't really call this a recipe. Can you call something with one ingredient a recipe?

I've gotten questions about making evaporated milk ever since I shared my recipe for sweetened condensed milk with you a few weeks ago. I finally took a few minutes to write up the process for making evaporated milk.

https://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/how-to-make-evaporated-milk.htm

I hope you give these convenience food recipes a try and start using them in your kitchen.

Of course I also have to share a few Instant Pot recipes with you. All three recipes are for simple dinners or family meals that come together quickly. I hope you give them a try and see if you like them as much as my family and I do.

Let's start with Instant Pot Stuffed Peppers. They make a great meal stuffed with ground beef and rice. You can cook them from start to finish in the Instant Pot.

https://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/instant-pot-stuffed-peppers-with-meat-and-rice.htm

The second recipe is something I just recently started making. It's creamy chicken and rice. It's a kid-friendly dish and leftovers heat up well the next day for lunch.

https://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/instant-pot-creamy-chicken-and-rice.htm

Last but not least I had to share my recipe for Mac & Cheese with you. This comes in handy around the holidays. I always have to make a batch around Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Easter and there's usually no room on the stove and in the oven to make it the traditional way. Being able to pour everything into the Instant Pot and turning it on has been a game changer. Of course it's just as delicious as a side dish the rest of the year.

https://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/instant-pot-mac-and-cheese-recipe.htm

For more delicious home-cooked meal ideas that cook up fast in the electric pressure cooker, pick up a copy of "The Frugal Instant Pot". By the way, if you are a Kindle Unlimited member, you can read this and any of my other cookbooks free.

The Frugal Instant Pot - Simple Recipes That Cook In A Flash And Don't Break The Bank

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You can find this and all my other Kindle Cookbooks on the Hillbilly Housewife Amazon Author Page.

Sincerely,

Susanne - The Hillbilly Housewife

www.HillbillyHousewife.com

susanne@hillbillyhousewife.com

P.S.: If you've ordered a copy of the Frugal Instant Pot Cookbook - Thank you! I can't tell you what it means to me to have your support. If you are enjoying the tips and recipes, would you consider leaving a review on Amazon?