<p>The Essential Kitchen Companion</p> <p>Everyone has been in this predicament: you're at home, with no time (or desire) for a trip to the store-but the recipe you're using calls for an ingredient you don't happen to have on hand. With this book, you'll have a solution: substitute. In <i>Substituting Ingredients</i>, author Becky Sue Epstein has collected more than 1,000 easy-to-find, healthy, and cheap substitutions.</p> <p><b>You'll find:</b></p> <ul> <li>Substitutions for difficult to find items and common items you may not have on hand</li> <li>Green, nontoxic household cleaner solutions</li> <li>Less expensive ingredient options</li> <li>The best ways to measure fruits and vegetables for recipes</li> <li>Simple recipes for condiments, sauces, marinades, and spice mixtures</li> <li>Strategies to remedy too much or too little of an ingredient</li> </ul> <p><b>"With this paperback on the shelf there's no need for mad, midrecipe dashes to the grocery store."</b><br> <i>-Bon Appétit</i></p>