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Make a Meal with What’s on Hand

Cooking Basics: Make a Meal from What’s on Hand is available for free online, guiding home chefs through creative ways to use the foods they have on hand to make many of their favorite dishes.

When supplies are low in the pantry, common recipes can be used as “road maps” for making meals. Just as there are alternate roads on a map to arrive at a specific destination, there are alternate options to complete that recipe.

The publication promotes the concept of grouping ingredients into categories:

  • Proteins, including various meats, eggs, fish, seafood, nuts and legume-type beans.
  • Vegetables, fresh, frozen or canned.
  • Starch, including pasta, rice and potatoes.
  • Liquid, including broths, tomato juice and milk.
  • Sauce, including various soups, diced tomatoes with juice and gravy made with corn starch and water.
  • Flavors, which could be combinations of chopped vegetables, dried or fresh herbs, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce and salt and pepper.

With those groupings, it’s much easier to combine ingredients to make stir fry, skillet meals, casseroles, soups, salad, pizza and more.

Have fun making new and original favorite recipes for you and your family!

By: Ashley Svaty

Apple Walnut Cranberry Salad

Serves 8

Ingredients:

  • 1 head of lettuce (about 10 cups)
  • 2 apples (medium, sliced)
  • 1/2 cup walnuts (chopped)
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup green onion (sliced)
  • 3/4 cup vinaigrette dressing

Directions:

  1. Wash hands with soap and water for 20 seconds.
  2. Toss lettuce, apples, walnuts, cranberries, & onions in large bowl.
  3. Add dressing; toss to coat. Serve immediately.
  4. Refrigerate leftovers.

Nutrition Facts: 8 Servings Per Recipe, per serving: 150 Calories, 6g Total Fat, 290mg Sodium, 27g Carbohydrate, 4g Dietary Fiber, 18g Sugar, 2g Protein.

By: Ashley Svaty