150+ homemade mixes · 4 chapters · lay-flat spiral
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- 📖150+ mix recipes: baking, weeknight meals, seasonings, snacks & drinks
- 🪙Costs pennies a batch: made from bulk staples, not boxes
- 🌿Short ingredient lists: no fillers, no dyes, no mystery powders
- ⏱️Five-minute jars: mix once, cook from it for weeks
How many mixes are in the book?
Over 150, across four chapters: baking, weeknight meals, seasoning blends, and snacks & drinks.
Do I need special ingredients or tools?
No. Flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, powdered milk and everyday spices cover nearly everything. A whisk, a bowl and a few jars are all the gear you need.
How long do the mixes keep?
Every recipe has its own shelf-life note. Most baking and seasoning mixes keep for months in a sealed jar in a cool, dry pantry.
Is it a printed book or a download?
It's a printed, spiral-bound book that lies flat on your counter.
Can I adapt recipes for dietary needs?
Yes. Nell notes easy swaps throughout for gluten-free flour blends, dairy-free milk powders and lower-sugar versions.
Will it really save me money?
Boxed mixes charge you for flour, sugar and packaging. Buying those staples in bulk and mixing them yourself usually costs far less per batch.
I'm not a confident cook. Is it too hard?
Not at all. Most mixes are measure, whisk and pour. Finishing them takes a few short steps.
What if it isn't for me?
You're covered by our 90-day money-back guarantee. Just contact us.
One book. Every jar on your shelf.
Four chapters of Nell's ratios for turning plain bulk staples into the things you've been buying in boxes and packets.
Baking Mixes
Pancakes, biscuits, cornbread, muffins, brownies, cookies, cake and pizza dough, plus homemade brown sugar and powdered sugar.
Weeknight Meals
Jarred bases for mac and cheese, beef noodle helper, chili, cream-of-anything soup, rice pilaf and stuffing. Dinner starts half done.
Seasoning Blends
Taco, ranch, Italian, Cajun, seasoned salt, onion soup, chili, pumpkin spice and more. Every packet you keep re-buying.
Snacks & Drinks
Dip mixes, pudding, cheese crackers, trail mix, hot cocoa and chai, for after school and movie night.
Ratios & Shelf Life
Batch size, how to double it, what to add when you cook, and how long the jar keeps. Nothing left to guess.
Lay-Flat Spiral
Wire binding that stays open on the page you need, big easy-to-read type, and pages that wipe clean of flour.
The box aisle vs. Nell's pantry.
The same pancakes, dinners and seasoning packets, made from ingredients you picked yourself, for a fraction of the price.
| Store-bought boxes | The Scratch Pantry | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost per batch | ✗You pay for the box every time | ✓Pennies from bulk staples |
| What's in it | ✗Fillers, gums, anti-caking agents | ✓Only what you put in the jar |
| Variety | ✗One mix per box, per trip | ✓150+ mixes in four chapters |
| Busy nights | ✗Run to the store or skip it | ✓Already sitting on your shelf |
| Dietary swaps | ✗Take it as it comes | ✓Swap flour, salt and sugar freely |
| Storage | ✗A printed date, nothing more | ✓Shelf-life notes on every recipe |
| Waste | ✗Box and liner in the trash | ✓Refill the same jars for years |
Three steps, and the box aisle is optional.
No kitchen makeover needed. Start with a single jar this weekend and add one at a time.
Choose a mix
Flip to the chapter you need and pick the box you're tired of buying.
Fill a jar
Measure, whisk and seal. Most mixes take about five minutes and double easily.
Scoop & cook
Follow the short finishing lines on the same page: add water, milk, an egg or oil.