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Make Your Own Ingredients
Learn how to make your own ingredients, and cut your grocery list down to size.
Coriander Substitute
No coriander in your spice rack? Use one of these substitutes in its place.
Light Corn Syrup Substitute
If you're out of light corn syrup or just don't like using it one of these substitutes will do the trick.
White Wine Substitute
Want to leave the white wine out of a recipe? Just grab one of these substitutes from your fridge or pantry.
Wine Substitute
Want to omit the wine in a recipe? Use one of these non-alcoholic substitutes instead.
Balsamic Vinegar Substitute
Need balsamic vinegar for a recipe? Use this simple substitute instead.
Make Your Own Ingredients
Want to enjoy fresher foods and a smaller grocery bill? Then, try making your own ingredients.
Make Your Own Baking Supplies
Recipes for powdered sugar, baking powder, brown sugar and other baking essentials.
Ingredient Substitutions
Out of an ingredient? Find a substitute in your pantry, and save.
Make Vanilla Extract
A simple recipe for a never-ending supply of vanilla.
Homemade Baking Powder Recipe
Discover how easy it is to make your own baking powder.
How to Make Brown Sugar
Need brown sugar for a recipe? Make your own, and save a trip to the store.
Buttermilk Substitute
No need to buy buttermilk. This simple substitute works just as well, and it only takes five minutes to make.
Heavy Cream Substitute
Need heavy cream for a recipe? Here's a great stand-in that won't send you running to the store.
Castor Sugar Substitute
Have a recipes that calls for castor sugar? Here's how to make it yourself.
How to Make Pumpkin Puree
Save money by making your own pumpkin puree in the fall when pumpkin prices are at their lowest.
How to Make Beef Broth
Learn how to make your own beef broth, and you'll never need to buy canned again.
How to Make Vegetable Broth
Learn how to make your own vegetable broth, and you'll never have to buy it again.
How to Make Chicken Broth
Learn how to make your own chicken broth from just a handful of ingredients.
Make Your Own Marinade
Mix together a few ingredients to create your own cheap, but flavorful marinade.
Homemade Meat Tenderizer
Transform cheap cuts of meat into tender and juicy cuts with one simple trick.
Pesto Recipes
A collection of traditional and not-so-traditional pesto recipes.
Vinegar as Egg Substitute
Baking and find yourself an egg short? Grab this substitute from your pantry.
Vinegar Substitute
Out of vinegar and working on a recipe that calls for it? There's another ingredient that you can use in its place.
Lemon Juice Substitute
Need a splash of lemon juice for a recipe? Save yourself some cash, and give this substitute a try.
Tomato Sauce Substitute
Out of tomato sauce? Grab a can of tomato paste from your pantry, and whip up a quick substitute. No trip to the store required.
Tomato Juice Substitute
A simple stand-in for tomato juice.
Broth Substitute
A simple, money-saving substitute for chicken and beef broth.
Dark Corn Syrup Substitute
Out of dark corn syrup? Use this cheap substitute to get your through till your next shopping trip:
Molasses Substitute
Looking for a molasses substitute? Here are five.
Cornstarch Substitute
Out of cornstarch? Use this in it's place:
How to Make Tomato Paste
Make your own tomato paste from fresh or canned tomato sauce.
Cake Flour Substitute
An effective stand-in for cake flour made from two pantry staples.
Nut Substitution
Nuts lend a nice texture to baked goods, but they also add to the cost of baking. Replace them with one of these cheap substitutes.
Half and Half Substitute
A two-ingredient substitution for half and half.
Make Powdered Sugar (Confectioner's Sugar)
No need to pay a premium for powdered sugar, you can make it yourself.
Evaporated Milk Substitute
No need to pay a premium for those little cans of evaporated milk. You can make your own in two minutes or less.
Tomato Juice Recipe
Turn some of your homegrown tomatoes into tomato juice, and you'll be set for soup season.
How to Make Peanut Butter
A video tutorial on making peanut butter.
Yeast Substitute
Out of yeast or turned off by the price? Here's a simple yeast substitute to try.
Make Colored Sugar
Create your own colored sugars for decorating cookies, cakes and other baked goods, and eliminate another item from your grocery list.
Homemade Egg Substitute Recipe
Make your own egg substitute, and save.
