Making your own baking powder is easy and uses things your probably already have. Best of all it’s metal free!

A quick and delicious banana cream treat to make in a pinch.

Lemon Chiffon Pie

Pink Lemonade Pie–Pie made out of lemonade or fruit juice on a graham cracker crust.

Blueberry cupcakes with blueberry chips and blueberry filling.

Chocolate sugar cookies with fudgy frosting. They’re like regular sugar cookies, except they taste good.

Lemon Sweet Rolls, like cinnamon rolls but with a tart lemon filling

Use up pantry ingredients for a yummy moist Plum Cake!

9 Foods to Stock in Your Pantry in 2012

How to make basic cupcakes look and taste much, much better.

Pantry Chicken and Beans. SO GOOD.

Gula Melaka Syrup – Palm Sugar Syrup from South East Asia

Super Easy Tomato-Jalapeño Enchilada Sauce

Tomato & Mustard Chutney – Sweet, sour, hot and zingy! A great pantry staple!

Malaysian Curry Paste – A fantastically easy and fragrant pantry staple!

Gorgeous Rhubarb And Vanilla Jam – Deliciously sweet and tangy!

The One in Which I’ve Lost My Groove – Inspiration and Recipes for Getting your Groove on in the Kitchen

Strawberry Shortbread – I can think of nothing more loving than to nurture a batter from mixer to oven and watch it turn to golden magic

With the goal of eating well and spending less, I share my food shopping routine and money saving tips.

A Well Stocked Spice Cabinet & My Favorites for Cooking, plus a Printable Spice Cabinet Inventory Sheet

Homemade DIY Dry Pantry Staples & the Eat Well, Spend Less blogger series. How do you eat well while spending less?

Eat Well, Spend Less: Homemade Substitutes for Grocery Staples.