What store bought things are you now making from home?

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1. I'm culinarily challenged but 2. up for a challenge. What snacks and staples are you now making at home that you (okay, I) used to just buy at the store--and would you share the recipes? I've tried bread, 3-ingredient Cheez-Its and am relieved I didn't throw out our ice-cream maker!

dpmanion@yahoo.com · Answer

I'm today years old when I learned what Quark is! Just looked it up :-). Be well!

Andrea L. · Answer

Bread, Quark and Yogurt

arielcooks · Answer

At Costco, I bought a box (8 pkts) of Tasty Bite organic Indian Madras lentils. I served them on brown rice and topped them with plain yogurt, and chopped onions and cilantro. Meatless meal in a hurry!

arielcooks · Answer

I core and peel 8 or 10 apples, and chop them up into half-inch cubes or thereabouts, and let them fall into a dishpan of cold water (acidulated with a little lemon juice or cider vinegar). Then I reach in and grab them, dripping, and put them in a large Pyrex casserole with lid. Put the lid on, and microwave the dish on full power for 18 minutes. Cool and mash roughly. Add cinnamon to taste, although it's really good by itself, nothing added.

dpmanion@yahoo.com · Answer

Yum!! Was it this one? https://food52.com/recipes...

Anne B. · Answer

I just made the Slow Roasted Whole Chicken and it was probably the best chicken I've ever had. So tender, tasty, moist and the meat fell off the bone. The gravy is delicious! I won't be able to buy a store-bought roasted chicken again. This will be our meal for 2 nights and what's left over will be good in sandwiches.

Miss_Karen · Answer

Dpmanion,I just emailed you the applesauce recipe :)

Miss_Karen · Answer

I'll look for this in my files as well.

Miss_Karen · Answer

Yes. I will get it from my files and email it to you.

dpmanion@yahoo.com · Answer

Wow, hats off to you. Grocery stores are doing an incredible job trying to keep up with demand. I was going to try King Arthur's starter recipe (insert Halloween music) so I'll look for the cracker recipe. Thank you!

dpmanion@yahoo.com · Answer

Good idea! I bought some that are going soft. Is there a particular recipe you use? I wish I was an intuitive chef, but I need micro directions.

dpmanion@yahoo.com · Answer

Thanks for posting the recipe--it looks like something even I could manage! I always read (and am always so grateful for) people's recipe modifications. I will def. try the crushed first. Much easier. Be well!

gandalf · Answer

Although I modify the tomato sauce recipe by using 4 Tbsp. butter (half a stick), and crushed tomatoes instead of whole ones.  It seems to work out fine.

gandalf · Answer

I have started making my own tomato (spaghetti/pasta) sauce using Marcella Hazan's very easy recipe:  https://food52.com/recipes....  I can add herbs and vegetables to it, for a little variation.  (I consider tomato sauce a staple in our household, anyway.)

Miss_Karen · Answer

I've been  making my own apple sauce lately as well. Several apple varieties are still available,  whereas applesauce is not. I refuse to purchase those nasty pouch things....

Nancy · Answer

Hmm...😉 Nice idea to use instant oatmeal for muffins.

Miss_Karen · Answer

I put the used vanilla bean(s) into my sugar canister.

Miss_Karen · Answer

I work in a grocery store, so I know first hand how frenetic shopping has become. I also have a teenager on (very) extended Spring Break.... sigh!
King Arthur Flour has some good cracker recipes. I tend to bake when I need to think or unwind, so luckily I have cookie/brownie/bread ingredients on hand most of the time. However, I recently used instant (apple flavored) oatmeal packets as a base for oatmeal muffins. Of course, the kid insisted I MUST add raisins. 🙂They turned out yummy!

Nancy · Answer

Sometimes, crackers from scratch.Surprisingly good, easy and much more customizable than packaged ones.Look around at recipes....use the flour and add-ins (seeds, etc) you like.Roll dough with a pasta maker or rolling pin.Great for cheese, dips, soup.

dpmanion@yahoo.com · Answer

These are perfect, thank you (and with three teens stuck at home #3 will be my self-care!).

Coral L. · Answer

Hi! A few things:1. Whenever I have leftover milk or cream in the fridge from cooking/baking, I will turn it into Greek yogurt. Here's a guide: https://food52.com/blog...2. We go through a lot of bacon at home, but instead of discarding the fat, I save it in jars for making flour tortillas. Here's a recipe to get started: https://food52.com/recipes...3. Anytime I use a vanilla bean, I add it to a mini-bar bottle of vodka, for homemade vanilla extract. Because the bottle is so small, the (spent) pod infuses the alcohol relatively quickly.

What store bought things are you now making from home?

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