I have been here all morning....printing, making notes, making a shopping list...making an herb order(to my bulk place)...wow...the Gift shopping list just shrunk 10 fold...homemade and loving it will be MY theme!

I think you will find http://www.budget101.com/frugal/convenience-mixes-181/ this site to be one of your handy reference tools. I am always going there for something. It has great spice blends, mixes, dips all kinds of good stuff!