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Apple Crisp
This small-batch apple crisp bakes cinnamon apples under a buttery oat topping. A cozy dessert for four that uses three apples and pantry staples.
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Cranberry Spritzers
These cranberry spritzers mix cranberry juice, lime and sparkling water into a festive 5-minute mocktail. Easy to scale up for a holiday crowd.
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Thanksgiving Dinner for 4 (or Fewer) Without Breaking the Bank
Thanksgiving dinner for 4 on a budget: mains and sides with real Walmart and ALDI prices, four sample menus from about $16 to $30, and a timeline.
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Essential Kitchen Tools Every Home Cook Should Have
The essential kitchen tools every home cook needs, what to buy first on a tight budget, what’s worth adding later and how to make them last.
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Easy Chickpea Curry
This easy chickpea curry simmers canned chickpeas and tomatoes with pantry spices for a filling meatless dinner. Ready in 25 minutes.
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Simple Oat Pancakes
These simple oat pancakes blend rolled oats into flour for fluffy, hearty pancakes made from pantry staples. Freezer-friendly for busy mornings.
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10-Minute Soy & Garlic Noodles
These 10-minute soy and garlic noodles toss hot noodles in a savory-sweet soy garlic sauce. A fast, cheap lunch or dinner made from pantry staples.
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Tomato & Butter Rice
Tomato and butter rice is toasted in butter, then simmered in tomato sauce and broth until savory and tender. A cozy pantry side ready in 25 minutes.
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One-Pot Tomato & Herb Pasta
This one-pot tomato and herb pasta cooks the pasta right in a garlicky tomato broth. A 20-minute pantry dinner with one pot to wash.
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15 Pantry Staples Every Budget Cook Should Have
The 15 pantry staples that make cheap dinners possible, what to buy first, how long each lasts, and 5 recipes you can cook from the pantry.
