Cooking With Leftovers
When you refuse to waste food, the food you make gets really weird...
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Almond Berry Cake
What do you make for your friend who is wheat and sugar free for their birthday? This cake! Almond flour, some local leftover serviceberries, and...
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Jackfruit Tacos
Have you tried jackfruit? It takes on the flavor of whatever it is cooked in and shreds up like pulled pork. It really does take on the texture and...
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Veggies in Scrambled Eggs
Alright. We went bike camping for a night and brought along all our food. On a bike. With everything else we had to carry. So, making food out of the...
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Ginger Scallion Soup (with noodles)
Ok ok I lived through the 2019 government shutdown, and without being political, it was interesting in its length and how people reached out to you...
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Lemonade Chicken
I had a visitor who bought this giant thing of lemonade and left it in my fridge.. Lemonade that is basically made of sugar (I mean, is there any...
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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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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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