17 Store-Bought Foods That You Can Easily Make From Scratch

Store-bought breadcrumbs can have a slightly stale consistency, but you'll never encounter that problem when you make your own. Use them in pasta dishes, breaded on chicken or fish, or as a topping for veggie casseroles.

Don't ever throw roast chicken bones or rotisserie carcasses away. Instead, utilize the ingredient fully by simmering a batch of your own homemade chicken stock, which can be used in soups, stews, and gravies.

Pasta-lovers, consider making homemade pasta. With its delicate flavor and unparalleled elasticity, it's the ultimate pasta.

Oven-baked croutons aren't just easy to make and versatile in their use. They also happen to be a crispy snack and a brilliant use for leftover bread.

When something is sweet, creamy, tart, and colorful all at the same time, you just have to love it. No need to buy lemon curd ever again after you try out this recipe.

If you need to make a recipe that calls for chicken stock vegetarian-friendly, a batch of homemade vegetable stock is a great thing to have on hand.

A hearty tomato sauce is a great recipe to have in your repertoire. You can enjoy this savory sauce on a number of dishes, from pasta to pizza to eggs.

You don't have to buy tea bags to enjoy ginger tea. Make your own at home in five minutes.

Milano cookies are a wonderful treat to add to your grocery cart. But why not try your hand at making them from scratch? We think these along with other homemade hacks on store-bought snacks are even better than the packaged kind.