Hey Everyone,
A thread going on in Miscellaneous is talking about what alternatives sewers and crafters will need now that JoAnn Fabrics is closing... And with eggs seeming to be the new gold, I've been using beans and tofu as alternative protein sources. (I find most meat to be too expensive and I've lost a lot of my taste for it anyway.)
I've tried tofu before, but this time around -- I'm finding that I actually, sort of, maybe, don't tell anyone -- kind of like it. Even though I always bought the extra firm variety before, I thought it was too soggy and mushy -- but after throwing it into the vegetable stir-fry I tried to engineer last night, it wasn't half bad -- and I was pleasantly surprised (almost shocked!)
How about you?
What are some things you've had to find substitutes for?
Maybe it's been certain foods (due to expense, allergies, diet restraints, being out of an ingredient for a recipe, etc.) I'd love to hear some stories of ingredient substitutions in recipes that turned out even better -- or, much worse!
Maybe it's been because certain things that have been discontinued (the story of my life!!) Every time I find something that works for my very sensitive skin or some style of clothing that really fits, it's pretty much always discontinued! (Or somehow changed.)
Maybe it's tools or supplies for your work or hobbies
Maybe your child had a favorite toy of comfort item that was lost, broken, or needed replacing. Did your child take to the substitute well, or was he/she still heartbroken?
Maybe it's a new supplier of something you bought regularly, but your old tried and true place closed down.
* What substitutions did you find?
* What ones turned out best, and even better than the original?
* And which ones turned out to be... not so good... and for which you're still on the hunt for?
We all know nothing lasts forever and we have to move on -- tell us about some of those times.
A thread going on in Miscellaneous is talking about what alternatives sewers and crafters will need now that JoAnn Fabrics is closing... And with eggs seeming to be the new gold, I've been using beans and tofu as alternative protein sources. (I find most meat to be too expensive and I've lost a lot of my taste for it anyway.)
I've tried tofu before, but this time around -- I'm finding that I actually, sort of, maybe, don't tell anyone -- kind of like it. Even though I always bought the extra firm variety before, I thought it was too soggy and mushy -- but after throwing it into the vegetable stir-fry I tried to engineer last night, it wasn't half bad -- and I was pleasantly surprised (almost shocked!)
How about you?
What are some things you've had to find substitutes for?
Maybe it's been certain foods (due to expense, allergies, diet restraints, being out of an ingredient for a recipe, etc.) I'd love to hear some stories of ingredient substitutions in recipes that turned out even better -- or, much worse!
Maybe it's been because certain things that have been discontinued (the story of my life!!) Every time I find something that works for my very sensitive skin or some style of clothing that really fits, it's pretty much always discontinued! (Or somehow changed.)
Maybe it's tools or supplies for your work or hobbies
Maybe your child had a favorite toy of comfort item that was lost, broken, or needed replacing. Did your child take to the substitute well, or was he/she still heartbroken?
Maybe it's a new supplier of something you bought regularly, but your old tried and true place closed down.
* What substitutions did you find?
* What ones turned out best, and even better than the original?
* And which ones turned out to be... not so good... and for which you're still on the hunt for?
We all know nothing lasts forever and we have to move on
-- tell us about some of those times. -
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