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

Tibbie's_mum

Just thought I'd share one of my new concoctions. We always have the round toffees from tins of Quality Street leftover so, I just melted them down with a tin of condensed milk added some chopped cooking apples which were well past their best, put all of this gooey mixture into a pastry case and baked in the oven until golden brown........OMG it was gorgeous!

No need to pull all our fillings out with the toffees or chuck them in the bin anymore.

hayley11

princess_loki wrote: »

other people please correct if wrong but isn't fizzy drink good for cleaning toilet or something?? maybe this could be your other option (maybe mention it to him so he knows what it is doing to his insides!!!)

I know, it's soooo bad for him, I get stomach ache if I have more than 1 glass of it a day. I have heard that Coke is good for cleaning and they're pretty much the same thing so thanks for that :T I'm just going to go and get him a glass now....let's see if he notices

ETA - He didn't say anything but I tasted it before I gave it him and it's horrible, no fizz AT ALL and just doesn't taste nice, I feel a bit mean But if he doesn't like something he does usually say so he mustn't be able to tell the difference

beautiful_ravens

hayley11 wrote: »

I know, it's soooo bad for him, I get stomach ache if I have more than 1 glass of it a day. I have heard that Coke is good for cleaning and they're pretty much the same thing so thanks for that :T I'm just going to go and get him a glass now....let's see if he notices

ETA - He didn't say anything but I tasted it before I gave it him and it's horrible, no fizz AT ALL and just doesn't taste nice, I feel a bit mean But if he doesn't like something he does usually say so he mustn't be able to tell the difference

Oh! lol - now you can start gradually mixing it in with tesco coke, see if he notices that! :rotfl:

katycocoa

From one roast chicken cooked on Friday:
roast dinner
chicken and veg pie
chicken balti
curry pie!

Primrose

Making marmalade today. (Seville oranges have started to appear in the shops). Have saved up all my orange, lemon and tangerine peel over the Christmas period so I have lots of extra fruity skin pieces to add to the contents and make it even more tasty..

White_Boots

Hi everyone. I'm going to try really hard this year not to throw food away. I'm pretty good already but I do throw a few bits occasionally and have decided this has to stop! I had some friends over for a fondue last week and have used the leftover cheese and veg but I still have a bag full of cut up chunks of french bread. They are now slightly stale but I'm sure they could be used for something. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks for your help.

Primrose

White Boots - If you store your french bread chunks in a plastic bag, slightly moisten them and reheat in a hot oven they will be OK to eat. Alternatively you can toast them under the grill, coated with a little cheese and they will still make a filling snack. The other thing you can do with them is slice them VERY thinly and completely dry them out in a low warm oven next time it's on, and turn them into Melba Toast.

butterfly72

**purpleprincess** wrote: »

I feel really good today as I have saved up all the veg peelings from the last week- Xmas day onwards and then boiled them up with peppercorns, a few bay leaves and made some really yummy veg stock which I will use to make soup with some rubbery veggies!!!

You can make stock from peelings?!?! :eek: I never thought of that! Sorry to be thick, but which veggie peelings do you use? Also, just thought, aren't all the pestacide toxins in the skins and thats why you need to peel carrots ect?

mumoftwo

Chris25 wrote: »

I crumble them and use them to top cauliflower cheese or a pasta gratin dish.

Thanks for that, brilliant idea! Just found a few crackers left in a box, they are ones with herbs in and was thinking of what I can do with them, I will use them on top of my fish pie tonight, super.

hermoine_2

Hi there

Quite proud of myself.

Used up a few soft apples, some wrinkled satsumas and half a jar of mincemeat in a crumble! Dished it up with some out of date nat yog just for a bit of adventure.

We are all still healthy today, will have the rest tonight!

I think I may enjoy this and have a go at the peelings stock!

H:A