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Nothing dulls my enthusiasm for trying a new dish more than realising that I am missing one small but essential ingredient. Instant frustration.

I’m also not great at substituting ingredients, either. I have a very literal way of thinking, meaning that ‘tapping into creativity’ is just not something that feels possible in the kitchen.

Imagine my joy, then, when I found a Reddit thread titled: “An unusual food substitution that worked out well! :)” in the /r/EatCheapAndHealthy community. User SteveGerber says: “I recently had a craving for brownies and I wanted to follow a super moist recipe I often use that calls for two cups of shredded zucchini, but I didn’t have any zucchini on hand. As a substitute I decided to try using shredded sweet potato and it turned........

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