Cooking With Leftovers
When you refuse to waste food, the food you make gets really weird...
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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...
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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...
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Coconut Cabbage and Tofu
This is the first time I have squeezed tofu with my hands. Like a sponge. Surprisingly satisfying.. This dish is so good. Heartwarming and cozy in...
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Roasted Vegetable Chicken Soup
Well, I had some leftover roasted broccoli and carrots that were kind of caramelized and charred. With quinoa. Last night’s dinner.. Oh and...
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Edamame Mushroom Larb
Some leftover takeout edamame that don’t look so good really.. But they are pretty good inside this mushroom stir fry, on top of some rice,...
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Cold Broccoli Salad
This is not my recipe. It belongs to some friends of mine. But my dear, it is a great way to eat your broccoli. Especially if you got the Costco...
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Tofu Herb Dip
I was trying to survive the hot hot early October summer, dreaming of fall, and refusing to turn on my stove.. And I had some tofu in the fridge....
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Chicken Potato Cheese Soup
I wanted to call this Cheese Fondue Soup. I should have.. Anyway, when you get tired of cooking (me), that rotisserie chicken is such a good find....
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Broccoli Chicken Divan
What is a chicken divan? It sounds like one of those goopy 50s casseroles that no one would admit to eating, but it still fits into that hearty...
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Lemon Crab Pasta Salad
My favorite thing to do in the fall is drop a bunch of crabs on the backyard table and pick through them with friends.. Alas, there are always a...
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Steak Pea Pod Stir Fry
I had a guest (my mom) who left a bag of pea pods in my fridge. A snack. Raw pea pods? And that is when I discovered I hate raw pea pods. They...
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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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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...
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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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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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