Saturday, August 8, 2009

Thrifty tip #5


#5
Use ingredient substitution when cooking-Have you ever been in the middle of cooking a recipe and realize that you forgot to pick up an ingredient at the store. This seems to happen to me alot whenever I am baking. Instead of sending your husband running to the store for the ingredient, use this as an opportunity to save money and be a little creative. I recently discovered that most cookbooks come with an ingredient substitution list. Pull out your dusty cookbooks and look to see if their is a substitution for the ingredient you are missing.
For example:
Ingredient Substitution
1 cup honey-------1 1/4 cups sugar & 1/4 cup water
1 T. cornstarch----2 T. all purpose flour
1 cup sour cream--1 cup yogurt & 1 T. cornstarch (for cooking)
1/4 cup red wine--1/4 cup cranberry juice

Take out those old cookbooks and be creative with your recipe substitutions

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