Cooking With Leftovers
When you refuse to waste food, the food you make gets really weird...
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Spaghetti Squash Brie Casserole
Holiday parties.. I had a little bit of brie leftover from something. I can’t even remember anymore.. And a half of a spaghetti squash, some...
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Pork Feta Pizza
Do you know what happens when you roast a whole pig in the backyard? Lots of f*cking pork. So much pork. So much. And then you eat tacos and burritos...
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Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce
OK OK I know this is a trendy thing to do right now, but let me just tell you that it is easy to do and super good. SUPER. Also, I don’t really...
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Spicy Turkey Tortilla Soup
Still more turkey from the Thanksgiving carcass (purple). Best thing I did was freeze the leftover carcass meat in the stock jars (thanks mom).. That...
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Ham Egg Cups
Mobile foods are so great. I got this recipe from Chrissy Teigen’s cookbook. I went to stay with my friend and I picked through the book. But...
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Lime Soy Chicken Nuggets
This is a Mark Bittman recipe. It seems like the strangest combinations of flavors but it works so so well. And you don’t even need nuggets,...
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Broccoli Brie Soup (with sourdough croutons)
I am really into soups lately.. Oh and I have this friend who comes to town and leaves me food.. Odd ends- broccoli, coconut milk (Indian food frozen...
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Stuffed Okra
Did you know that stuffed okra is a thing?? It is a common dish in Indian cuisine and called Bhindi.. I just learned this when I searched around for...
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Sourdough Crumpet
My sourdough starter is my new obsession.. I am making these gorgeous sourdough loaves, And a healthy starter smells like booze and vinegar.. yum....
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Purple Turkey Carcass Soup
It took me just a few weeks after Thanksgiving to pull out the carcass stock from the freezer. This year not only did I pop a leftover purple carrot...
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Bacon & Egg Soup
Winter got you down? Make a whole chicken (your whole house will be warm), simmer the carcass for broth (your house will smell great), make bacon...
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Octopus & Mango
I was on my last $3 at the market and I asked the seafood guy how many small octopus (octopodes?) I could get. Turns out it is 6 ounces.. A steal if...
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Ham Egg Cups
Mobile foods are so great. I got this recipe from Chrissy Teigen’s cookbook. I went to stay with my friend and I picked through the book. But...
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Lime Soy Chicken Nuggets
This is a Mark Bittman recipe. It seems like the strangest combinations of flavors but it works so so well. And you don’t even need nuggets,...
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Stuffed Okra
Did you know that stuffed okra is a thing?? It is a common dish in Indian cuisine and called Bhindi.. I just learned this when I searched around for...
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Coconut Champagne Chicken
We were a little ambitious last weekend, trying to drink a few of these large bottles (for no reason), so I had to think of something to do with...
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News, recipes, and other links related to the importance of using leftovers...
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Talkin’ Trash: A Guide to Food Waste
Cool ideas and fun graphics on preventing food waste.. on Fix.com...
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How to Use Leftover Fish
How to Use Leftover Fish on Food52.Kedgeree and Salpicon. These are new terms for me to play with.....
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Food Recovery Challenge
Managed by the EPA, they challenge you to reduce your food waste. TAKE THE CHALLENGE. Did you know...
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Leftover Swap
A new app will let you share your leftovers with strangers. @NPR. Take a photo and share your...
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Good and Cheap
A cookbook by Leanne Brown, available online and just dripping with good recipe ideas.....
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Foodsharing.de
Got Leftovers to Share? In Germany, there’s a website for that. Article @NPR. Germany has a...
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Squash Blossom Soup
Or Crema de Flor de Calabaza… @ Kitchen Konfidence. Great way to use up the squash blossoms!...
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Carrot-Top Pesto
Don’t waste your carrot tops!! Make pesto with them… I should do this with the radishes in my...
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Hummus Varieties
I’m mostly intrigued by this beet hummus.. 21 ways to make better hummus @ Huffington Post...
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65 Healthy Meals
65 Healthy Meals you can make from Leftovers @Greatist. Lots of strange things on this list. Like...
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Lovin Spoonfuls
A food waste rescue organization in Boston! Legitimizing local food rescue. Check. It. Out. Lovin...
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Reducing Food Waste Basics
@Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This is the most important website you will ever visit....
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Creative Recipes for Thanksgiving Leftovers
A list of recipes @PBS.. Don’t waste your leftovers.. I want to make Leftover Stuffing...
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Waste Not: The Ugly Truth about Food Waste in America
Each year, Americans waste 33 million tons of food. 33 MILLION. Listen to the story on Science...
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USDA and EPA Launch U.S. Food Waste Challenge
A news release from June 4, 2013. “Food waste in the United States is estimated at roughly...
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