Cooking With Leftovers
When you refuse to waste food, the food you make gets really weird...
-
Wasa Chicken Nuggets
I went to the market to get some supplies and tragedy struck on the way home on the bicycle. Sparkling water all over the intersection! My one...
-
Romaine Chicken Wrap
It is the middle of summer heat and I just returned from a family carb holiday, so I gave up bread for a few weeks. Just a reset. And then I craved...
-
Soup Umami
All the umami. I didn’t really set out to do it but the leftover dehydrated mushrooms from Thanksgiving and the cold biking week made me buy...
-
Weck Gravlax
Gravlax. I can’t believe I have never made this before. It is easy and helps slow your life down. And it is a great way to use up the odd...
-
Frittata Whatever
It is the age of Frittata Whatever. A pandemic, a revolution, a shift in routines. A shift in perspective. A fight for justice. Sometimes I just...
-
Patty Melt
So you don’t really need a recipe for a patty melt, but I just thought right now that you could really use one. I mean. I did. Greasy, meaty,...
-
Rice Paper Breakfast Taco
It is pantry time. Like, dig out all the things from the back of the pantry.. I have rice paper. And I discovered that I hate making spring rolls....
-
Spicy Zucchini Cheese Tots
In the last few weeks I discovered that I eat when I am bored. So, we are in trouble for the next few months.. (because, bored) And I LOVE chips. So,...
-
Purple Tortellini (cooked in red wine)
WHY did I even have red wine left over? Well, before the world crashed around us, I acquired a box of red wine left over from a ski trip (?), got a...
-
Black Beans and Rice on Pizza
I mean, what is the point of putting rice and beans on a cauliflower pizza crust? Because I wanted to. And I had some left over.. Lately I have been...
-
Spaghetti Squash Shrimp Scampi
I did not realize how alliterate this was until I wrote it. Spaghetti Squash Shrimp Scampi. I don’t really like spaghetti squash, so I added...
-
Cheesy Hasselback Potato
The tiny thin slices of the Hasselback potato are clearly perfect for stuffing with tiny cheese slices. So tedious. But so worth it. Especially, you...
Favorites.
-
Romaine Chicken Wrap
It is the middle of summer heat and I just returned from a family carb holiday, so I gave up bread for a few weeks. Just a reset. And then I craved...
-
Weck Gravlax
Gravlax. I can’t believe I have never made this before. It is easy and helps slow your life down. And it is a great way to use up the odd...
-
Canadian Breakfast Taco
Is this a thing? Also, how have I lived without this my whole life?? Basically, you fry an egg, drizzle on anything you want to the top, like...
-
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...
Ingredient Collections.
Links.
News, recipes, and other links related to the importance of using leftovers...
-
Talkin’ Trash: A Guide to Food Waste
Cool ideas and fun graphics on preventing food waste.. on Fix.com...
View More -
How to Use Leftover Fish
How to Use Leftover Fish on Food52.Kedgeree and Salpicon. These are new terms for me to play with.....
View More -
Food Recovery Challenge
Managed by the EPA, they challenge you to reduce your food waste. TAKE THE CHALLENGE. Did you know...
View More -
Leftover Swap
A new app will let you share your leftovers with strangers. @NPR. Take a photo and share your...
View More -
Good and Cheap
A cookbook by Leanne Brown, available online and just dripping with good recipe ideas.....
View More -
Foodsharing.de
Got Leftovers to Share? In Germany, there’s a website for that. Article @NPR. Germany has a...
View More -
Squash Blossom Soup
Or Crema de Flor de Calabaza… @ Kitchen Konfidence. Great way to use up the squash blossoms!...
View More -
Carrot-Top Pesto
Don’t waste your carrot tops!! Make pesto with them… I should do this with the radishes in my...
View More -
Hummus Varieties
I’m mostly intrigued by this beet hummus.. 21 ways to make better hummus @ Huffington Post...
View More -
65 Healthy Meals
65 Healthy Meals you can make from Leftovers @Greatist. Lots of strange things on this list. Like...
View More -
Lovin Spoonfuls
A food waste rescue organization in Boston! Legitimizing local food rescue. Check. It. Out. Lovin...
View More -
Reducing Food Waste Basics
@Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This is the most important website you will ever visit....
View More -
Creative Recipes for Thanksgiving Leftovers
A list of recipes @PBS.. Don’t waste your leftovers.. I want to make Leftover Stuffing...
View More -
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...
View More -
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...
View More
