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Welcome to my world of budget-gourmet culinary delights! Join me on a journey to explore a collection of recipes that celebrate creativity and flavor without straining your wallet. Together, we’ll discover how to create delicious meals on a shoestring budget, using humble cans, pantry staples, and cleverly repurposing leftovers. I’ve crafted each recipe with love and care, ensuring you can savor incredible flavors even with limited means. Let’s embrace the joy of resourceful cooking and relish every bite. Get ready to cook up a storm as we embark on this warm and friendly adventure!

Easy Oven-Baked Chicken Legs in Texas-Style Sticky Sauce 🇺🇸

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Oven-baked Chicken Legs in a Texas-style sauce, with honey, brown sugar and ketchup BBQ flavours that caramelise into a smoky glaze. About Oven-Baked Chicken Legs Texas-Style Texas-style chicken is all about bold, smoky flavour and simple seasoning. It’s usually grilled or over an open flame or in a barbecue pit. …

Pesto pasta with penne, black olives, sun-dried tomatoes, breadcrumbs, and fresh basil served in a red bowl.

Gourmet Pesto Pasta With Sun-dried Tomatoes You Will Love 🇮🇹

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This green pesto pasta is a classic Italian dish made with sun-dried tomatoes, mozzarella, olives, and golden herbed breadcrumbs, combining fresh Mediterranean flavours with a comforting café-style touch. About Pesto Pasta OriginsPasta with pesto is a classic from Liguria in northern Italy, where pesto alla Genovese is often served with …

Creamy British new potato salad with herbs served in an oval dish.

Deli-style Creamy British Potato Salad You Will Love 🇬🇧

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A creamy British deli-style potato salad made with new potatoes and a tangy dressing of mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, and herbs, with cream and turmeric for extra richness and colour. About British Potato Salad Origins and TraditionPotato salad has roots in 16th-century Europe, where early versions featured boiled potatoes dressed with …

Malaysian spicy spinach served with lime wedges.

Simple Spinach with Chilli and Shrimp Paste (Kangkung Belacan) 🇲🇾

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Malaysian spicy spinach (kangkung belacan) is a side dish made by stir-frying greens with chillies and shrimp paste. About Malaysian spicy spinach Origins and TraditionKangkung belacan is a well-known dish in Malaysian and Singaporean cuisines, featuring stir-fried water spinach (kangkung) with a pungent shrimp paste called belacan. Belacan is made …

German fried potato with bacon and onion elegantly served as a side dish.

German Fried Potatoes with Bacon and Onions (Bratkartoffeln) 🇩🇪

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Bratkartoffeln are German fried potatoes made from sliced, pre-cooked potatoes, pan-fried in butter with caramelised onion and bacon, herbs, sweet paprika, and a touch of caraway, served as a side dish. About German Fried Potatoes (Bratkartoffeln) Origins:Bratkartoffeln, meaning “fried potatoes,” is a traditional German dish that dates back to the …

Ladling chicken wings pasta sauce over cooked spaghetti.

Simple chicken wings pasta sauce with carrots and mushrooms 🇭🇷

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A rich Croatian-style pasta sauce made with chicken wings, portobello mushrooms, carrots, and herbs, creating a hearty and flavourful meat sauce. Recipe Intro OriginsIn Croatia, slow-cooked meat sauces are a traditional part of everyday cooking, especially in the form of gulaÅ¡ (goulash), a stew influenced by Central European culinary traditions. …

Tutmanik bread rolls with feta cheese you’ll love 🇧🇬

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This Tutmanik is a traditional Bulgarian pull-apart bread made of soft rolls filled with crumbled feta cheese, originating from the Bulgarian–Turkish border region. Recipe Intro Origins:Tutmanik (тутманик) is a classic Bulgarian cheese bread from the broader banitsa family of savoury pastries. The recipe appears in written sources from the late …

The best Moroccan red lentil and tomato stew 🇲🇦

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This Moroccan lentil and tomato stew is a simple side dish with a fragrant spiced sauce, perfect for dipping khobz (bread) or serving over couscous. Recipe Intro This recipe combines red lentils with tomatoes, both staples in Moroccan cooking. Red lentils are known for their quick-cooking properties and ability to …

Quick and simple Turkish yogurt borek with 3 ingredients 🇹🇷

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This simple Turkish yoghurt borek is a soft savoury pastry made with ready-made filo dough sheets, filled with a creamy mixture of plain yoghurt and eggs, ideal for a satisfying snack or a breakfast. Recipe Intro Turkish yogurt borek ingredients Optional:Add a few tbsps of crumbled feta or cottage cheese …

Thick Canadian yellow pea soup – nutritious and easy to make 🇨🇦

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This easy Canadian yellow pea soup is a hearty dish featuring yellow split peas, simmered with carrots, smoked bacon and aromatic thyme. Recipe Intro This recipe:For a quicker version, I replaced the traditional ham hock with smoked bacon, which adds the same smokiness and rich flavour while reducing the cooking …

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