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This 4 (or 5) ingredient bread recipe is very cheap to make, beginner friendly and you don’t need any fancy baking gadgets either. You can also slice this bread up and freeze it if you don’t get through a whole loaf in a week. Bread ingredients: Instructions: When you’re ready to bake: This bread stores…
My Go-To Budget Recipes: Real Meals for Real Weeks Let’s be honest – trying to figure out what’s for dinner at 5:00 PM when you’re already exhausted is the worst. Add in the way grocery prices are looking in Australia lately, and it’s no wonder so many of us feel completely overwhelmed before we’ve even…
Roasting a whole chicken is one of my favourite budget friendly ways to prepare chicken for use in a range of dishes. As a bonus you can also make your own chicken stock from the chicken carcass and bones, plus some veggie scraps (I keep a bag of veggie scraps in my freezer to use…
This chicken, rice and bean soup is very budget friendly, filling and comforting. You can mix it up based on the vegetables you have on hand and it also freezes very well! Ingredients This recipe makes 6 – 7 adult size portions of soup. You can add any other vegetables you like. I think green…
My 2-Week Budget Meal Plan Challenge Can you really eat healthy, filling meals for just $4 a day in Australia right now? With grocery prices seemingly rising every time we hit the shops, it’s a question I get asked constantly. To find out, I set myself a 14-day extreme budget challenge. I did one big…
When I first started baking my own bread, I found it a bit daunting, so the very first bread recipe I tried (and succeeded with) was this one. Whilst I really love how simple that crusty bread is, I was keen to level up a bit with something a bit more nutritious and more of…
If you’ve never encountered a Swedish Sandwich Cake “Smörgåstårta”, prepare to have your mind blown. This Swedish “sandwich cake” is exactly what it sounds like—and so much more. Imagine layers of soft bread stacked high and frosted not with buttercream, but with creamy, savory fillings like shrimp, smoked salmon, eggs, and herbs. In Sweden, smörgåstårta…
If you’re looking for a super simple potato salad recipe (no mayonnaise), this recipe is for you! This recipe is a budget friendly crowd pleaser that you can easily vary up depending on your preferred seasonings! Potato salad ingredients: Serves 6-8 ppl as a side dish. Optional extra ingredients: How to make the potato salad…
Regardless if you call this dish Potato bake, Potato Gratin, Scalloped Potatoes or Potatoes Au Gratin, this recipe is easy to make and very comforting. Potato gratin ingredients: Makes 6 serves Cooking instructions: Enjoy with your favourite protein.
Making your own salad dressing is so easy! It’s also a great way to save money and make sure that you know what ingredients are in the things you choose to eat. Here is a basic salad dressing that I often use with any salad (including pasta salads), and you can mix up the seasoning…