Please share the basic foods you make yourself instead of buying
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Anonymous
Sure, but there's not a real recipe, more of a list of things we put in and rough amounts. I put one or two big eggplants on the grill (usually while I'm cooking something else) and let them char, rotating every once in awhile. The skins can burn, no problem. When they are really soft and kind of juicing (maybe 10 -20 min on the grill), I bring them inside and let them cool. Scoop out the eggplant and toss the burnt skins. To this I add: juice of 1 lemon, pinch of salt, couple big spoonfuls of tahini, 1 or 2 crushed garlic cloves and sometimes some raw onion, chopped fine. Smoosh the big pieces of eggplant with a fork and mix thoroughly. I'd then taste and see if it needs anything (more lemon or salt are the usuals). To serve for company I put in a shallow bowl, drizzle with olive oil and pomegranate seeds. The reason it's so easy is that I'm usually grilling something else so this isn't really taking extra time. Sometimes I'll char the eggplant and then put it whole in the fridge for a day or two until we want to make it. The rest of the ingredients are staples in my house so it's just throwing them together real quick. Hope you like it! |
Anonymous
| Bread, jam, stock, pickles, and now dog food, because the pup has an uber sensitive belly. To the person who asked if people WOH...I do, anyway. I do all this stuff mostly because I really love to do it. Sometimes I don't want to cook anything else, ever, but mostly it feels creative and fun. |
Anonymous
| Yogurt, stock, bread, salad dressings, all baked goods. I'm glad to see so many people doing these easy things instead of buying factory food! |
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Popcorn. I haven't bought microwave popcorn in years.
I'll make one giant batch of tomato sauce at the end of summer and freeze it in single-meal sized portions. But when that's used up, I buy jarred til the next tomato season. No point in buying expensive tomatoes flown in from Chile just to make them into sauce. Stock, of course. Can't stand to waste a chicken carcass! If I had a bigger freezer, rather than my stupid wretched side-by-side, I would do things with seasonal fruit. |
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To the PP - yes, WOH.
What I never buy anymore - hummus, marinara, salad dressing, pizza dough. I make bread sometimes. |
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beer
bread stock most canned goods (canned in season) DIY mixes for pancakes, hot chocolate, etc. extracts/infused booze most baked goods yogurt granola probably other things I'm blanking on because it's just routine to make them rather than buy |
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WOTH - so it's not an every day thing, but I do make -
yogurt, bread, jams, pudding, granola, cheese-its, dressings, vanilla extract, pancake mixes If you are new to cooking from scratch I highly recommend the book, The Homemade Pantry: http://www.amazon.com/The-Homemade-Pantry-Buying-Making/dp/030788726X/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1371648606&sr=8-5&keywords=homemade I learned how to do so much from that book and it really boosted my confidence. The author also has a blog, Eating from the Ground Up - http://www.eatingfromthegroundup.com/ |