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Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff
James Reed made homemade ketchup and toaster pastries at his home.
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Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff
The ingredients to ketchup in the cookbook "The Homemade Pantry."
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Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff
Tomatoes were added to the pot.
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Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff
Spices were arranged in clear bowls.
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Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff
Tomatoes and spices were stirred together.
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Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff
Side-by-side homemade ketchup and Heinz ketchup.
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Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff
An egg was cracked and stirred in a bowl to coat the toaster pastries.
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Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff
Reed rolled the dough.
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Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff
Reed cut the dough into several pieces.
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Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff
Reed placed the sliced dough on a sheet.
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Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff
The dough was coated with egg.
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Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff
Side-by-side, a toaster pastry and a Pop Tart.
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JAMES REED/GLOBE STAFF
The finished toaster pastries that Reed made from the cookbook "The Homemade Pantry."
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JASCHA FRANKLIN-HODGE FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE
The ingredients to homemade chicken nuggets.
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JASCHA FRANKLIN-HODGE FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE
A chicken nugget gets ready to go in the oven.
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JASCHA FRANKLIN-HODGE FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE
The nuggets from "The Homemade Pantry" had a nice crunch.
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JAMES REED/GLOBE STAFF
A side-by-side comparison of McDonalds McNuggets and homemade chicken nuggets.

















