Homemade staple recipes

Run out of a regular ingredient? Try one of these pantry staples recipes to save time, money, and another trip to the store.

Is your kitchen decently stocked with basic food ingredients? Then you're ready to make loads of pantry staples that will save you money and keep your family well-fed. I'm sharing 100+ homemade recipes for foods you likely already buy from the store, so pick a few of your favorites to DIY, and add them to your meal plan this week.

Sure -- store-bought food is convenient, but homemade always tastes better. Check out these over 40 recipes that taste better homemade than store-bought!

This homemade sweetened condensed milk recipe is creamy, sweet and perfect for use in recipes or stirring into coffee. A pantry staple made from scratch in just 5 minutes using just a few simple ingredients.

My favorite 4-ingredient homemade pasta recipe -- easy to make by hand, in a mixer, or in a food processor. See tips above for how to roll the pasta out either by hand, with a pasta maker, or with a stand mixer.

Clarified butter is so easy to make! I've provided step-by-step instructions, complete with pictures, on how to easily clarify butter at home.

Make these homemade potato gnocchi with only four ingredients — potatoes, flour, eggs, and salt. Ditch the pasta and enjoy pillowy soft gnocchi instead!

Is your kitchen decently stocked with basic food ingredients? Then you're ready to make loads of pantry staples that will save you money and keep your family well-fed. I'm sharing 100+ homemade recipes for foods you likely already buy from the store, so pick a few of your favorites to DIY, and add them to your meal plan this week.

Foods to make from scratch to save money and eat healthy. Homemade versions of convenience foods that taste great!

Take advantage of staple ingredients in your pantry to make some of these delicious pantry recipes. See my tips for how to adapt them to make them work with what you have on hand.