Posts Tagged ‘Homemade’
Q&A: Homemade Mayonnaise?
Question: Homemade Mayonnaise?
How does one make their own mayonnaise AND is it any good? I am very picky about my mayonnaise…I don’t like runny tasteless mayonnaise. I’ll eat “reduced calorie/fat” anything (almost) but I will not eat diet /lite mayonnaise
Answer:
Answer by hwhjr1987
Homemade Mayonnaise
1 room temperature egg
1 cup safflower oil
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1 teaspoon mustard powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1. Put all ingredients in a jar, and mix with a stick blender. My blender has an aerating attachment, so this is what I use.
2. Refrigerate right away.
3. A jar of mayo should keep about 2 weeks before it should be discarded.
4. You can also use canola oil if you prefer.
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What can be a homemade vegan substitute for Eggs in baking?
Question: What can be a homemade vegan substitute for Eggs in baking?
Friends, I am baking for a local Buddhist temple, and I was allowed to use dairy. But I cannot proceed because I cannot use eggs–Buddhist monks are banned from eating eggs.
I plan to bake dinner rolls (a yeast bread) and cake (batter or quickbread). What vegan substitutes can I make at home? PLEASE, nothing pre-prepared or fancy products from the store. Those cannot be found where I live. Thanks.
Answer:
Answer by beebs
Ener G foods has an egg replacer. You can also replace an egg by combining 1 tbs of ground flax seed in 3 tbs warm water and let it sit for 5 minutes. It will gel up and become the exact consistancy of an egg. Double the quantity according to how many eggs you need. Good luck!
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Q&A: Homemade Baby Food Questions?
Question: Homemade Baby Food Questions?
When you make baby food, how many meals-worth do you make at a time? How many different varieties do you make at a time?
I’m having trouble with quantities. My daughter eats a fruit puree with oatmeal for breakfast, a veggie puree with barley for lunch, and a meat-veggie puree for dinner. I want her to have variety, but I can only make store so many different kinds in the freezer at once. She doesn’t care how many times a week she eats the same dish, but I do for some odd reason.
Also, have you found any foods that DON’T freeze well? (Besides banana and avocado, of course.) I have all her “first foods” down pat, but we’ll be expanding our horizons soon.
Answer:
Answer by maegs33
How about you skip pureeing altogether?
I did the pureed homemade baby foods for a couple months with my first, and then I didn’t even bother with my second. I cut up the same, healthy foods the rest of us were eating and baby did just fine. If you just use regular foods, you don’t have to worry about storing and freezing. Plus, it’s WAY easier! Just dice and let her serve herself. Like you said, avocado and banana are fantastic.
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homemade baby food questions….?
Question: homemade baby food questions….?
How long can i keep pureed food in the fridge for? is it 2 or 3 days? I used to make it all ahead of time and freeze it, well now she is older and just eating “table food” so i just use the babyfood grinder at dinner to grind up what we eat.
but for lunches i still like to puree up some veggies or fruits but freezing them in the ice trays is getting annoying now cause she is taking more of them, so i just wanna make a little at a time for a few days and keep it in fridge, but for how long?
ALSO, how often do you feed your baby meats? My daughter is 8 months now and i know she is needing to eat meat but how much and how often, and also what do you make for your baby? I’ve pureed chicken for her before but what else is good?
I hate using the commercial baby foods, like gerber unless I have too, i do keep 4-5 of them on hand incase i need them. but can i carry some food i made from home with me in the diaper bag, in like a little cooler if i am at a mexican rest. or fast food?
Answer:
Answer by kroos20
i would leave it in the fridge longer than a day
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Q&A: homemade baby food?
Question: homemade baby food?
I recently came up with the idea that I want to make homemade baby food vs using jarred baby food. (I read too much online then BAM its something ive got to do) But I told my husband about it and he started laughing at me and said “yeah right, you cant even cook me dinner, how are you going to cook the baby’s food?” which is true, I am a lousy cook, but I would like to learn maybe one of these days !! (betwixt help me out here) your a cook right ?! creepy that I know that haha (I have nothin better to do at work,but get on
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Question Im asking is : Is it hard to make homemade baby food, or could a dumby like me figure it out ?!
Im online all day so Ive seen the baby food sites, but I havent really looked at the recipes…just browsed over them.
thanks in advance
Answer:
Answer by HooKooDooKu
IMHO, given how cheap baby food is and the relatively short period of time you will use it and the concerns you have to take to ensure you do it right and don’t include the wrong things, it’s just now worth the effort.
