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Use this food substitution and conversion chart to select ingredient substitutes when you are cooking and your recipe suggests ingredients you do not have available.
Herbs, Spices and Seasonings | Baking Ingredients | Cheese and Dairy Products | Eggs | Fats, Oils and Vinegars | Fruits and Vegetables | Miscellaneous | Healthy
Herbs, Spices and Seasonings Substitutions
Food
Amount
Substitute
Allspice
1 tsp
1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp ground cloves OR1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/4 tsp.
How to Make a Flavored Butter Log | Creative Recipes | How to Soften Butter
Flavored butter, also referred to as compound butter, is prepared by blending together various ingredients such as fresh herbs, shallots, minced garlic, chili powder, pepper flakes, grated citrus zest, or an array of spices, fruits, and vegetables.
Generally the color of the pasta is a result from the flavoring agent used in the pasta. The taste from the flavoring agents is most often fairly mild. Shown below are some of the most common flavoring agents and how to add them to your homemade pasta.
Marinating | Marinades | Rubs | Rub Spices and Seasonings
Marinating
Soaking various cuts of meat in a marinade is a good method for adding flavor as well as helping to tenderize the meat.
Marinating | Marinades | Rubs | Rub Spices and Seasonings
Marinating
Soaking various cuts of meat in a marinade is a good method for adding flavor as well as helping to tenderize the meat.
The definition of seasoning is to enhance flavor with herbs, spice, & citrus
Citrus
Citrus Fruit is the fruit of various evergreen, usually spiny shrubs or trees, of the genus Citrus, native to southern and southeast Asia, having leathery, aromatic, unifoliolate compound leaves and cultivated for their juicy edible fruits that have a leathery aromatic rind.
Italian Pasta Sauces | Other Types of Italian Sauces
Italian Pasta Sauces
The pasta sauces of Italy are made from any of a variety of savory toppings and mixtures of ingredients that enhance the flavor of the pasta dish being served.
Construction | Handles | Blade Material | Cutting Edges | Knife VarietiesChoosing the Right Knife | Maintaining and Storing | Sharpening
To choose a knife that is of good quality and best fits your needs, you need a basic knowledge of the various parts and construction of a knife.
Knife Blades | Knife
Construction | Knife Handles | Types
of Knives
Maintaining and Storing Knives | Tools
for Sharpening Knives
There are hundreds of different types of knives.
Use this ingredient equivalent chart to find out how much of an ingredient you need when your recipe suggests an unfamiliar quantity.
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - PQ - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
D - Ingredients
Ingredient
Amount
Equivalents
Dandelion Greens
1 lb.
There are many varieties of pre-made sauces available in food stores and specialty shops that can be used with all varieties of pasta. Experimenting with the pre-made sauces will be the best way to determine what fits your personal preference.
Kitchen Tips and Techniques: Chili | Preparing Basic Chili Ingredients | Storing Leftover Ingredients
Kitchen Tips and Techniques: Chili
Fully develop the flavor of homemade chili by browning the meat along with the spices and onions.
White Sauces | Brown Sauces | Tomato Sauces (or Red Sauces) | Egg Yolk and Butter SaucesEgg Yolk and Oil Sauces | Oil and Vinegar Sauces | Flavored Butter Sauces
White Sauces
In French cooking, traditional white sauces are one of two types: those made with hot milk added to a white roux (such as Béchamel sauce or Mornay sauce) or sauces made with hot broth or stock added to a white roux (such as Velouté sauce).
Enriched and/or Flavored Breads
Some basic yeast bread recipes are enhanced with other ingredients that change the characteristics of the bread including the texture, flavor, and color.
When making homemade pasta you will need to decide what type of flour you want to use. If making a flavored pasta that requires something other than a different variety of flour, you will need to purchase the necessary flavoring agent.
The equipment needed to make fresh homemade pasta consists of fairly basic items. At a minimum you will need a work surface, measuring cups and spoons, rolling pin, knife, and your hands for mixing and kneading.
Traditional Cooking Method | Oven-baked Method | Flavor Variations
Traditional Cooking Method
Shirred eggs are most often prepared as a broiled egg dish, although occasionally the eggs are baked.
Pounding | Commercial Powders | Marinating | Rubs | Barding
Tenderizing makes it possible to purchase less costly beef cuts and still enjoy the tenderness that is usually found only in the more expensive cuts.
Steamed asparagus is easy to make.
Steamed asparagus is quick and extremely simple to make, and is a delicious and healthful seasonal vegetable. Lightly steaming asparagus leaves it tender but not mushy, and with all its nutrients intact.
Hot Liquid Cooking Techniques for Grain | Cooking Quinoa
The three basic techniques for cooking quinoa with hot liquid are boiling, absorption, and steaming, which are perhaps the most popular methods for cooking most whole grains.