Use it up! Don't throw it in the bin!

Herewegoagain

Hiya,
The only things thrown out today is 2 banana skins and some tea bags, any uses out there you can come up:beer:

dawnylou

Smoke the banana skins and use the tea bags to dye some paper....
(joke)


I have a carton of stir fry (bean sprouts, onion, carrot etc) says use by 20th.....is it too risky to make this for tea tomorrow??

BigMummaF

I made a great looking steak casserole thingy & fancied putting a suet crust on top to make a 'pie'.....HOOOOOOOG mistake!

Think the suet was a tad past it's best, but hey, we all slept ok & have had breakfast this morning so couldn't have been that leathal:D

So a gap in the freezer where the meat & chopped mushrooms were living, a tin of chopped toms, some dried out spring onions & a good splosh of the stock from Pup's beef bones for the gravy....Good haul eh:p

essexgal

dawnylou wrote: »

I have a carton of stir fry (bean sprouts, onion, carrot etc) says use by 20th.....is it too risky to make this for tea tomorrow??

As long as they don't smell manky - I work on the theory that if it's been kept properly in the fridge and it smells okay it's probably got up to another three/four days after the 'use by' - and we're all still here to tell the tale....:rotfl:

I've got some bean sprouts (use by 22.7) that I'm using with some elderly steak from the freezer and a pepper that I found lurking in the veg. drawer - I'm thinking chinese style dinner tonight.....

essexgal

winniepooh

I have some leeks that need to be used up does anyone know if I can freeze them

trying-very-trying

I have done this before. I just sliced them and threw them in a freezer bag, but I did use them quite quickly. I think if you're looking to freeze them long term, you would have to blanche them.

newlywed

I slice and freeze leeks in a freezer bag - didn't bother blanching. Just cooked straight from frozen. I do this with onions too.

princess_loki

hello!!

i just found this thread as am now on really tight budget and one way to cut back is not to waste anything!! i am now using the ends of the bread for toast and have just made some soup with slightly past it leeks, sprouting potatoes and a bit of dried out bacon!! really quite pleased with myself for this effort!!!:T :T

however, i still have some carrots that are past their best - not sure what to do with them... carrot soup or something like that???? any ideas anyone??

cheers,
loki

Chris25

dawnylou wrote: »

and use the tea bags to dye some paper....
(joke)


I

or lace to age it

- if you do a web search for 'uses for tea bags' there are useful tips for gardening and crafts. Sorry, i can't for some reason, do links today - will have to wait til ds or dd gets home to look.

betterlife

what about carrot cake or muffins, veg soup or chuck in a stew. x