This one-dish meal is reminiscent of stews made North Africa. Be sure to serve over couscous to make it more authentic. If you like spicier …
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Fruit Spice Cake
This eggless spice cake is a perfect way to use old home-canned fruit. If you don’t have any old fruit, look for canned plums so …
Tomato Basil Soup
This is a quick tomato basil soup that can also be home canned for an even faster meal. Some of you may want to leave …
Pantry Colcannon
Colcannon is a traditional Irish dish made with mashed potatoes and cabbage or kale. The ingredients make it an inexpensive year-round dish. This recipe helps …
Herbed Lentils
Crushing the herbs brings out the flavor of the herbs and enhances the flavor of each bowl of lentils. If you can’t find diced canned …
Herb Pastry Crackers
Leftover pastry dough is often made into something sweet. Try this next time and serve these easy crackers with soup or a salad. HERB PASTRY …
Pie Pastry
This is how I learned to make pie pastry in Food Science lab in college. It’s a great pastry and always turns out flaky IF …
Whole Wheat Bread
Learn to bake with whole wheat flour. Most recipes need to be altered to replace white flour with whole wheat. The bread flour in this …
Bean and Rice Cakes
Simple, inexpensive, and quick to fix, especially with leftover rice. BEAN AND RICE CAKES (Pantry Cooking: Unlocking Your Pantry’s Potential, p. 52) 1 can (16 …
Chicken Noodle Soup
When I need fast comfort food or something to help me feel better when I’m sick, I often turn to this Chicken Noodle Soup. It …