Thanksgiving Rescue Tips {Cooking Emergency 411}

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you ran out of an ingredient and needed a quick and clever substitute for your cooking emergency? I know that has happened to me many times. I have learned kitchen short cuts & substitutions over the years that have saved me numerous times! Enjoy this list of cooking emergency 411 tips. I hope you never need them but some of them are really handy and practical.

Here is a guest article with some of these rescue tips to help when preparing that Thanksgiving dinner!

Thanksgiving Rescue Tips

Cooking Emergency 411:

1 cup honey = 1 1/4 cups sugar + 1/4 cup liquid 1 cup whole milk = 1/2 cup evaporated milk + 1/2 cup water
1 tsp. lemon juice = 1/2 tsp. vinegar
1 cup butter = 1 cup margarine or 7/8 cup vegetable oil
1 cup yogurt = 1 cup buttermilk
1 Tbsp. flour (for thickening) = 1/2 Tbsp. cornstarch or 2 tsps. quick-cooking tapioca
1 cup buttermilk = 1 or 2 Tbsps. lemon juice or or vinegar plus enough milk to make 1 cup
1 Tbsp. fresh herbs = 1 tsp. dried herbs
1 square unsweetened chocolate = 3 Tbsp. cocoa plus 1 Tbsp. shortening
1 tsp. baking powder = 1/3 tsp. baking soda plus 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 cup all-purpose flour = 1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup brown sugar = 1 cup white sugar plus 2 Tbsp. molasses
1 egg = 1 heaping Tbsp. soy flour plus 1 Tbsp. water
1 cup self-rising flour = 1 cup all-purpose flour plus 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder and 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tablespoon of dried minced onion = 1/4 cup raw minced onion

Guest article provided by WearEver Pure Living. 

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