Pumpkin Pie Spice Substitute

Once again, we were making some pumpkin donuts and found out that we needed some pumpkin pie spice and we have never ever used that in our cooking before. So after a brief search, we found the following spices that can be used instead:

• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger (scant) 

And of course, mix and store in an airtight container.

Heavy Cream Substitute

I seem to come across recipes that call for heavy cream but either I can't make it to the store or it will be too late to go to the store. So in my search for a substitute, I came across this that works for a substitute.

Take 1/3 Cup melted butter and mix it with 3/4 Cup Milk. Use this mixture in place of 1 Cup of Heavy Cream. This will not whip though, so you cannot use it for that purpose. I plan to use this for a fondue recipe I'm currently looking at. Enjoy!

I also found this site http://www.joyofbaking.com/IngredientSubstitution.html that has a very comprehensive list of substitutes.