The Cook with Us team, @offoodandart, @pandamama and @chefsteve, were very impressed with how much you all produced with so little. The food all looked so delicious and some of you even made restaurant quality dishes with next to nothing. This was a fun exercise in creativity and resourcefulness but we must remember that extreme budget meals are a reality for most people around the world. We know that everyone has come away with the knowledge that they already have so much food in the pantry, freezer and the garden to make a great meal with. Thanks everyone for making this a very successful week!

Before we get to this week’s winners, we would like to remind you this week is the Free for All Week. This week you can make any food that you want! You have until Monday at 8am EST to get your entries in.

OK, let's see who the winners are this week!

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Second Place the General Pool Is...

Soup on a Budget by @toddfoster

Congratulations @toddfoster you won second place this week! You will receive 3 Steem for placing second. We were impressed by your use of leftovers to create a quick and delicious budget meal! Great job!

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The WINNER of the General Pool Is...

the Mauritian dholl pita+chutney tomato by @creativewoman

Congratulations @creativewoman you are the winner this week! You will receive 5 Steem for placing first and you will advance to the winner's circle. We really liked your warm and soothing dish of brothy lentils with your home made noodles. Excellent entry!

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Third place in the Winner's Circle is!…

Budget Meals {Rice & Black Beans w/ Chipotle Mustard Sauce} by @plantstoplanks

Congratulations @plantstoplanks, You won third place in the Winner’s Circle this week. You will each receive 1 Steem as your prize. We liked how you used your pantry items and produce from the farmer’s market to make a satisfying budget meal! Great entry!

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Second place in the Winner's Circle is…!

Vegan Koftas Lunch for 2 people ONLY 1.85 SBD! FEED YOURSELF WITH SBD EARNINGS! by @celestialcow

Congratulations @celestialcow, You won second place in the Winner’s Circle this week. You will receive 3 Steem as your prize. Great use of garden ingredients and pantry items to make a beautiful and delicious dish! Thanks for sharing with us!

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The Winner's Circle Champion is!…

Pilchard and Lentil Curry by @lizelle

Congratulations @lizelle, You are the Winner’s Circle Champion this week. You will receive 5 Steem as your prize. You dug deep into your pantry and utilized your home garden to make an amazing meal! Thank you for sharing!

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This Week’s Super Cook Winner is!…

Budget Meal or How To Live on a $1.40/Meal by @foodforsoul

Congratulations @foodforsoul, You are the Super Cook Winner this week. You will receive 5 SBD as your prize. You mastered the budget meal challenge and now you have enough prize SBD to eat for the rest of the week! Thanks for sharing!

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The following, if participating in Cook with Us #30, will be competing in the Winner’s Circle, including our latest 1st place winner @creativewoman. There will be three winners from the Winner’s Circle and the winners will be awarded 5 Steem, 3 Steem and 1 Steem.

• deimus

• blackberryskunk

• cooknbake

• dianadee

• lizelle

• gladysstillwagon

• carolynstahl

• plantstoplanks

• pusteblume

• birdsinparadise

• foodflaneur

• rawadventuress

• saimondonato

• leelektrik

• yesslife

• slowcookingchef

• atmemestable

• gardeningchef

• edenmichelle

• celestialcow

• creativewoman

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Acknowledgements

Thank you to @curie for voting for our wonderful contestants. This is a great privilege for us to see their posts being acknowledged. Please show your support for @curie and vote as witness.

Thank you @sneaky-ninja for your ongoing generous support.

Thanks for the delegation from @goldendawne who runs a weekly curation program and has acknowledged several of our contestants already. This is a very much appreciated delegation.

@zord189 gave an interesting sponsorship called Steem Basic Income, to @cookwithus winner @birdsinparadise. @birdsinparadise has a lifetime vote from Steem Basic Income to encourage her to keep posting. This generous sponsorship was in addition to SBD sent from time to time. Thank you @zord189!

Please show your support for @aggroed by voting for him as a witness.

Thanks to @docsmith for the generous donation of a beautiful custom-made knife specifically crafted for Cook with Us.

We are delighted with the caricatures made for us by @bazbiscuit. Thank you Barry!
@jacklimberis made our banner and gif for us. Thank you Jack - we really appreciate all the hard and beautiful work!
Thank you @edenmichelle for making the youtube video for us. A huge thanks as well to @leelektrik for creating our logo.

Thank you VIEWLY for the View Token prizes that we will give to our contestants who make a little video of their recipes.
Please follow@curie @randomwanderings @goldendawne,@DocSmith, @jedau, @zord189, @jznsamuel, @sneaky-ninja, @jacklimberis, @bazbiscuit, @edenmichelle, @theywillkillyou, @world5list, @world-travel-pro @leelektrik @hendrikdegrote and @heyitshaas. We hope to add to this list of supporters of our competition. If you would like to be a supporter of @cookwithus, please contact us. We would love to hear from you. @organduo please can you have a look at our competition - any support and comments will be gratefully received.