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9 Foods Going to Waste in Your Compost Bin (or Worse – Your Garbage) #Greenlid

April 22, 2017 By Food Retro

Everyone knows that we throw away a lot of good food – it’s a big problem. Many of us participate in some sort of composting program – which is great, because composting does help with greenhouse gas reduction. But there’s no argument that we still  pay a small fortune in spoiled, wasted food every year….

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Filed Under: Homemade Pantry, Kitchen Chemistry, Tips & Tricks

Homemade Vanilla Extract Recipe

January 11, 2016 By Olga

Vanilla isn’t lame or boring. It’s amazing. And you can make extract yourself cheaply and easily. Here's how! | FoodRetro.com

I always get this weird feeling when I go to the liquor store. As I pass rows of bottles and more bottles, I keep my head down and think to myself: “I am an adult woman. Adults sometimes drink alcohol. I shouldn’t be ashamed. I can do this.”, but this internal monologue changes into: “who…

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Filed Under: Homemade Pantry, Kitchen Chemistry Tagged With: how-to, Kitchen Chemistry

Freezer Preserving Oven-Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

August 10, 2015 By Food Retro

Freezer preserving oven-roasted cherry tomatoes

It seems weird, I know, but I never got around to canning. I have, however, fallen solidly and madly in love with freezer preservation. In fact, freezer preserving oven-roasted cherry tomatoes is hands-down my favourite perk of gardening, and much of the reason why I continue doing it. Ever since I started up my planter…

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Filed Under: Greenish Thumb Things, Homemade Pantry, Kitchen Chemistry, Preserved foods, The Urban Homestead Tagged With: herbs, Kitchen Chemistry, no refined sugar, preserving, tomatoes, vegan, vegetarian

Homemade Bakeable Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (Dairy and Soy Free)

July 6, 2015 By Food Retro

I was thinking that I posted my bakeable milk chocolate chips from scratch with cacao butter and cocoa powder like a year ago. That’s when I actually went back and looked, and I realized it was actually like two. The recipe is well overdue for an overhaul, especially since I have learned so much about chocolate…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Homemade Pantry, Kitchen Chemistry Tagged With: cookies, dairy free, dessert, egg free, Kitchen Chemistry, nut free, peanut free, vegan, vegetarian

How to Butcher a Pork Loin from Costco (In 15 Minutes!)

May 5, 2015 By Food Retro

Bulk buyers beware: bigger is not always better. Costco can be a source of excellent deals–if you’re disciplined, know exactly what you’re looking for, and have a good feel for the pricing of products. Ground beef, for example, is seldom cheapest to buy at Costco. A Costco pork loin, however, is usually a pretty good deal in…

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Filed Under: Homemade Pantry, Kitchen Chemistry, Tips & Tricks Tagged With: butchering, frugal, Hunger Games, Kitchen Chemistry

High Protein, Multigrain Oatmeal

April 27, 2015 By Food Retro

Oatmeal and I took a long time to find our groove. For one, I am not a huge fan of goop. I prefer foods that have a texture; I can’t even choke down smoothies–there’s something about having food in my mouth that doesn’t feel the way it ought to that makes me want to hurl.   I’m also…

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Filed Under: Cereals & Granola, Homemade Pantry, Kitchen Chemistry

Japanese Ramen Noodles from Scratch (+ Other Italian White Pastas)

April 17, 2015 By Food Retro

Someone once asked me when I did my realfood instant cup noodles knockoff why I used spaghetti noodles. Well, the reason why is that real Japanese ramen noodles made from scratch and freshly-made Italian pasta have more than a little in common. Fresh ramen noodles are produced from a blend of high and low gluten flour, eggs, salt,…

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Filed Under: Homemade Pantry, Kitchen Chemistry, Meals, Pasta, SLIDER

Jar Noodles (Or, How to Make Your Own Instant Ramen)

January 12, 2015 By Food Retro

If you remember and liked my post about vegetable bouillon, then you possibly remember that I was hinting there was a method to my madness. Behold, the end result: the real reason why I was figuring out vegetable bouillon (although to be honest I like using it for making regular soup, too). It’s an integral…

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Filed Under: Homemade Pantry, Kitchen Chemistry, Meals, Pasta, SLIDER Tagged With: dairy free, egg free, gluten free, kid friendly, Kitchen Chemistry, nut free, peanut free, snack, soup, vegan, vegetarian

Chocolate Chip Biscotti (and Groovin’ into 2015)

December 27, 2014 By Food Retro

Christmas is done, and we’re heading towards the end of 2014. It’s been a heck of a ride to Christmas time, between crushing deadlines, work, and cold and flu season. Finally come Boxing-day, we’ve all found a bit of breathing space and we’re all loafing on the sofa like we’re at the bitter end of…

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Filed Under: 1 + 1 = 3, Desserts, Homemade Pantry, Kitchen Chemistry, SLIDER, Snacks and Appetizers, The Answer is 42 Tagged With: #streamteam, Christmas, cookies, dairy free, dessert, kid friendly, nut free, peanut free, sponsored, vegetarian

Homemade Vegetable Bouillon

December 15, 2014 By Food Retro

If you’ve read my how-to on making vegetable stock, then you’ve probably got some idea how much stock I go through. I really, really like my version of vegetable stock (it’s far soup-erior to the store bought stuff, which usually tastes overwhelmingly of parsley), and I consider it to be the par of any good…

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Filed Under: Homemade Pantry, Kitchen Chemistry, Sauce & Condiments, SLIDER Tagged With: dairy free, egg free, gluten free, Health & Home, Kitchen Chemistry, no refined sugar, nut free, peanut free, soup, The Urban Homestead, vegan, vegetarian

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