I don't like using pre-made ingredients either. I've used Food Network, but I LOVE using allrecipes.com --- while there are recipes using prepackaged stuff, it's easy to find the "from scratch" and all you have to do is search for the kind of recipe you're looking for and you'll get a huge list - I like to have it sort by ratings, then I check out the top rated ones and read some of the reviews (they're all rated and commented on so you don't have to waste your time on dud recipes!!) I have TONS of super recipes from that site!