Budget-Friendly Meals

Make your own homemade peanut butter with ease thanks to a nifty approach. Food processor required.

An easy technique that lands you a stash of dried citrus to fancy up all manner of everyday cooking and baking.

Easy to make, these chicharrón chocolate chip cookies turn out soft, chewy, ever so slightly smoky and oh so intriguing.

Thicker than crêpes, thinner than buttermilk pancakes, and lovely with toppings savory or sweet.

An impressive (and blissfully last-minute!) nosh with an incredibly satisfying salty sweet thing happening. And spectacularly simple to make. Decorate as much or as little as you like.

"Easiest chocolate fudge recipe ever." That's what folks are saying about this simple and spectacular recipe—and they're right.

"An absolute knockout!" "Wowzers!" "Incredibly moist." "Just like banana bread." That's what our tough-to-please recipe testers are saying about this recipe.

Just like the classic British sandwich—but better. So much better. A seriously hot, gooey mess of a sandwich.

"Your family will think you are AMAZING." "A straightforward, real deal Cajun gumbo that everyone loved." "Easy and affordable." "A keeper!" That's what we're hearing about this.

Behold, the no-knead bread recipe that incited an insurrection among home bakers everywhere.

Soft. Supple. Ever so slightly smoky. And frugal thanks to grandma's trick of saving the fat from breakfast bacon. One taste and you'll understand our obsession.

Quickles. It's what we dubbed these Middle Eastern pickles that can be made in a mere 20 minutes (!) with no fussy canning process. (Quick. Pickles. Quickles. Get it?!)

A sweet nuttiness, a dense crumb, a crunchy crust, and bags more flavor than normal bread. Whatcha waiting for?

Four ingredients. Ridiculously easy. Wonderfully inexpensive. And, quite frankly, the best gnocchi we've ever experienced.

These unconventional latkes are gonna rock your world. They're lovely at all times of day and on all occasions.

Yeah, yeah, we know. You don't need a recipe for mashed Yukon Golds with butter, milk, and salt. Or so you think. Try this and get back to us.

Mind-bogglingly crisp oven-fried chicken. And it's sooo easy. Just shake, shake, shake chicken thighs in a bag of seasoned flour and bake unattended for a little while.

Wanna know how to stretch a single steak into supper for four without seeming skimpy? Your answer awaits.

This Havana-style black bean soup is gonna surprise you with just how intensely flavored it is despite calling for inexpensive everyday ingredients.

As stunning as it is simple, this hot little number isn't exactly traditional Szechuan fare, though it may quickly become tradition.