I am not a professional chef. All of these recipes are easy to make and cheap to put together.

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White Bread (2 loaves)

2 cups of warm water
1 packet of dry traditional yeast
4-5 cups of bread flour
1/4 cup of sugar
2 tbsp of canola oil
2 tsp of salt (I use kosher but any works)

pour packet of yeast into a bowl with 2 cups of warm water
add a pinch or two of sugar and wait for about 10 mins
the yeast should start to bubble to the top, if not, start over with another packet of yeast
add the remaining sugar, oil, salt, and the first 2 cups of flour
stir until mixed completely
add another 2-3 cups of flour while mixing
knead the dough thoroughly for 5-8 minutes
let rise in a greased for for 1.5 hours
punch down dough to remove air bubbles
divide dough into two and place into bread pans
allow dough to rise again for at least 45 minutes
bake both loaves at 350 for 30 minutes
remove loaves from pans and allow to cool on a rack

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Spicy Rice

1/2 cup of white rice (basmati or jasmine)
2-3 tbsp of Lao Gan Ma
1 cup of water

cook the rice in your preferred way
scoop into serving bowl
add Lao Gan Ma
mix and serve