Cheap Eats
Delicious scratch-made food shouldn't have to cost a lot. All of these recipes are made with inexpensive, simple ingredients. Explore them by course below, or jump to the alphabetical listings.
Mains
- 06.20.23
Doro Wat
- 02.04.23
Rajma Masala
- 06.26.21
Oyakodon
- 08.03.20
Frittata di Pasta (With Variations)
- 03.25.20
Carne Entomatada – Beef & Spiced Tomato Sauce
- 01.25.20
Soy Sauce Fried Noodles
- 11.20.19
Spaghetti Carbonara
- 09.11.18
Beef Cheek Gulyásleves (Goulash Soup)
- 02.10.18
Homemade Chinese Egg Noodles
- 01.17.18
Instant Pot Mexican Stewing Hen – For Soup & Tacos
- 12.07.17
Salmon Guédille
- 02.24.17
Roasted Okra Kuzhambu (Vendakkai Poricha Kuzhambu)
- 01.23.17
Beef Rigatoni with Caramelized Onions (or ‘Amburger Assistant)
- 09.14.16
Sausage and Eggplant Bucatini with Fennel Tomato Sauce
- 06.25.16
Carne Asada Borracha
- 05.13.16
Chicken Tinga
- 02.28.16
Chickpea and Gai Lan Spaghettini
- 02.25.16
Five-spice Crispy Tofu with Seared Bok Choy
Side Dishes
- 03.11.22
Rosemary Cheddar Bread
- 06.01.20
Garlic Scape Chimichurri
- 05.18.20
Potatisbullar – Swedish Potato Cakes
- 01.25.20
Soy Sauce Fried Noodles
- 11.20.19
Spaghetti Carbonara
- 05.13.19
Dandelion Salad with Beets, Blue Cheese, & Maple Candied Pecans
- 02.10.18
Homemade Chinese Egg Noodles
- 06.10.17
Taiwanese Tea Eggs
- 05.28.16
Green Rice – Arroz Verde
- 02.28.16
Chickpea and Gai Lan Spaghettini
- 02.11.16
Garlic and Lemon Bok Choy with Black Sesame Noodles
- 02.07.16
Mandelo Zaru Soba (Cold Buckwheat Noodles with Cocktail Grapefruit Sauce)
- 02.04.16
Pomelo Salad Rolls
- 04.22.15
Chinese Garlic Cucumber Salad (Liangban Huanggua)
- 03.18.15
Japanese Simmered Cauliflower Leaves with Potatoes
Appetizers
Breakfast & Brunch
- 11.27.22
Dan Bing (Taiwanese Egg Crepes)
- 07.18.22
High Protein Breakfast Cookies with Four Variations
- 09.07.21
Huevos Divorciados – Divorced Eggs
- 06.24.20
Homemade Pandesal – recipes, tips, & variations
- 05.18.20
Potatisbullar – Swedish Potato Cakes
- 10.20.19
Savory Pancakes (with Four Variations)
- 10.20.19
Kielbasa & Corn Savory Pancakes
- 10.26.18
Egg In the Acorn
- 04.16.18
Perico – Colombian Eggs with Tomatoes & Peppers
Lunch & Small Meals
- 08.01.23
Egg Chaat
- 08.03.20
Frittata di Pasta (With Variations)
- 05.18.20
Potatisbullar – Swedish Potato Cakes
- 01.25.20
Soy Sauce Fried Noodles
- 10.20.19
Savory Pancakes (with Four Variations)
- 10.20.19
Kielbasa & Corn Savory Pancakes
- 10.26.18
Egg In the Acorn
- 04.16.18
Perico – Colombian Eggs with Tomatoes & Peppers
- 12.07.17
Salmon Guédille
- 02.07.16
Mandelo Zaru Soba (Cold Buckwheat Noodles with Cocktail Grapefruit Sauce)
- 05.04.15
Granny Smith Apple Grilled Cheese
Soups & Stews
Salads
Sauces
Desserts
- 12.17.22
Gingerbread Shortbread
- 07.18.22
High Protein Breakfast Cookies with Four Variations
- 02.25.22
Chocolate Chip Cookies with Brown Butter & Toasted Oats
