Kitchen Items to DIY Instead of Buy
As I get more into home cooking, there is a growing list of items I no longer buy from the grocery store and instead opt to make my own. So far, this list includes breakfast sandwiches, brown sugar, powdered sugar, pancake/waffle mix, mayonnaise, and barbecue sauce. Buying the ingredients instead of the processed product frees up a few dollars each trip and I already buy the ingredients as part of my normal grocery shopping.
It’s important to build a physical home library of resources, including staple condiment recipes for your kitchen. This recipe is the first in a series of sharing my household staple recipes. It showcases how easy creating multiple products from the same basic ingredients is! This knowledge is useful when you have a lot of the same produce to preserve. Sharing recipe cards can also be a great way to connect with friends and family, a way that has become lost in the age of technology and modern convenience.
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Homemade Barbecue (BBQ) Sauce
Use this honey BBQ sauce for dipping, burgers, BBQ/pulled meat, or even pizza sauce!
The possibilities are endless, and you can easily adjust the spices to create different flavor profiles.
Add or reduce water to change the consistency to your preference.
This recipe makes 3 cups of barbecue sauce.
- 12oz tomato paste
- ⅓ cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
- ¼ cup Honey
- 2 Tbsp Molasses
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp salt
Combine all the ingredients and heat in a saucepan until the sugar dissolves.
Store in the fridge and use up to 2-3 weeks. Do not let it sit at room temperature for more than two hours.
Cook different meals from the same staple ingredients to maximize your grocery budget and save time. Stock staples in bulk to streamline cooking and put homemade meals on the table daily. Check out this article for more cost-effective grocery shopping and meal planning tips.
