Easy guide to reducing recipe size

Do you have a recipe that you want to make only half or a third of? This handy guide will make it easy for you.

Wed, Feb 25 2009 at 12:49 PM

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Organic Cooking, Recipes

I stumbled upon a very convenient webpage, Cook It Quick, that helps you prepare healthy foods in a hurry. The page has a convenient chart that allows you to adapt a large recipe to a smaller one. Basically, it does the math for you, which I always appreciate.

Here’s a small sample of what is on the much more nicely laid out table:

To make 1/2 of a recipe:

1/4 cup 2 tablespoons

1/3 cup 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons

1/2 cup 1/4 cup

2/3 cup 1/3 cup

3/4 cup 6 tablespoons

1 cup 1/2 cup

The table is also available in an attractive PDF that you can print out and put inside your recipe book or hang on your refrigerator for quick reference.

Image: Eduardo Mueses

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