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

Grimbal

we had a BBQ on Monday, so today it's baked potatoes with toppings left over from that. Mine is unadventurously cheese & coleslaw, but hubbies is shredded chicken thighs mixed with finely sliced spring onions and cheese.

HannahIOW

spike7451 wrote: »

No,we're not going to talk about that old chestnut,wastage of food.Ni,Instead lets talk about the different ways we use up that bit of pie left in the fridge,those two forlorn sausages,that half a carrot....

So today,nothing adventurous for me.Just plain old half a Fray Bentos Pie,Scallop potatoes made from Sundays' roasties,Pea & Carrot fritters,again from Sunday's left overs.

Over to you...:D

What are scallop potatoes?

Winewaiter

I am using Monday's left over chicken (carcass and one leg) to make homemade chicken soup. I add water carrots, onions, thyme, chicken stock cube and handful of barley. May add a couple of potatoes cubed. I Make this not particularly so as to use up whats left in the fridge but because we love it. Even better than Monday's chicken roast dinner.

rubytuesday

I made spicy chicken rice and beans with the left over roast chicken the over day it was delicious!

Pink.

Hi spike,

The existing thread on using up leftovers may help give you some ideas:

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

I'll add your thread to it later to keep the suggestions together,

Pink

sukimia

Hiya

Scalloped potatoes are sliced potatoes baked with milk, flour, cheddar cheese, and butter as far as I know. No doubt there are variations of it though.

Hopeless_Case

MrsBsBlog wrote: »

Great thread, can I join in too. I`m hoping I won`t throw out much this week, being half term there`s never anything left in the fridge by the end of the week to waste.

Hopeless, why not make some banana muffins or banana loaf.

Thanks, I'll Google some recipes and have a go at something today before it's too late!

Hopeless_Case

CupOfChai wrote: »

Chuck the pasty in the freezer for another day? Assuming of course you had not got it out of the freezer in the first place.

I need help! There's some milk in my fridge with a due date of today. It's usually ok for a couple of days after that as well but it still needs using up and I can't think what for. It's about quarter of a pint, a bit too much to finish in tea I think but not really enough for making anything with that I can think of.

I normally stick going milk which is going out of date in the freezer and then use it to make white sauce if we're having something like lasagna. Only problem is it takes ages to defrost!

foxgloves

Well, my good start went a bit wobbly over the weekend as had my small nephews to stay. Had a fab time, but threw away half a plate of beans on toast (nobody's going to fancy those when they've been squidged around for 20 mins by a 2-year old!), one fajita (did a Mexican buffet which went down a storm but my 7 yr-old nephew enjoyed choosing his fillings & rolling fajitas so much that his eye was bigger than his belly & a whole one got thrown away (it was well-mauled by then!) Also threw away half a bowl of home-made hummous as discovered that small boys tend to dip things in that they've already sucked!) All other leftovers from buffet recycled into next day's meal & chilli frozen for later in the month. Just got a tub of carrot & celery sticks to use as they're a bit bendy but they're going in tonight's butterbean crumble which I'm serving with stir-fried garlicky cabbage as just found one right at back of veg rack that's past its best. Leftover cream & leftover broccoli from Friday night saved & will be turned into cream of broccoli soup. So feeling virtuous again.....for now x

foxgloves

Oh..... & do I have to count a glass of red wine that was wasted when 2 yr-old nephew decided now would be a really good time to push the table over? Am hoping you'll let me off that one!