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The Food Substitutions Bible: More than 5,000 Substitutions for Ingredients, Equipment and Techniques

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The Food Substitutions Bible is a must have resource for every kitchen. This huge book has more than 5000 entries which not only includes ingredients from abalone to zwieback but also cooking equipment and techniques.

Each entry gives a little explanation of what the ingredient is or the equipment does, including alternate names. This aspect is quite useful for some of the less commonly known ingredients that the reader has probably never even heard of.

As the title of the book suggests, each entry also includes a listing of substitutions. Though many of the listings are straight across substitutions "if you don't have A use B", this section often includes ideas if you want to vary the flavour, to save time, and to make a recipe healthier.

I started thumbing through this book and eventually read it cover to cover adding post it notes on the entries that sparked a myriad of interesting varieties as well as those ingredients I always seem to run out of when I get the urge to bake.

I had the first edition and loved it. I use it at least weekly. I bought this edition for me and another one for my mother. It has saved so so many recipes for me. But most of all it's saved me a ridiculous amount of time!! I can now use what I have in the house and it saves me a trip to the store, AGAIN!! Such a blessing when I'm have a time crunch, people are on their way over, and I "thought" I had all the ingredients!! Would recommend!