Turn Leftover Bread Into Croutons
I dry anything even remotely related to bread, such as buns, muffins, pancakes, wraps, etc., etc. The crumbs are then used for breading meat, as an extender in meatloaf or meatballs or as a moisture absorbent layer in a cake, between fruit and cake base. Not...
Planning a Wedding on a $500.00 Budget
Good for you, Jenni! We need more people with courage like yours to turn this foolishness of super-expensive weddings around. Sometimes it seems as if more time and effort goes into The day than goes into the subsequent marriage. Would that it were the reverse...
Cake Ideas for a Newly Ordained Pastor?
How about And what does the Reverend Mother say? from The Sound of Music.
Three Meals from Spaghetti Meat Sauce
Excellent ideas here! Another way to use up leftover spaghetti sauce is to dilute it with a bit of stock or water, and use as a sauce over cabbage rolls or stuffed peppers. My house soup (made with fried onions, stock and compatible leftovers), also benefits...
Making a Cake Without Eggs or Oil?
Substituting mayo for the oil in a cake works because the main ingredient in mayo IS oil (plus egg, spices and lemon juice &/or vinegar).As long as the flavoring in the cake over-rides the spices in the mayo you should be ok. A little extra flour plus some...
Use Turkey for Freezer Meals
Good for you, Deanna! When you totally utilize a big bird like that it sure goes a long way. I recently read of a practice in fine French kitchens where the bones are cooked a second time for stock along with the usual onion, carrot, celery, bay leaf and peppercorns...
Recipes for One?
Hi Barbara! I dont live alone and am therefore not in your position, but I think I would lean toward making a BIG batch of one or two things every week and freezing single portions, so that over time you would accumulate quite the variety. Things that freeze...
Substituting Tomato Paste for Tomato Sauce?
I often make changes like that, primarily because you get a better-quality product when you do. Try using 1/2 water (or stock if you have any) and 1/2 tomato paste. Add a little Italian seasoning, i.e. basil, oregano, garlic, parsley and a bit of sugar. Start...
Food Container Ideas?
There is more and more evidence coming out that plastics are not as benign as we all thought they were. Apparently plastics have an estrogen - mimicking property in the body that is linked to a whole host of ills. Toxins are leached into our food and drink...
