Nov 252012
- Corn tortillas - They’re so much yummier when you can eat them freshly made!
- Pumpkin Puree - Perfect for this time of year!
- Pop corn - It’s a great cheap and healthy snack!
- Applesauce - I like using up mealy or bruised apples this way.
- Ice coffee - We all know how much cheaper this is than buying it from fancy coffee shops!
- Spaghetti/Pizza sauce- I like how I can control the sweetness in homemade sauce, some of the store-bought ones are so sweet!
- French Fries- With just a little bit of olive oil and baked in the oven, these fries are a healthy alternative to the frozen variety.
- Granola - There’s so many granola recipes out there, but here’s just one recipe.
- Energy bars – aka Cameron’s Peanut Butter Power Pucks, they’re reminiscent to Cliff Bars.
- Frozen Pizza - It sure is nice having a meal ready to go in the freezer!
- Salad dressing - This is one of my favorites.
- Chicken broth & shredded chicken - Both great staples for many meals!
- Bread crumbs - Why buy them, when you can make them out of old bread and crackers?
- Whole Wheat bread - This is a great recipe from my mother-in-law!
- Beans - I love having various beans in the freezer, it’s cheaper than buying canned beans.
Even though I have made all of the above from scratch, I honestly don’t make them all of the time. I can’t even remember the last time I made a batch of whole wheat bread! I’m trying to slowly, but surely try more and more scratch recipes. Maybe sometime I can add even more recipes, like mayonnaise, english muffins, pasta and home canning!
This post is linked at Good Cheap Eats for Kitchen Tip Tuesday!
Isn’t lovely being able to make things from scratch?
I love it, and I’m always looking for new things to make from scratch. I bake bread, dinner rolls, cinnamon buns, cookies, tortillas, cakes, cook sauces, lasagnas, Indian, chinese, and preferably make everything in big batches so that I can freeze down a lot. And I make my own latte everyday, which tastes fabulously! It’s lovely to feel so productive while saving a lot of money.
I whole heartedly agree with each one of the items you listed. I do all of them except the tortillas. I need to get better at making them but I have a hard time with them. I don’t have a press which is probably part of the issue. I’ll just have to keep trying.