Suppose you are a vegetarian or just do not have sausage on hand but have a favorite recipe that calls for sausage. In that case, you may be left wondering what you could use instead. Do you need to use a vegetarian sausage package that you buy from the store, or can you use something …
Rutabaga is a root vegetable, similar to cabbage and turnips. One of the most commonly asked questions is regarding rutabaga substitutes. While many love the taste of this mild and slightly bitter vegetable, others prefer something sweeter and more savory. So we’ve come up with a list of the best rutabaga substitutes out there. You …
Have you found the perfect dinner recipe and it calls for pomegranate seeds, but you don’t have any ? Worse, they’re just out of season and no store carries them anymore ? Then you’ll need a substitute, quick. Fortunately there are quite a few options when it comes to substituting pomegranates. Most of them are …
The gluten-free nature and the grains’ health-packed factor makes millet a widely used pantry element throughout the Unites States of America, Asia and Africa. Some absolutely love it for its chewiness when cooked, while the nutty flavor totally steals the show. However, it still isn’t easily available in all the store shelves out there. If …
Chances are, if you are looking for a tamarind substitute, it is because your recipe is asking for something called tamarind paste. Maybe you never heard of that before, or you just do not feel like going out to get some. If you are part of the first group and googled what tamarind is, you …
If your recipe calls for guava paste and you don’t have any on hand, don’t worry. Lost of folks don’t have easy access to guavas, or guava paste. So we have to make do, and find a suitable substitute. While no substitute on this earth can beta the real guava taste, we can definitely come …
Does your newest favorite pie recipe call for figs, and they’ve just got out of season ? You’ve got a slim chance of finding any fresh figs right now, but there’s still hope. Even if you don’t have fresh figs, there are other fruits you can use in their place. True, not many will replace …
Although we connect pumpkin with the cool weather and cozy fashion of Fall, it is not technically a cold weather plant! Pumpkins are harvested in the fall, which means they must be grown in the summer! So, if you want to make a dish featuring pumpkin at any other time of the year besides Fall, you may …
Anyone familiar with Latin American, Filipino or Caribbean cuisines knows the importance of annatto for color, flavor and spice. Annatto comes from the achiote tree, a tropical and lush plant grown in warm climates. So what do you do when you’ve got to cook something but don’t have this key ingredient ? Luckily there’s a …
Whether you’re making the world’s best Pavlova or just a fruit salad, you may or may not have fresh kiwi on hand. These fuzzy potatoes (as we call them) are amazing but not always available. And sometimes that can get downright expensive ! There’s good reasons for that, of course. But if you can’t afford …
The fruit-like-veggie rhubarb, with its brightly colored stalks, is getting increasingly popular. You can use it to work up some amazing desserts to bring out a unique tartness. The taste of rhubarb when paired with the right amount of sweetness makes the snacks a treat for the taste buds. Whether you make puddings, sauces, cakes, …
Got yourself a perfect pancake batter recipe but you’re short on buckwheat flour ? Or maybe you don’t even own a pack of buckwheat flour at all ? That’s okay, there’s a few alternatives you can use in place of buckwheat flour. Some may work better than others, and it really depends on what you’re …
All geared up for an amazingly delicious salad but you’re missing endives ? They provide so much flavor and personality to an otherwise boring dish, it’s hard to let them go. So, you’re going to need a substitute ! Or several. It really depends on what you’re making, actually, because for some folks endives are …
Looking to make an amazing, hearty meal but you’re missing the main ingredient – black beans ? Or maybe you don’t like black beans ? Or beans at all ? No worries, there’s quite a few things you can use instead of black beans. These are very traditional beans, common in Latin America and are …
For most meat lovers, knowledge of beef cuts is limited to general steaks and juicy hamburgers. However, there are actually many different cuts of beef, each of which comes from a different part of the cattle! So, if a recipe you’re making calls for the beef shank, you may not actually know what part of …
Garlic salt and garlic powder are great recipe enhancers. They add more flavor to your ingredients and can even be that ‘secret ingredient’ that everyone’s begging you to tell them about ! But what if you don’t have garlic powder on hand ? Or garlic salt ? Can you substitute garlic salt for garlic powder, …
Looking to make that amazing summer salad but you’re fresh out of green onions ? It happens to the best of us, but don’t worry. There are a few substitutes you can use in place of green onions. Some of them might even be in your fridge or pantry right now ! To be fair, …
Looking to make those amazing coffee and vanilla bean cupcakes ? You’re going to need some instant coffee then. Wait, you’re out of instant coffee ? Then you’ll need some really good substitutes. Vanilla is a very forgiving flavor and will go with pretty much anything but if coffee is the flavor, coffee we need …
Looking to make an amazing cake and it calls for kefir, but you’ve just run out ? Or is it an ingredient you just can’t seem to find in stores, and are looking for a substitute ? Whatever the case, kefir can be easily substituted for other food items. If you don’t have any on-hand, …
Containing no cholesterol and very little saturated fats, soybean oil a vegetable based oil that’s widely used for cooking and baking. But some people need to avoid soybeans due to certain health concerns or allergic reasons. If you are looking to replace soybean oil with an equally good or better alternative, here are some amazing …