Cooking With Leftovers
When you refuse to waste food, the food you make gets really weird...
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Pineapple Stuffed Pork Chop
Why does anyone buy pineapple at Costco? I AM ONE PERSON. Now you will see me use it in everything.. Ingredients: 1 slice of...
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Sweet Potato Fry Black Bean Burger
You won’t believe this (or maybe you will), but I went to NYC for a wedding and returned home the next day with a pile of sweet potato fries in...
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Black Bean Sushi
I mean, if you are going to make a sushi burrito, why not also put the leftovers of a burrito in a sushi roll.. Still delicious.. Ingredients: 1 nori...
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Pickles in a Blanket
Ok, the intention was to stuff the dough with hot dogs, but then we just grilled and ate them.. This is better. Pickles and mustard. Oh, and leftover...
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Overnight Fire Baked Potatoes
I like to go minimalist camping. No fancy meals. No propane stoves. No dishes to clean. No leftovers go to waste. We cook everything over the camp...
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Velveeta Eggplant Involtini
I am not sure you know this, but I cannot eat ricotta. And I have this weakness for processed cheese.. But what do you do with a stack of cheese...
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Eggplant Pizzas
I still can’t believe how well this worked. And how good it is. And how damn cute they are.. The trick here is to cut the eggplant slices at a...
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Breakfast Yogurt Pizza
That Yogurt Pesto I made and used as pizza sauce? I had some leftover and decided to eat it for breakfast. With an egg. This is less a recipe and...
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Mini Sushi Rolls
I had to try it. My new sushi obsession led me here, to these little cuties. Lots of work but really bite-sized. And you can put anything you want...
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Cold Sweet Chili Tofu
I got some spring rolls the other day and it came with this sweet chili sauce that I had too much of.. Or you could use some of that duck sauce they...
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Stuffed Red Potatoes
A few remaining red potatoes, of all sizes. Two leftover chicken thighs. And two leftover spoonfuls of grocery store crab jalapeno cheese dip.....
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Yogurt Pesto Pizza
This is the best pizza I have ever made. Sort of came about because I ran out of oil.. And I had too much fresh basil.. And I wanted pizza.. And it...
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Yogurt Pesto Pizza
This is the best pizza I have ever made. Sort of came about because I ran out of oil.. And I had too much fresh basil.. And I wanted pizza.. And it...
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Lemon Asparagus Sushi
I mean, I just really wanted sushi. I had the craving.. And I had some asparagus that I needed to cook up. Add in a few seasonings, like lemon and...
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Twice Baked Corned Beef Potatoes
More leftover corned beef? These are silky smooth little parcels of Irish charm.. And you can eat them with your hands. Ingredients: 3...
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Burrito Nachos
Well, we had burritos because I had a serious sour cream craving.. And then there were leftovers. Rice, beans, ground pork, shredded chicken, and...
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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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