5 Kitchen Staples You Can Make Yourself

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Photo: Flickr/little blue hen

Difficulty level: Moderate

What you’ll need:
2 pasteurized organic eggs (since eggs will be raw, it’s best to go for pasteurized and organic or farm-fresh)
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 ½ cups olive or canola oil
1 teaspoon salt
A pinch of mustard powder
Food storage container

How to make it:

1. Separate the yolks from the whites, and put the yolks in a food processor (save the whites for a tasty omelet). Add mustard powder and salt and blend.

2. While the processor is running, slowly add the oil. Try to add the oil as slowly as possible so the mixture will not separate.

3. Add the lemon juice and continue processing until you reach the proper consistency, about 2 minutes. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Compostable waste: Egg shells

Recyclable waste: Lemon juice packaging (find local plastic recycling), oil packaging (find local glass recycling)

Trash: None