Cooking from Scratch

 

Cooking from scratch is a hands-on approach to eating. It involves doing the shopping, doing the preparation, and blending it all together into an edible dish. Sure, there are ways to cut corners and save time, but the end result is the same-complete control and palate satisfaction.

The main focus of the Cooking from Scratch section of Foodie Mama is to help foodie cooks make tasty, easy to prepare meals for families of all sizes. You will find product reviews, tips of the trade, and, of course, lots of recipes to help you cook from scratch.

If you're new to Cooking (or just new to Cooking from Scratch), start with my top 10 reasons to cook from scratch. Dig in!

Cooking from Scratch editor: Maureen Wood


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Irish Soda Bread

Tips and Advice - Cooking from Scratch

cauliflower_soup.jpgI love to have soda bread with soups (especially cauliflower soup) but it is also great toasted in the morning and decorated with strawberry jam. This is one of the simplest bread recipes you'll ever find. It is high on ease and low on fuss.

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Turkish Delight Massacre

Tips and Advice - Cooking from Scratch

turkish_delight_sm.jpgCooking meals for yourself and your family is a rewarding experience. It is like starting a new project every day and seeing it through to completion (everyone eats it up). It is both good for one's ego and for our task management skills. Today I realized why many people would avoid cooking from scratch.

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Lemon Crumb Cake

Tips and Advice - Cooking from Scratch

lemonjuicer.jpgThere is something beautiful about the color and oval shape of lemons. Its physical beauty doesn't mesh with the sour flavour of a lemon on the tongue. But with the right amount sugar and flour just about anything can taste as good as it looks.

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Cheesy Cauliflower Soup

Tips and Advice - Cooking from Scratch

cauliflower_soup.jpgIf I had to make a list of vegetables that I like then cauliflower would be in the top ten list. But only, if it is baked or made into a soup. And it is the only way that I can get my husband to eat cauliflower. So if you have an anti-cauliflower person in your household I highly recommend you give this mildly cheesy recipe a try.

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Seven Uses For Baking Soda

Tips and Advice - Cooking from Scratch

Baking soda is a cooking from scratch necessity for any kitchen. It is one of the greatest multi-purpose products. What else can be used for baking and for cleaning out the kitchen sink? This versatile white powder has a multitude of uses beyond the two I just mentioned. Here are my favorite uses for Sodium bicarbonate.

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Sweet Chipotle Dressing and Slaw

Tips and Advice - Cooking from Scratch

This sweet-hot vinaigrette is the star ingredient in our yummy "Smokin' Chipotle 'Slaw".  For best flavor, make it a day ahead of time.  Tossed with mango or pineapple and red onion, it makes a mean fresh salsa.  Or use it as a dressing for hearty greens, like romaine or spinach. Goes great with Chico de Mayo dishes. Starts the summer grilling season off well.

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How Long To Keep It

Tips and Advice - Cooking from Scratch

Have you ever gone into your pantry and opened up a container or package and wonder if it is still good? Companies are getting better at marking expiration dates on their products, if only they would make them bigger so we can read them. But what happens when you remove a product from the packaging and put it in one of your own containers?

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Meatball Madness

Tips and Advice - Cooking from Scratch

meatballssm.jpgHaving a family meatball-rolling-fest is a great opportunity for young ones to practice their dexterity and an opportunity to discuss sanitation in the kitchen while stocking your freezer with some tasty meatballs. Be sure to offer a meatball or two as a reward at the end.

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Stove Top Meatballs and Rice

Tips and Advice - Cooking from Scratch

Having premade meatballs in the freezer is an excellent timesaver when it comes to preparing meals. Premade meatballs can be heated up and added to spaghetti, made into meatball subs or in this case stove top meatballs and rice, a quick and tasty dish with a blend of sweetness and bite.

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Turkey Soup

Tips and Advice - Cooking from Scratch

turkeysm.jpgLeftovers are a natural part of cooking a turkey but we can only take so many turkey sandwiches. This makes turkey soup a necessary as well as excellent way to use up turkey and potato leftovers. It also allows us to make use of the leftover carcass and residual meat once we've gleamed off the good stuff.

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Easy Alfredo Sauce

Tips and Advice - Cooking from Scratch

alfredosaucesm.jpgAt the top of my list of favorite foods is this quick and easy Alfredo sauce. It is perfect for your pasta of choice or can be used as a dipping sauce for pizza crust and bread sticks. To say that this whipping cream based sauce is yummy is a mere understatement.

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