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Today I share more recipes from my pal, Karen Bright, Nutrition Outreach Instructor for WVU Extension Service in Preston County. If you want to save money and cut preservatives out of your food, try these from-scratch mixes. I have used the homemade Bisquick for biscuits and pancakes and it works just like the store-bought mix. I have also used the cream-of-whatever soup mix in casserole recipes. BAKING MIX Use this homemade mix in any recipe calling for Bisquick or other commercial baking mixes. 8 cups flour 1 1/4 cups nonfat dry milk powder 1/4 cup baking powder 1 tablespoon salt 2 cups shortening or 1 cup canola oil Combine flour, milk, baking powder and salt in a very large bowl. Cut in shortening until it resembles coarse corn meal. Store in tightly covered container in the refrigerator. CREAM-OF-WHATEVER SOUP MIX 2 cups powdered nonfat milk 3/4 cup cornstarch 1/4 cup instant chicken boullion (can also use powdered vegetable stock if you can find it) 2 tablespoons dried onion fla...

Even good cooks can still learn something. I'm getting a little bored in the kitchen and I need to find some new favorite recipes to add to my repertoire. So on Tuesday I'm going to attend FREE cooking classes from 10:30-noon at the WVU Extension Service Preston County office behind the courthouse in Kingwood. That is if the instructor will have me -- The introductory class started last week. You can join me. I'm going to call ahead to make sure she has room for me and you should too. The number is (304) 329-1391. I've taken Karen's classes before. She is the Nutrition Outreach Instructor in the Family Nutrition Program. Her lessons are hands-on, money-saving and healthy. She amasses ingredients, assigns recipes and the students spend the class time preparing them. At the end, everybody eats. And they take home copies of the recipes and sometimes prizes. In past classes, I have cooked something featuring ingredients from every state. But this series of classes takes...