Kate's Cuisine

5 tablespoons butter $0.30 1/2 cup granulated sugar $0.09 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar $0.10 1 large egg $0.17 2 egg whites $0.34 1 teaspoon vanilla extract $0.22 1 1/2 cups mashed, very ripe bananas (about 2) $.61 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour $0.37 1 teaspoon baking soda $0.05 1/2 teaspoon salt $0.01 1/4 [...]

Why buy it when it’s so easy to make? 2 1/4 teaspoons dry active yeast (one 1/4 oz. envelope) $0.33 2 cups warm water Free! 5 to 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour $1.21 2 teaspoons fine sea salt $0.02 Extra virgin olive oil, for the bowl $0.02 Total Cost   $1.58 1.) Dissolve yeast in [...]

This pie crust is everything you think of when you think ‘perfect pie crust.’ 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour $0.44 1 teaspoon salt $0.01 1 cup solid vegetable shortening $0.44 3/4 cup cool water (not cold) Free Total Cost  $0.89 1.) Measure flour and salt into a large bowl making a well in the middle. [...]

Just as the name says, it’s simple and it’s Martha. What could be bad? 2 loaves Italian bread, torn into bite-sized pieces $3.98 4 tablespoons butter, room temperature, plus more for baking dish $0.30 4 celery stalks, thinly sliced $0.44 4 shallots, minced $2.00 2 garlic cloves, minced $0.02 Coarse salt and ground pepper $0.02 [...]

1 cup yellow cornmeal $0.10 1 cup all-purpose flour $0.22 1/4 cup sugar $0.25 1 tablespoon baking powder $0.47 1 teaspoon salt $0.01 2 eggs $0.34 1 can corn, drained OR 12 oz. frozen corn, thawed (optional, see review)   $0.89 1 1/4 cups milk $0.34 1/4 cup vegetable oil $1.36 Total Cost  $3.98 1.) Preheat [...]

I love cornbread! There’s just something so comforting about it. And if you get it hot out of the oven, that comfort gets taken to a whole new level! That being said, I wasn’t so happy with this recipe. It’s the first one I’ve ever tried and I got it off my BigOven app on [...]