Hello all you brilliant cooks out there.

I was hunting recipes that don't require margarine, or butter, and came upon this site.

I'm a Canadian living and working in Caracas, Venezuela, love to cook and entertain—both of which are getting more and more difficult here with the shortages we suffer. Hence, I will look forward to lots of ideas from all of you.

Hi Lynda. Welcome to the forum.

what oils or fats are available to you? or what is the reason for no butter or margarine?
I use olive oil for most recipes and transfat free shortening for things that require solid fats.
and welcome,
Nan

Oh, it is a L-O-N-G story—all of which has to do with the politics of this government. The government wants total control so it is working hard to destroy private enterprise and take everything over for their own use. Consequently the consumer suffers because production is on the decline and the government controls the ability of private enterprise to import rare materials or products because it controls the availability of dollars.

Anyway, it's a long story, and we've had to be very creative at times when there weren't eggs, milk, sugar, chicken, flour, toilet paper, and a host of other things that come and go. Right now, margarine is gone. If nothing else, some of these shortages will drive us to becoming more creative cooks.

Oops, forgot to answer part of your question. We have oils available: Corn, olive, sunflower, canola, all of which helps.