Sweetened Condensed Milk Substitute
Have a recipe that calls for sweetened condensed milk? Here's a perfect stand-in.
How to Make Self-Rising Flour
A quick and easy recipe for homemade self-rising flour.
How to Make Homemade Mozzarella
Make your own mozzarella cheese in 30 minutes.
Make Fromage Blanc
A video tutorial on how to to make delicious fromage blanc.
Make Your Own Ricotta Cheese
Homemade ricotta cheese from three simple ingredients.
How to Make Yogurt Cheese
Turn a tub of yogurt into tasty yogurt cheese.
Mascarpone Cheese Recipe
Make your own mascarpone cheese with just two ingredients.
How to Make Creme Fraiche
Like creme fraiche, but hate paying for it? You can make your own for a fraction of the store-bought price.
Homemade Sour Cream Recipe
Make your own sour cream with just two ingredients.
Make Your Own Cheese
Recipes for ricotta, mozzarella, mascarpone and other cheeses.
Mama Leone's Spaghetti Sauce
Homemade spaghetti sauce is hard to beat in terms of taste and cost. Try this reader-submitted recipe, and you'll never go back to store-bought.
Yogurt Cheese
Learn how to transform yogurt into a delicious, spreadable cheese.
How to Make Sour Cream
Need sour cream for a recipe? Here's how to make your own:
How to Make Creme Fraiche
Creme fraiche is outrageously expensive, but super easy to make. Here's how to make your own for minimal moola:
How to Make Butternut Squash Puree
Butternut squash puree is a great ingredient to have on hand. It's delicious in soups and baked goods or eaten on its own as a side dish. Learn...
Cream of Tartar Substitute - Substitute for Cream of Tartar
Cream of Tartar Substitute - Substitute for Cream of Tartar
Brown Sugar Substitute
Use this stand in when you don't have any brown sugar on hand.
Make Buttermilk - How to Make Buttermilk
Once you see how easy it is to make buttermilk, you'll want to make your own everytime. Here's how:
Make Your Own Dairy Products - How to Make Your Own Dairy Products
Many of the dairy products that we buy from the grocery store are easy to make at home. Give these dairy recipes a try, and discover the pleasure of homemade.
Make Whipped Cream - How to Make Whipped Cream
Homemade whipped cream is easy to make and so much tastier than store-bought. Here's how to make your own whipped cream in minutes.
How to Make Tomato Sauce
Follow these simple steps to make your own tomato sauce.
How to Make Turkey Stock
Here's how to turn turkey scraps (that would otherwise be destined for the trash) into a delicious turkey stock.
Butter Substitute
Looking for something to take the place of the butter in a recipe? Try one of these substitutes.
Cardamom Substitute
When you don't have cardamom on hand, use this simple cardamom substitute instead.
Ground Clove Substitute
Save yourself a trip to the store and some cash by using this ground clove substitute.
Ground Ginger Substitute
Out of ground ginger? Here are a few substitutes to try.
Nutmeg Substitute
All out of nutmeg? Use one of these substitutes as a fill in.
Mace Substitute
Have a recipe that calls for mace? Use one of these substitutes, and avoid adding another spice to your cupboard.
Cumin Substitute
If you don't have any cumin, one of these three substitutes should do the trick.
How to Make Celery Salt
Make your own celery salt in minutes. Here's how.
Red Wine Substitute
If you need a good substitute for red wine, try one of these non-alcoholic options:
Bread Flour Substitute
Have a recipe that calls for bread flour? If you don't have any on hand, use this substitute.
How to Make Self-Rising Flour
Self-rising flour is a cinch to make. Learn how, and you'll never buy it again.
Sage Substitute
When you find yourself out of sage, use one of these substitutes.
Bay Leaf Substitute
When you need a bay leaf substitute, grab this spice from your spice rack.
Video: How to Make Fondant
Make fancy cakes without spending a ton on cake supplies. This video shows you how to make your own fondant.
Video Egg Substitutes
Use one of these common egg substitutes in place of eggs or pricey egg replacements.
Homemade Crouton Recipe
Croutons are super easy to make. Save some cash by making your own.
Shortening Substitute
Have a recipe that calls for shortening? Try this simple substitute instead:
