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Use it up! Don't throw it in the bin!
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I sometimes use crushed cornflakes to coat chicken as a change from breadcrumbs. Crush them up not too fine then then dip chicken into beaten egg and coat in the cornflakes, bake in the oven
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Have been lurking but had to post yesterdays success! I made the best curry I have ever made yesterday-mainly out of left overs. I found a jar of pathaks balti paste at back of cupboard-2 days from chuck by date and only about a tablespoon left on the bottom.Probably should have been kept in the fridge,but it seemed ok and we are still here 24 hours later! I had some sprouting onions I would have chucked on the past and 4 sorry looking carrots. I added 3 quorn fillets I had thought about throwing from the freezer as they looked a bit 'freezer-burnt'-once thawed they were fine,cubed. I added a veggie stock cube,tin of value toms and a splash of ketchup,black pepper-that was it. My kids absolutely loved it and I have marked it down as must do again.I feel really excited about creating good food out of virtually nothing!Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it!0
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I'm definitely going to join this thread as I'm completely broke, spend far too much money on food, throw away enough fresh veg to feed the Chinese army and am a general disgrace to the OS board
Having said that, I have some veg in my fridge that may be beyond rescue. Any ideas whether the following can be used and, if so, how:- Greens: whole plant (like a cabbage). Distinctly yellow on the outer leaves, not sure what it's like in the middle.
- Four or five very sorry-looking excuses for asparagus stalks; probably a couple of weeks old
- Dodgy looking beetroot - at least three weeks old. I have a horrible feeling they may turn to mush when I poke them.
- Very squishy peppers
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lunch today is left over carrots and potatoes from yesterdays Sunday lunch, boiled up with quorn mince and an oxo cube. followed by left over summer pudding.
this afternoon am going to bake some cheese scones with some going-hard-old cheddar and a few dried herbs. will freeze or eat later today."The purpose of Life is to spread and create Happiness" :j0 -
lunch today for me was a sandwich with left over salad bits from sunday so they weren't wasted. Made apple sauce and froze it from apples that were getting a bit wrinkly.CC2 = £8687.86 ([STRIKE]£10000[/STRIKE] )CC1 = £0 ([STRIKE]£9983[/STRIKE] ); Reusing shopping bags savings =£5.80 vs spent £1.05.Wine is like opera. You can enjoy it even if you don't understand it and too much can give you a headache the next day J0
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Over the weekend, I had to throw away 5 small cheesy rolls that I baked on Friday, as they'd gone hard before I thought to freeze them (didn't need any more breadcrumbs!). ALSO had to throw away a portion of mash potato that i'd frozen, as it'd gone overly watery.
Saved some mushy tomatoes from the bin by roasting, peeling and throwing into a pasta sauce tonight. x0 -
Hi everyone, I'm a little late to this thread, but I wanted to say I'm full of admiration for your determination and all your hints and tips!
I have been trying hard not to throw out food for the past few months, as I realised how much cash I was wasting.
Here are a few of my tips, others may have covered them too though.
If you are able to, try and shop daily. This cuts down on so much waste. We all have the "buy one get one free" mentality of bulk buyers as money savers, but if that 3rd banana or yoghurt is going to go uneaten you won't have gained anything at all...
I always try and buy perishable items on the day I will eat them. It helps if I plan in advance.
This is of course a little more tricky when your household has more than 2 or 3 people, but it can still be done with a good menu plan and shopping list.
Sell by/use by dates I take as flexible. Things are often fine to eat for days after their end-date (manufactureres are pretty generous with the time scales). I tend to use the look-smell-taste test (if it looks ok, sniff it, if it smells ok, taste a tiny bit...)
Things like condiments...eat within 3 days? Never. To keep pestos, mustards etc for longer I add a bit of oil to the top of the pot of pesto, or scrape down the sides of the mustard pot as this is where the mould starts.
Eggs are usually fine for days after their use-by date, yoghurts too. Milk is easy to spot when it's gone, and cheese (unless mouldy on purpose) will go green - even then you can often salvage the non-green bits.
My life savers are the following: tins of tomatoes, tins of beans, dried pasta, rice and couscous. Along with a herb and spice rack, these things don't go off for years. My usual trick for using up left over anything is to bung it in a herby home made tomato sauce or a spicy bean sauce and serve with pasta, rice, couscous, whatever takes your fancy.0 -
Hi There,
I'm late to the thread too - I use as much as I can from leftovers - we have four children so there is often lots of left overs, sometimes I don't cook for me and eat what they leave instead - Bubble and squeak is a big favorite.
We collect free, past selling quality, food from the local greengrocer, market stall and food co-ops each week. The food would usually be thrown away, instead we feed around 40 homeless people a week for practically nothing, just add some cream and croûtons to all those lovely veg and you get a great soup. Yummmmy
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ALSO had to throw away a portion of mash potato that i'd frozen, as it'd gone overly watery.
Mashed potato (even when very watery) can be used in breadmaking - makes bread rise beautifully...or used with other veg to make soupPeople Say that life's the thing - but I prefer reading
The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell jnto the Thames it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity - Benjamin Disreali0 -
soups, smoothies, soups, smoothies...........
That's the fruit & veg dealt with.
Oh, and a labrador! Dog food is really expensive, but a handful of pasta & left over veggies. Very cheap, and very happy dog.0
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