Transform vegetables, especially those past their prime, into a concentrated base to use in place of store-bought broth or bouillon cubes.
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How to Make Three-Ingredient Lemonade
Lemonade takes less time to make than schlepping to the store to buy it and tastes better than anything you’ll find there on the shelves.
Easy, Clear Out the Cupboards Chocolaty Granola
This chocolaty granola tastes not-too-sweet, has a nutty flavor and helps you use up random ingredients you have on hand.
How to Make Toasted Sesame Oil When You’ve Run Out
Out of toasted sesame oil? With only two ingredients—sesame seeds and a neutral tasting oil—you can make it yourself.
Make Frugal Foraged Nasturtium Pesto in a Jiffy
When nasturtiums appear in the spring, make this frugal nasturtium spinach pesto. Or for more pepper flavor, go all in on nasturtium leaves.
How to Make Oat Flour and Save Money
Make oat flour out of rolled oats in less time that it would take you to run to the store and buy it, even if you live beside the store.
Quick and Easy 5-Ingredient Vegan Irish-ish Soda Bread
Want to bake bread but find the process intimidating? Start with soda bread. This version contains soy milk and four other basic ingredients.
Quick Homemade Vegan Buttermilk Made With Soy Milk
Can’t eat dairy? Going vegan? Make buttermilk from soy milk with two ingredients and less than five minutes.
Easy No-Waste Applesauce, Skins On and Unsweetened
If you find yourself with more apples on your hands than you can eat before they head south, make this disappearing, delicious applesauce.