Tag: pantry staples
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Homemade Red Sauce
A Homestead Staple Every kitchen needs a dependable red sauce. This recipe becomes the base for countless meals, making it one of the most useful recipes I keep on hand. Ingredients Two 29-ounce cans crushed tomatoes Two 29-ounce cans tomato sauce Two 6-ounce cans tomato paste ¼ cup Parmesan cheese 2 tsp basil Slow Cook…
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Skip the Season Packets
We all know the seasoning packet aisle at the grocery store. Taco seasoning. Ranch mix. Onion soup mix. Gravy packets…the list goes on. But how many times have you started making dinner only to realize you don’t have the one seasoning packet your recipe calls for? Well…I’m about to let you in on a little…
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Homemade Chicken Rice-a-Roni
Better Than the Box and more than a quick side dish Some recipes become pantry staples because they’re easy, while others stay because everyone asks for them again. This homemade Chicken Rice-a-Roni is both. Made with simple pantry ingredients, it’s an inexpensive meal starter or side dish that tastes better than the boxed version. I…
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From Scratch: Everything Bouillon
I’m back with another edition of the Homemade From Scratch series, and this one is a true homestead staple—Everything Bouillon. There’s a certain kind of satisfaction that comes from replacing store-bought staples with something you’ve mixed and made yourself. Bouillon is one of those small kitchen shortcuts that many of us grew up relying on,…
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From Scratch: Great Grams Appalachian Cornbread
I’m back with another edition of the Homemade From Scratch series, and this one carries a little extra heart—Great Gram’s Appalachian Cornbread. Some recipes aren’t just instructions on a page; they’re memories baked into cast iron. This cornbread is one of those. It comes from my great grandmother’s kitchen, where simple ingredients were turned into…
