Ingredient Substitutions

With the understanding that this may be the dumbest question ever... I recently found myself bereft of heavy cream, yet in need of heavy cream. So I googled for a solution, and got this: htt...

I was looking at a recipe by Magnus Nilsson for a raspberry-beet dish. In the dish, the beets are seasoned with raspberry vinegar and birch leaf oil. I have seen birch leaf oil for aromatherapy or ...

by Candy 12 years ago

I am trying to make a dough for a Chinese dumpling and the dough calls for wheat starch. I cannot find anything with that label. Seems like everything but. Bloomington is pretty diverse and I am s...

Trying to help my roommate out - she is on the low iodine diet in preparation for radioactive thyroid treatment. There are so many things she can't have. Plus she has food allergies to certain nuts...

Hi, In general I never buy ground spices and prefer to grind my own. Recently however, I ordered some green cardamom pods from a store in New York. They were out of cardamom pods and sent me groun...

Of course, I forgot to pick up buttermilk this afternoon. I know about using milk + vinegar or lemon. On one website I saw using plain yoghurt in equal volume in lieu of buttermilk. I'm using this ...

by animatrixie 7 years ago

Hey all! I live in a country that doesn't have matzo available in any form, but I'd like to make something getting as close to matzo balls as possible (I don't keep kosher, I'd just like to make s...

Covid19 has forced us to cook at home, which is a good thing. The problem I am having is that most casseroles require tons of cheeses or condensed soups. Is there a healthy substitute? We try to...

by sequins 13 years ago

In equal proportions or not? And is such substitution ever a bad idea? I'd be interested in its effects on, say, chocolate cake, cornbread, pie crust.

Can I use Hershey's cacao powder to make chocolate macarons? I saw a lot of recipes call for cocoa powder instead and I'm wondering if it will make the difference?

2 dates in my recipe - what can I use as a substitute?

I am hoping to take advantage of the plums debuting at my farmers market to make this plum upside-down cake. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Plum-Upside-Down-Cake-288 I am wond...

by nomadchowwoman 9 years ago

I've googled this, but since there seem to be a lot of different recs, I'd appreciate advice from CHers. I have on hand: cayenne, chipotle, ancho, arbol, aleppo, paprika (both hot and sweet), and...

Many great recipes call for the use of pancetta - which is a kind of bacon. It gives the food a smokey/salty flavor plus fat. I can't think of an ingredient to subsitute. Any thoughts?

Just received a pizza stone as a gift. It specifically states: "Do not use sprays or oils on the stone. Dust the stone with cornmeal to keep dough from sticking". From what I understand, seasoning ...

by Melanie Wong 3 months ago

Scott Hocker advocates for distilled white vinegar: " . . . Distilled white vinegar has some thoughts on all this. Distilled white vinegar is clear, made from the fermentation of distilled alcoh...

Can mass harina be used to make a batter-type coating for corn dogs and other things?

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 ...

I am craving bread, store shelves are emptied of flour...I have 10 lbs of Pancake mix and a bread machine I have not used in years (still works). Any recipes? Thanks.

There's been a COVID-19 run on my grocery on the mayo that I need for a shrimp salad. What's remaining is the nondescript "salad dressing" that looks an awful lot like mayo in a similar jar. What's...