Anonymous
06/02/2026 14:44
Subject: What do you make from scratch?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Very few people make things from scratch. Homemade sauce is made from canned tomatoes from an assembly line. Homemade yogurt is made from pasteurized milk from a dairy farm. Opening up cartons and cans and pouring them together in a simmering pot is not “making things from scratch”. It’s using convenience foods and it’s just a few steps away from buying a jar of Rao’s. I’m not maligning it- that’s my preferred way to cook, but I don’t tell people that my bolognese is made from scratch when I used commercially prepared tomato paste and San marzano tomatoes from a tin.
Tomatoes are from my garden in August. Canned and stored for the year.
But I like San marzano tomatoes, not your watery garden tomatoes.
Anonymous
06/02/2026 13:52
Subject: Re:What do you make from scratch?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I used to make many things from scratch. Then my kids grew up and my career ramped up. Now I only make meals (mostly protein and veggies), and I can vegetables and fruit from my garden.
I do support my local neighborhood baker who has a bakery stand with sourdough and baked goods on weekends.
If you are looking for solid recipes, I love this cookbook:
https://www.amazon.com/Homemade-Pantry-Foods-Buying-Making-ebook/dp/B007EEJCX6?ref_=ast_author_mpb
I find this super impressive. Would love to maybe do this some day, buy am light years away as this is only my first year with a garden and I'm not even sure I grew much that will grow lol. But I'll learn.
Why? People used to do this bc it was economical and you couldn’t get produce year round. But canned vegetables are disgusting. Canned fruits are ok, but not my first option ever. Only decent thing to can from a garden is tomatoes. Everything else, pass. Frozen is better.
Ooh, you're so wrong. And so lucky that you still have hot pickled okra in your future! Fresh-canned green beans are their own thing; not better than fresh or frozen, but different and very good. Same with asparagus, not that we ever grow enough to preserve. It all gets eaten the day it's picked. And corn... why on earth would anyone buy fresh corn in wintertime when fresh-canned and frozen are so good?
Anonymous
06/02/2026 13:08
Subject: Re:What do you make from scratch?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I used to make many things from scratch. Then my kids grew up and my career ramped up. Now I only make meals (mostly protein and veggies), and I can vegetables and fruit from my garden.
I do support my local neighborhood baker who has a bakery stand with sourdough and baked goods on weekends.
If you are looking for solid recipes, I love this cookbook:
https://www.amazon.com/Homemade-Pantry-Foods-Buying-Making-ebook/dp/B007EEJCX6?ref_=ast_author_mpb
I find this super impressive. Would love to maybe do this some day, buy am light years away as this is only my first year with a garden and I'm not even sure I grew much that will grow lol. But I'll learn.
Why? People used to do this bc it was economical and you couldn’t get produce year round. But canned vegetables are disgusting. Canned fruits are ok, but not my first option ever. Only decent thing to can from a garden is tomatoes. Everything else, pass. Frozen is better.
Wrong! Pickles, especially bread and butter pickles and the "piccallilly" the old ladies' club used to make growing up. Can't find anyone who knows how to do that anymore!
Anonymous
06/02/2026 12:52
Subject: Re:What do you make from scratch?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I used to make many things from scratch. Then my kids grew up and my career ramped up. Now I only make meals (mostly protein and veggies), and I can vegetables and fruit from my garden.
I do support my local neighborhood baker who has a bakery stand with sourdough and baked goods on weekends.
If you are looking for solid recipes, I love this cookbook:
https://www.amazon.com/Homemade-Pantry-Foods-Buying-Making-ebook/dp/B007EEJCX6?ref_=ast_author_mpb
I find this super impressive. Would love to maybe do this some day, buy am light years away as this is only my first year with a garden and I'm not even sure I grew much that will grow lol. But I'll learn.
Why? People used to do this bc it was economical and you couldn’t get produce year round. But canned vegetables are disgusting. Canned fruits are ok, but not my first option ever. Only decent thing to can from a garden is tomatoes. Everything else, pass. Frozen is better.
Anonymous
06/02/2026 12:44
Subject: What do you make from scratch?
Anonymous wrote:Very few people make things from scratch. Homemade sauce is made from canned tomatoes from an assembly line. Homemade yogurt is made from pasteurized milk from a dairy farm. Opening up cartons and cans and pouring them together in a simmering pot is not “making things from scratch”. It’s using convenience foods and it’s just a few steps away from buying a jar of Rao’s. I’m not maligning it- that’s my preferred way to cook, but I don’t tell people that my bolognese is made from scratch when I used commercially prepared tomato paste and San marzano tomatoes from a tin.
Well, it is. Whether you "tell people that" or not.
Anonymous
06/02/2026 12:43
Subject: Re:What do you make from scratch?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I used to make many things from scratch. Then my kids grew up and my career ramped up. Now I only make meals (mostly protein and veggies), and I can vegetables and fruit from my garden.
I do support my local neighborhood baker who has a bakery stand with sourdough and baked goods on weekends.
If you are looking for solid recipes, I love this cookbook:
https://www.amazon.com/Homemade-Pantry-Foods-Buying-Making-ebook/dp/B007EEJCX6?ref_=ast_author_mpb
This book looks awesome, I just bought it. Thank you for sharing!!
Ooooh, I like it too.