Ready-in-an-Instant Red Lentil Dahl is what you need on those evenings when you are busy and stressing and wondering how you can possibly feed your people without swearing at something. Those evenings when the siren call of the local fast food take-out signals its way into … [Read more...]
DIY Muffin Mix
Making your own muffin mix will save you time and money. With this on hand, you can make muffins in minutes. Each batch will make 18 medium-sized muffins. I like to use 1-quart / 1-liter Mason jars to store the mix: one batch fits perfectly. The variations are pretty much … [Read more...]
Instant Salsa Mix
Instant Salsa Mix is one of those things you whip up in an emergency, then discover that it's pretty alright and end up always keeping on hand. If you have a thing against canned tomatoes, don't run away. You can use this with fresh tomatoes, too. Plus there are no mysterious … [Read more...]
DIY Vanilla Pudding
Vanilla Pudding is an easy DIY dessert. You don't need those little boxes filled with stabilizers and artificial flavours. It's cheaper, too. This recipe makes 6 servings and costs almost half of what you would pay to make a 4-serving box of store brand pudding. You will pay much … [Read more...]
Kitchen Basics: How to Make a Good Vegetable Stock
If you want to add more flavor to your meatless cooking, a good vegetable stock will help. But I bet you didn't realize that it is a controversial brew. Not in the news-generating, social-media frenzied sense. More in the nit-picky, grammary sense. The issue revolves around … [Read more...]