Ingredient Substitutions

I understand what the difference between old-fashioned oats and quick-cooking oats is, but don't know when to use what? When a recipe calls for just oats or rolled oats, what is it referring to? ...

I have a recipe that calls for shortening. I have lard but no shortening. Should I use the lard or just wait until I can go out and buy the shortening? How different are they? I'm making ginger...

Trying to make homemade French onion soup which calls for Gruyère cheese what can be substituted for it

I'm hoping to make a baked alaska recipe that calls for an oreo cookie crust. I know that Oreo used to sell the cookie part separately for a while, but I've read online that the company now has di...

Hi, I love making oxtail stew in the instant pot and varying the recipes from what you might call "American pot roast standard" to more Cuban style to more Jamaican style. But the oxtail meat is...

by CookingWithEwa 16 days ago

Hi guys, I am looking forward to hearing from you about foolproof ways to make a creamy sauce without using dairy products. All tips and tricks welcome!

My boyfriend and I like to make as much from scratch as possible. If we can't make one of the ingredients, then we don't want to make the main dish. We've both been discussing biscuits. We're from ...

can i use dynasty szechwan chili sauce when a recipe calls for regular chili sauce? making a meatloaf and trying a new recipe that i found

I want to make some cheese sauce for nachos but every recipe I can find uses velveeta, Is there something I can buy in UK supermarkets thats close to that? Thanks.

Since it's Chinese New Year, I was planning to make some Chinese food for dinner tonight. One of the recipes calls for 6 dried red chili peppers; after searching some local groceries (not Asian sp...

I am on Chemo and going on a cruise in a few weeks. I am told not to have anything made with Seville Oranges & that leaves out Triple Sec and Cointreau. I love Cosmos, what can I substitute?

I'm having a Lunar NewYears party and one of my guests has a wheat allergy. Most Asian dumpling and wonton wrappers are made with wheat. Rice paper (like what you use in summer rolls) aren't the sa...

Fish dealers in my city don't sell pike (and if they did, the fish might be environmentally unsafe anyway). What can I substitute if I want to make quenelles? Would mahi-mahi work? I've tried sa...

by kezdenek 6 years ago

Hi fellow food lovers, We are making a homemade Pad Kee Mao. Our first time to make fresh pasta for a thai dish so we are really excited. Problem is I really am not the biggest fan of fish ...

I don't care much for the taste of ginger and so I avoid most recipes that require it. What is a good substitue? I did buy a small piece of ginger root today to sample it again, maybe it ...

I have a recipe I want to make that calls for a Pasilla chile. From what I can tell on the internet search, it looks like a pasilla chile is a dried chile. I have both ancho and guajillo chil...

I was given the recipe for some delicious pecan pie bars. The first ingredient is a box of yellow cake mix. I would prefer not to use that. What proportion of flour, baking powder, etc. do you thin...

Lawry's Roasted Garlic was fantastic and is now discontinued. It was coarsely ground. Has anyone found a reasonable substitute? (Please don't simply list other roasted garlic products ... ...

by JuniorBalloon 4 years ago

So many recipes call for them, but I am one of those unlucky people that hates mushrooms. To me they taste like dirt...bad dirt. :) Is there anything that can take their place? Usually I just omit ...