Are you lactose intolerant? Vegan? Maybe you are just looking to cut some calories while enjoying your favorite desserts? Well I suppose my ooey gooey butter cake isn’t for you.  What about some gooey vegan brownies then?!?!!

I know what you’re thinking “I’m not vegan, I won’t eat these, they probably taste bad” This is something I heard from a lot of people when a friend of mine did her vegan baking, but let me tell you, this recipe just her like other vegan baking recipes will blow you and your taste buds away! Nothing like eating deliciously health.

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So did you buy a lot of salt from a bulk wholesale retailer like I mentioned in Save Money and Cook at Home? Maybe you bought too much to use when cooking your famous restaurant recipes so instead of letting that salt sit on the shelf, here are some smart uses for salt from the folks over at Shine.Yahoo.com

Test egg freshness.
Put two teaspoons of salt in a cup of water and place an egg in it — a fresh egg will sink, an older egg will float. Because the air cell in an egg increases as it ages, an older egg is more buoyant. This doesn’t mean a floating egg is rotten, just more mature. Crack the egg into a bowl and examine it for any funky odor or appearance — if it’s rotten, your nose will tell you. (Bonus fact: if you have hard-boiled eggs that are difficult to peel, that means they are fresh!)

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Old Bay Seasoning

As we are in August, I am sure many of you either have, are planning on, or know someone going crabbing. Now I don’t know about you, but when it comes to cooking crabs, chicken,  and shrimp I LOVE using Old Bay Seasoning, but we all know it’s fairly expensive, so I bring you a DIY (not quite a famous restaurant recipe) version of Old Bay Seasoning.

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I’ve discussed ways you can save money by cooking at home, such as buying in bulk from wholesale stores. Now I want to make an amendment to that. Normally buying in bulk is helpful for when buying non-perishable products, meats/poultry, and other foods that have a long life span when either refrigerated or frozen. Two food groups do not fall under that requirement; fresh fruit and fresh vegetables. Now most of our cooking will be done with vegetables rather then fruit so this post will focus on saving money when it comes to buying vegetables.

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Famous Restaurant Recipes

Last summer, the one before my Senior year of College I was browsing through old bank statements for my debit card and I found something that was not only amusing, but quite depressing. What I found was that I was spending a ton of money eating out at my favorite restaurants each month. Now I did not really think about it immediately as I knew I was eating out often. I mean I was a college student living on campus away from home, if I was not eating out often I would be starving and would not have packed on that freshmen fifte….A LOT over the four years I lived on campus having to fend for myself when it came to meals.

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