Sunday, July 28, 2013

Week 35 - Milk Substitutions, Purchase Shortening or Oil

Week 35 - July 28
Substitutions for 1 Cup of Milk: 
1) 1/2 Cup evaporated milk plus 1/2 cup water.
2) 1 Cup of almond, soy or any other milk substitute.
3) 1 Cup water plus 1 1/2 tsp butter for baking.
4) 1 Cup fruit juice or potato water for baking.

Home Food Storage: Purchase shortening or oil

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Week 34 - Flour Substitutions, Purchase Canned Soup

Week 34 - July 21
Cooking Substitutions for One Cup of Flour:
1) 1 Cup + 2 Tbsp cake flour
2) 1 Cup - 1Tbsp whole wheat flour
3) 1 1/3 Cups rolled oats (good for bread)
4) 1 Cup of bread crumbs ground to a powder

Home Food Storage: Purchase canned soup

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Week 33 - Egg Substitutes, Purchase Jello

Week 33 - July 14
Cooking Substitutions for eggs:
1) 1 in every 3 eggs can be replaced with 1 Tbsp of  cornstarch.
2) Soften 1Tbsp unflavored gelatin in 3Tbsp cold water; add 3 tsp boiling water; cool and beat until frothy;
    add to recipe (reduce other liquid by 2 Tbsp) = 1 egg.
3) 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1 Tbsp vinegar and 1 Tbsp liquid = 1 egg.

Home Food Storage: Purchase Jello/Flavored Gelatin

Sunday, July 7, 2013

Week 32 - Make Your Own Brown Sugar, Purchase Canned Meat


Week 32 - July 7
Cooking Substitutions
Make your own brown sugar by mixing 1 Cup granulated sugar with 1 Tbsp unsulfured molasses.  For darker brown sugar add 1 more Tbsp of molasses.

Home food storage: Purchase canned meat.