From Scratch

Partly due to necessity, Bulgarians don’t seem to have the same daily need for hummus as I do, and partly as an effort to use more whole and unprocessed foods I have been hunting down a lot of new recipes lately. Now if you’re into making things from scratch you know that often enough cookbooks don’t have the types of recipes you need. Or if you’re an ex-pat living abroad and can’t seem to get your hands on that Betty Crocker Devil’s Food Cake mix, you know what I mean. So I’ve been thrilled with the site www.recipezaar.com. Regular folks submit their recipes and others who try the recipes out rate them and can leave comments. Now there are thousands of recipes and I can search by ingredient or dish name. There’s also pictures with many recipes which I like and the layout of the site is clean and easy to use. Our latest fav’s from this site have been hummus and falafel, but I have also looked up some great cake and bread recipes and soups as well. There’s a good selection of vegetarian and some vegan recipes as well. So try it out for yourself and leave pre-made mixes behind, you’ll be glad you did.