Know Your Ingredients

Welcome to my series all about individual cooking and baking ingredients. If you’re new to making meals (and desserts!) at home, learn how you can incorporate these staples into your menu! 

Originally published September 2021; this post has been updated.

ingredients against a wooden backdrop: flour, egg, butter, milk, apples.

 

Fresh ingredients

tan cakes of yeast in a bowl with a spoonful of yeast granules

Shelf stable ingredients

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About the author: Kris Bordessa, National Geographic author/certified master food preserver Kris Bordessa is an award-winning National Geographic author and a certified Master Food Preserver. Read more about Kris and how she got started with this site here. If you want to send Kris a quick message, you can get in touch here.