A lot of recipes call for chopped fresh garlic cloves or ginger. I literally never bother with fresh garlic/ginger and just use garlic/ginger powder or a jar of minced garlic or very occasionally garlic paste and its fine it works good enough. I still usually keep whatever form the original recipe had when I write down recipes but use whatever form you want just keep in mind to use less of the powder than the fresh since its more concentrated.
I typically use stevia powder or sugar free maple syrup for 0/low cal sweetener or honey or regular maple syrup.
Oil choice for greasing pans is a bit up to preferences. As i was copying the recipes i started just writing oil for greasing pan and grease pan in the directions and its up to you how you want to and what youbwamt to use and the amounts. Going light or no oil just be sure to frequently stir or itll burn and stick to the bottom of the pan. If youre an adhd cooker and go back and forth between things and get distracted a lot then dawn dish soap and a nice soak in hot soapy water for 15 minutes or so will be your best friend.
Extra virgin olive oil has a pretty low smoke point so I don’t use it for most cooking and mostly use it as a mix in for sauces and dressings. I generally go light on the oil. Sometimes ill use water or sauces and skip the oil and stir fry it. Avocado has a higher smoke point but is more expensive I’ll occassionally drizzle a little over vegetables when i air fry or oven roast them.
A collection of recipes I've tried these past couple years
A collection of recipes I've tried these past couple years