I don't know about you, but I love to eat. I like to try new foods, and most of all, if there's something unusual or expensive that I like, I want to learn how to make it myself!
Why? First, because it's fun, second, it's a challenge, third because it's often better than what you can buy pre-made. Plus...it's often much less expensive to do it yourself! And nothing feels better (to me, anyway) than to save money.
Lately, I also find the research on how different recipes are made very educational. For example....the other day at work, there was a container of chocolate covered coffee beans. What a delicacy, especially when I needed a pick-me-up.
Crunchy, decadent, mocha delight! I thought there must be a special trick to it, so you don't break a tooth on the coffee bean. I was wrong! I looked up the recipe online-I only looked at about ten, there were probably 10,000. But the bottom line, it's as easy as pie! You just use high quality beans and high quality chocolate. Dip, dry and enjoy. So today I bought a bag of espresso beans and a bag of chocolate chips. When I have a chance I'll make them and share with all my coffee loving friends and family. And I saved a fortune, too. To hold me over, I ate a small handful of chips and two espresso beans. If you're really lazy, you can just keep a container of each on hand, and it tastes about the same!
Another recent snack binge I've been on is beef jerky. It's tasty but very expensive. It's relatively easy to make, and even easier if you have a food dehydrator. We have one somewhere, but I think it's time to get a new one.
Lastly, it's just fun to recreate candy--there are dozens of websites devoted to copycat candy recipes. Just google it, and pick out the ones you like. I like to make copycat Mounds bars. Yummy!
So, whatever meals or snacks strike your fancy, check for a copycat recipe and give it a try!
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