- 12.24.21
Bay Leaf & Lemon Shortbread
- 12.14.20
Rosemary Grapefruit Shortbread
- 05.24.20
Sakura Sabure
- 04.06.20
Dairy-Free Lemon “Whip” Cake
- 10.27.19
Strawberry Polenta Cake with Strawberry Black Pepper Sauce
- 07.31.19
Peach Pots de Crème
- 01.28.19
Chinese Biscuit Rolls (Egg Roll “Love Letters”) with Black Sesame Seeds
- 12.11.18
Chocolate Hazelnut Shortbread
- 01.02.18
Decadent Chocolate Beet Cake with Candied Pecans
- 11.27.17
Coconut Lime Mousse
- 12.12.16
Cranberry Shortbread with White Chocolate and Pistachios
- 07.14.16
Chocolate Raspberry Rose Icebox Cake
Preserves
A
'Amburger Assistant
Apple Grilled Cheese
Arroz Verde (Mexican Green Rice)
B
Basil Cannellini Hummus
Bay Leaf and Lemon Shortbread
Beef Cheek Goulash Soup
Beef Rigatoni with Caramelized Onions
Beet Stem Pickles
Breakfast Cookies
C
Carne Asada Borracha
Carne Entomatada
Chicken Tinga
Chickpea and Gailan Spaghettini
Chiles en Escabeche
Chili Mole
Chinese Biscuit Rolls
Chinese Egg Noodles
Chocolate Beet Cake
Chocolate Chip Cookies with Brown Butter and Toasted Oats
Chocolate Hazelnut Shortbread
Chocolate Raspberry Rose Icebox Cake
Coconut Lime Mousse
Cranberry Shortbread with White Chocolate and Pistachios
Csipetke
D
Dairy-Free Lemon Curd & Cake
Dan Bing (Taiwanese Egg Crepes)
Divorced Eggs
Doro Wat
E
Egg Chaat
Egg in the Acorn
Egg Noodles (Asian) From Scratch
Egg Roll Cookies
F
Five-Spice Crispy Tofu with Seared Bok Choy
Frittata di Pasta
G
Garlic Cucumber Salad
Garlic Lemon Bok Choy with Black Sesame Noodles
Garlic Scape Chimichurri
Gingerbread Shortbread
Granny Smith Apple Grilled Cheese
Green Almond Pickles
Green Rice (Arroz Verde)
Grilled Halloumi with Basil Cannellini Hummus
Gulyásleves with Beef Cheeks
H
High-Protein Breafkast Cookies
Huevos Divorciados (Mexican 'Divorced' Eggs)
Huevos Pericos (Colombian/Venezuelan Scrambled Eggs)
I
Indian Spiced Shepherd's Pie with Mashed Red Lentils
Instant Pot 'Spent Hen' Tacos & Soup
J
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P
Pandesal
Pasta Frittata
Peach Pots de Creme
Perico (South American Scrambled Eggs)
Pickled Beet Stems
Pickled Green Almonds
Pickled Pepper Grilled Cheese
Pico de Gallo
Pomelo Salad Rolls
Potatisbullar
Preserved Cherry Blossoms (Sakura)
Q
Quick-Pickled Jalapeños and Carrots
R
Rajma Masala
Roasted Okra Kuzhambu
Rosemary Cheddar Bread
Rosemary Grapefruit Shortbread
S
Sakura Sabure (Shortbread)
Sakura Vinegar
Salsa Fresca (Pico de Gallo)
Salmon Guédille
Sausage and Eggplant Bucatini with Fennel Tomato Sauce
Savory Pancakes with Four Variations
Shepherd's Pie, Indian Spice with Mashed Red Lentils
Simmered Cauliflower Leaves with Potatoes
Soba Noodles with Cocktail Grapefruit Tsuyu
Spicy Pickled Beet Stems
Strawberry Polenta Cake
Swedish Potato Cakes (Potatisbullar)
T
Taiwanese Egg Crepes
Taiwanese Tea Eggs
Tacos y Sopa de Pollo Gastado