Just because it’s the end of the month, doesn’t mean you have to head to Maccy D’s.
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Make a boatload of vegetarian chili.
Beans + tomatoes + whatever vegetables are about to go off in the bottom of your fridge = a wonderful, possibly delicious concoction you can stretch over several meals. Lovely Jamie Oliver has a recipe you could attempt, or just experiment with whatever you have knocking about. Make sure you're buying your vegetables from the cheapest place in your neighbourhood – try smaller markets rather than big shops which individually wrap their produce.
Make an enormous vat of lentil soup.
Lovely, voluminous lentils are your friend when you're hungry and in hard times. Find a recipe here.
Experience the budget-friendly wonder of barley risotto.
Here's a recipe for a version with chorizo and rosemary that quite frankly you should try even if you're rich. And the nice thing about rosemary is that it's likely to be readily available in your neighbour's front garden.
