main dishes

<p>Are you in a homemade dinner rut? Want to create delicious, homemade meals without using processed ingredients? Here, you’ll find lots of main dish recipes, completely from scratch. Try the fast Pasta with Greens, that requires no sides and has the veggies “pestoed” right in. Or get your takeout fix with this restaurant style Indian Butter Chicken!</p>

side dishes

<p>Are you stumped when it comes to side dishes? Check out these vibrant, fun and easy sides to go with your meal, or the next potluck or barbecue! The all-time favorite <em>Restaurant Style Salsa with Cabbage </em>has a fresh crunch that is super fresh, and borderline addicting, so make sure to have extra chips!</p>

breakfast & brunch

<p>From scratch recipes for breakfast or brunch, including breakfast casseroles muffins and breads, make ahead and instant breakfasts, and more.</p>

breads & dough recipes

<p>Homemade pasta dough, hamburger buns, pizza and flatbread crusts, tortillas, crackers and tons of other dough recipes with simple and easy to follow instructions with photos.</p>

sauces and seasonings

<p>You know all those little packets of seasoning mixes in your cupboard for <i>Sloppy Joes </i>and <em>Taco Seasoning</em>? And those jars of pasta sauces for <i>Spaghetti Sauce </i>or <i>Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo?</i> What about the marinades and dressings? It’s very easy and inexpensive to make all kinds of sauces and seasonings from scratch! Not to mention, no more annoying trips to the store in the middle of cooking, for that packet of seasoning you forgot! The best part? Homemade always tastes way better!</p>

desserts

<p>Delicious dessert recipes for any occasion from the best ever cookie recipes that my mom used to sell in town and at the local bistro, to homemade crinkly top brownies!</p>

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homemade grocery staples

<p>Do you have items like <em>mayonnaise</em>, and <i>BBQ Sauce, </i>on your grocery shopping list? Does your family seemingly drink their way through a bottle of <i>Ranch Dressing?</i> You can easily make most things on your shopping list from scratch for just a few cents. It may not seem like individually, these items cost much. Which means there’s a lot of money that can be left in your pocket. The best part? Homemade tastes so much better!</p>

salads

snacks & appetizers

<p>Appetizers that start off any meal right, can feed a crowd of hungry people and are totally homemade, are a sure fire way to please! Check these awesome apps out, and make sure to stop by the <em>Beer Cheese with Homemade Soft Pretzels</em> to dip!</p>

take out and copycat recipes

<p>From alternative, from-scratch recipes for <em>Hamburger Helper</em> to homemade <i>General Tso’s Chicken </i>that tastes just like takeout, these Copy Cat and Takeout replica recipes will surely satisfy any fast food, takeout, or boxed dinner craving fix you have got!</p>