Where can I find recipes that start from scratch. I grow my own vegetables and herbs.?
Answers on how to combine different already prepared foods cannot help me. I make my mustard from seeds, ketchup/spaghetti sauce from tomatoes, baked beans from fresh picked beans, etc.
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I must admit I am amazed at the number of US recipe sites that comprise recipes that require little more than opening tins. Especially when using fresh ingredients are healthier and make cooking fun. I too make all my stuff from scratch - I cook and freeze surplus tomatoes to use as sauce bases, and cook my own chickpeas/garbanzos for making curries and hummous - the latter being far better then those that come out of a tin and way cheaper.
I'd recommend getting a recipe book that enables you to do a range of foods until you find ones that you like but don't require hours of preparation. Also I find that the prep gets quicker with experience. One of my favourite authors is Nigel Slater who does a range of books and I use his recipes constantly because they are tasty, different and don't take me hours.
I anticipate that you are in the US, if so you can get his books from Amazon at the site below.
If you want to try food from the UK, one of the best sites I know is the BBC web site which has an excellent search facility and different types of cusine, again see the link below.
Have fun!
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You are ambitious! I would suggest that you go to the library and get some organic cooking cookbooks. They have all kinds of cookbooks for every kind of cooking. Also you may want to check out the internet. Try organic cooking, and see what you come up with. I'm sure there are recipes out there. Good luck.
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