If you have gift sacks running out your ears, don’t toss ‘em! Kimarie shows you five creative ways to recycle and repurpose extra (or well-worn!) gift sacks.
Keep your grocery bill down with smart substitutions. Find the ingredient you need on this list, then switch it out for the cheaper (but just as tasty) alternative.
- Red Wine: Pure cranberry juice
- White wine: White grape juice or apple juice
- Mascarpone: Cream cheese mixed with a bit of heavy cream
- Buttermilk (1 cup): 1 cup milk plus 1 Tbsp. lemon juice or white vinegar (let stand for 10 minutes)
- Crème fraîche (1 cup): ½ cup sour cream mixed with ½ cup heavy cream
- Edamame: Green peas or black-eyed peas
- Maple syrup: Brown sugar with a little water
- Molasses: Honey
- Cake flour (1 cup): 1 cup minus 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
- Macadamia nuts: Walnuts, almonds or cashews
- Fresh herbs (1 Tbsp.): 1 tsp. dried herbs
- Allspice (1 Tbsp.): 1 tsp. cinnamon plus 1 tsp. nutmeg plus 1 tsp. ground cloves
- Unsweetened chocolate (1 oz.): 3 Tbsp. cocoa powder plus 1 Tbsp. unsalted butter
- Vanilla bean (1 inch long): 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- Chives: Scallion greens
- Boneless, skinless chicken breasts: Boneless, skinless chicken thighs