A must-have guide to substituting ingredients for cooking and baking, with over 1,000 easy-to-find, healthy, and cheap substitutions to save you money and time.

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. Whether you're making an easy weekday meal or an elaborate dinner, whether you have time constraints, financial restrictions, or food allergies, everything you need to know to make cooking a breeze is in this guide.

In this book, you'll find:

• Substitutions for difficult to find items and common items you may not have on hand
• Less expensive ingredient options
• Simple recipes for condiments, sauces, marinades, and spice mixtures
• Strategies to remedy too much or too little of an ingredient
• The best ways to measure fruits and vegetables for recipes
• Green, nontoxic household cleaner solutions

"With this paperback on the shelf there's no need for mad, midrecipe dashes to the grocery store." --Bon Appétit