Substituting Ingredients: The A to Z Kitchen Reference - Paperback

by Becky Sue Epstein (Author)

A must-have guide to substituting ingredients for cooking and baking, with over 1,000 easy-to-find, healthy, and cheap substitutions to save you money and time.

Everyone has been in this predicament: you're at home, with no time (or desire) for a trip to the store--but the recipe you're using calls for an ingredient you don't happen to have on hand. With this book, you'll have a solution: substitute. Whether you're making an easy weekday meal or an elaborate dinner, whether you have time constraints, financial restrictions, or food allergies, everything you need to know to make cooking a breeze is in this guide.

In this book, you'll find:

• Substitutions for difficult to find items and common items you may not have on hand
• Less expensive ingredient options
• Simple recipes for condiments, sauces, marinades, and spice mixtures
• Strategies to remedy too much or too little of an ingredient
• The best ways to measure fruits and vegetables for recipes
• Green, nontoxic household cleaner solutions

"With this paperback on the shelf there's no need for mad, midrecipe dashes to the grocery store." --Bon Appétit

Author Biography

Becky Sue Epstein is an experienced editor, broadcaster and consultant in the fields of wine, spirits, food and travel. In addition to writing books -- most recently The American Lighthouse Cookbook -- she is also an editor at Intermezzo Magazine, The Tasting Panel and www.PalatePress.com. She travels frequently and has lived on the East and West Coasts of the US as well as in the UK, the Middle East and Europe.