cmarchibald
Senior Cook
I recently acquired my mother's recipe collection, which she has spent the last few years typing up and organizing electronically. It's a combination of old family favorites going back to great-great-grandmothers, recipes acquired from friends and old fashioned recipe swaps, and various and sundry dishes we've "discovered" along the way through modification and experimentation.
I love so many of these foods, and I love to cook. Problem is that (for a variety of health-related and other personal reasons) I am trying to stop using processed foods altogether. Not to mention, I'm living in the Philippines now and many of the standard processed items are not available to me here (or they are so expensive as they are imported from the US I'd prefer not to spend that money).
So when I come across an old family favorite that calls for, say, a can of condensed cream of mushroom soup.....I still want to make the recipe, but I'd prefer to make it without buying a can of soup (which is often not available anyway).
So I'm starting this thread where I and others can ask the greater cooks among us how they would make a recipe if they had to substitute a pre-packaged ingredient with something they made from scratch.
My first question is: How can I substitute any condensed cream soup?
Mushroom, chicken, broccoli....I've got dozens of family favorite recipes that call for these and I'd like to make them. I'll post a sample recipe if need be.
Thanks in advance!
I love so many of these foods, and I love to cook. Problem is that (for a variety of health-related and other personal reasons) I am trying to stop using processed foods altogether. Not to mention, I'm living in the Philippines now and many of the standard processed items are not available to me here (or they are so expensive as they are imported from the US I'd prefer not to spend that money).
So when I come across an old family favorite that calls for, say, a can of condensed cream of mushroom soup.....I still want to make the recipe, but I'd prefer to make it without buying a can of soup (which is often not available anyway).
So I'm starting this thread where I and others can ask the greater cooks among us how they would make a recipe if they had to substitute a pre-packaged ingredient with something they made from scratch.
My first question is: How can I substitute any condensed cream soup?
Mushroom, chicken, broccoli....I've got dozens of family favorite recipes that call for these and I'd like to make them. I'll post a sample recipe if need be.
Thanks in advance!