I got some large freezer bags. Labeled them and filled them with the bread ingredients - flour, salt, sugar, dried milk, then I wrote what to add at baking time. Also made some up for pizza dough and cornbread. I also filled a few bags with 3 cups of flour and 4 cups of flour. All are in a large plastic container in my pantry.

Just dump and use and I can reuse the bages.

THEN - I thought about winter and how I like to make soups. I thought of what is the hardest part - all the chopping to get ready for the crock pot - so I made my own soup starters for freezer. In each is a chopped onion, celery and garlic. Basic for whatever kind of soup I may make.

All in all took me 35 minutes and I have 8 loaves of bread and the start to 4 pots of soup.

Anyone else do something similar??

http://www.melborponsti.com/mastermx/index.shtml

http://www.astray.com/recipes/?search=mix+recipes&mode=Search

http://soar.berkeley.edu/recipes/mixes/indexall.html

http://www.fabulousfoods.com/recipes/misc/misc.html

http://www.recipegoldmine.com/scratch/scratch.html

http://www.recipesource.com/misc/mixes/indexall.html

2 c. crushed cornflakes
1 c. Parmesan cheese
1/4 c. sesame seeds
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp. ground oregano

Mix all ingredients together. Pour some of the crumb coating mix into a bowl. Pour a little milk into another bowl. Dip chicken pieces into the milk. Roll chicken in coating mix. Place in a greased baking pan. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until juices run clear.

Refrigerate Crumb Coating Mix.

Thanks for the advice and good ideas!!
Pat