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Biangbiang mian noodles when you're out of money

Want to treat yourself and someone else with a home cooked meal, but you’re semi-broke but have some basic stuff at home? This is the recipe for you. Let’s make a base of home made wide noodles (biangbiang mian noodles) and then you add whatever you have at

West African stew

This is one of those butchered recipes that I’m not even sure has anything to do with West African stew. But there’s an exotic flavor to it, with savory cinnamon, sweet potatoes and what not. It’s very flavorsome. So let’s not question it. Ingredients * 500 grams

Falafel

A falafel dish is a wonderful compromise for vegetarians who wish they could eat a kebab. Here is my recipe for a homemade one. Falafel * About 500 grams of canned chickpeas (unless you’re boiled dried ones yourself, in which case you need to soak them for 12 hours and

The crispiest fish and chips

Have you ever had fish and chips? It is an English classic. It’s either soggy and boring, or crispy as fuck and plain delicious. We’re making the latter. Traditionally it’s served with a lemon wedge, malt vinegar and/or tartar sauce. So let’s make some delicious

Zero budget ramen

I set out a goal with this recipe. The cheapest possible dish that could still be called ramen if you have a lot of imagination. Like, really, for people who want to serve a home cooked meal of ramen but don’t want any special ingredients nor wants to spend

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