Basil from my garden. Makes me miss summer.
Guest contributor Laura Wolford, who is so cool, gave some great basic infromation to help everyone feel more confident cooking even if they don't have a recipe. I really appreciated her downloadable cards to go with the segments, but I decided to re-type them and make them more user-friendly for my recipe binder. So I decided to share them with you in addition to the links to her video segments where you can get even more information.
You can click on my cards to view them larger and save or print to 8 1/2" x 11" paper.
Recipe-Free Ingredient Supply List (link to her video segment)
Here is the link to download her cards for this and for the sauces card below.
I thought this segment was awesome and so helpful. A lot of times you want to add spices or additions to a recipe to make it better, but don't know what goes together. This list takes the guesswork out of it, plus gives you more ideas that you may have never thought of.
Basic Sauces (links same as above, or more detailed lists here) Thickeners didn't fit on this chart with the sauces, so they are on the fourth chart below.
Basic Marinades & Rubs (link to her video segment ) WATCH THIS: She gets challenged to use some unusual ingredients in marinades - like JELLO!
Here is the link to download her marinades cards.
I love their website because even if you miss a show you can watch the video segments right after they go on air. I get tons of recipes there also. But Alisa Bangerter is my all-time favorite contributor, so you'll have to check out some of the segments she has done.
I hope you find inspiration from my charts, or the originals on the website. I plan on putting mine in page protectors at the front of my recipe binder for quick reference while cooking. And I plan on continuing to watch Studio-5 for more great ideas. You should too.
