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The cost-of-living crisis has seen food and energy prices soar. Here, four money-saving cooks share their thrifty cooking tips to see your pounds stretch further…

Ready in just 20 minutes, this colourful salad is packed with green beans, kidney beans and cannellini beans, and comes finished with a green tahini dressing to add a herby, nutty flavour. SERVES 4 AS

Across Transylvania’s mountains, villagers are opening up their homes to guests, cooking recipes that reach back through generations, rich in farm produce, garden herbs and handmade cheese and wine