Not everything needs to be made from scratch. I know that might sound strange coming from me — scratch cooking is the heart of what I do here. But there’s a difference between cooking smarter and making life harder, and in this episode I’m talking about exactly that.
I see it all the time online. People making homemade crackers, homemade cereal, homemade ketchup, homemade mayonnaise, even homemade butter. And if that brings you joy? Wonderful. But for most of us, life is busy. My goal has never been to have you spend every waking hour in the kitchen.
My goal has always been to help you save money, reduce waste, and make home cooking easier — not harder.
What We Cover in This Episode
In Episode 48, I walk through the framework I actually use to decide what’s worth making homemade versus what’s fine to buy. The answer isn’t the same for everyone, and it isn’t even the same for me every season of life.
We talk about where homemade genuinely wins — the pantry mixes, the seasoning blends, the things that cost three times as much at the store and take five minutes to make yourself. And we talk about where it doesn’t — the things that sound like a good idea until you’re standing in the kitchen at 9pm wondering why you decided today was the day to make ketchup from scratch.
This one is about permission as much as it is about strategy. Permission to cook smarter, not harder.
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