As an example, certain vegtables should NOT be made into baby food by the general public. I do not recall which ones, but when I’ve seen articles on the subject, certain fruits/vegtables you get from the grocerystore ALWAYS have certain chemicals in/on them the are NOT good for the baby. But the ones grown for the baby food companies are grown differently to avoid certain pesticides and/or fertilizers.
Now I can’t tell you which ones, for I don’t remember. But the point is, there is one MORE thing you have to worry about, consider, and research before you begin feeding your baby home-made baby food.
When I compare that with the fact that baby food can be had at somewhere around 50 cent (ish) per jar, and you’re likely to over all average about 4 jars per day for a period of 4 months, that’s something like $ 250 worth of baby food (not including baby cereals) that you are likely to spend in your child’s life time.
When you compare that to diapers… what, something like 25 cents per diaper, averaging about 6 diapers a day for about two years… that is something like $ 1,100.
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Homemade baby food question…?
Question: Homemade baby food question…?
Ok, so I pretty much know the basics (wait at least 4 days between new foods, wash everything, you know, the “duh” things…) and I’ve read both www.wholesomebabyfood.com and “Super Baby Food” by Ruth Yaron (both of which I love!!) but reading about something and doing it are two completely different things! My son is going to be 6 months old in a week or so and I’m beginning to gather my wits and things that I need! What hints or tips can you give me that you’ve learned about on your own that you may have glossed over or that were not in anything that you’ve read? Any advice will be helpful and appreciated!
Answer:
Answer by Treasure
Get a wand blender. They work so much more efficient than a standard kitchen counter blender. Also, I keep a small container of each food I made in the fridge, and freeze the extras. That way, I always have a small amount on hand. Give your son a lot of choices, not just carrots and peas.
I give my son broccoli, asparagus, cauliflower, green pepper, honey dew, peaches, carrots, spinach, apples, pears, sweet potato, regular potato, toast, zucchini, cantaloupe, nectarine…etc.
I try and pick him something different every time I’m in the grocery store.
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Q&A: I’d like to add gluten to my homemade rye bread so it is fluffier. How do I do this? Any recipies?
Question: I’d like to add gluten to my homemade rye bread so it is fluffier. How do I do this? Any recipies?
i’m feeling frustrated because i can only find “gluten-free” recipies.
Answer:
Answer by pastrygurl77
Gluten is what makes flour tough and gives it structure. You’ll need more structure to get it fuffier. Your best option is to substitute some of the rye flour for bread flour since it has the highest amount of gluten of all flours. Just be careful not to over mix it or it will be tough.
Also making sure to proof it properly will help lighten it up.
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Q&A: How can I make homemade “chips” more crunchy?
Question: How can I make homemade “chips” more crunchy?
I am making a “low fat” chip at home. No oil in the recipe. Pretty much just flour and water and seasoning. I am baking at 350 degrees on an ungreased “nonstick” pan.
The problem is….no matter how thin I spread the mix on the pan, it comes out of the oven the more “chewy” than crunchy. When I tried lengthening the baking time, it resulted in burning rather than increased crunchiness.
What would help (without adding fat to the recipe)?
To clarify…I’m not using potatoes. I’m using flour and water as the base…sort of like corn chips rather than potato chips.
Hope that helps!
Answer:
Answer by Vanity
slice then soak the potatoes in water for 15 minutes pour the water off then rinse them
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Q&A: Yet Another “Homemade Baby Food” Question?
Question: Yet Another “Homemade Baby Food” Question?
Hi Moms! I’m starting (today) to make my own baby food for my 6 month old son. I’m going to the grocery store today, and need some input.
I was thinking…
carrots
broccoli
sweet/white potatoes
green beans
peas
plums
peaches
apples
avacado
grapes
Also, what foods should I stay away from?
What about meats? Starches?
Please give me more suggestions. Thanks in advance.
Also, I’ve heard that cooking in bulk and freezing is a bad idea. What’s your take on this. I was thinking of making a weeks worth of food at a time and freezing it.
Answer:
Answer by proudmum.2boys
you should try to stay away from most meats except white meat, until he’s a couple months older, and even then they must be pureed or cooked in water, so its soft enough for him to chew, and remember to drain all grease.
also, another food to try, is bananas. my son went nuts for bananas and anytime he cried while hungry (he started eating this stuff at 6mths as well) he’d smile if I said I was making bananas….and even now it remains one of his favourite foods.
stay away from anything with pork, eggs, and whole milk in it, e.g. yogurt. those things he shouldn’t have til he’s 12mths old. Also stay away from spices and heavy spices entirely until 1yo. Don’t use salt in your foods, even when boiling.
noodles are a great idea, and rice if cooked til soft and poofy will be good and easy for him to chew.
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