To say I love food is an understatement. Taste is my favorite of the senses, cooking is a creative outlet for me, and eating a treasured hobby.
Therefore, my fridge is always full, and there are always leftover meals or ingredients to get creative with. It should come as no surprise that over the years, we've gathered all of the following posts and tips to make the most of your food:
Use Up Raw Ingredients
Preserve your end-of-season tomatoes by making sauce.
Clean out your fridge after a holiday feast and make something completely brand new.
Portion that tomato paste for future recipes.
Produce subscriptions connect you to "ugly" produce at a discount.
Make your own spice mixes on demand.
Reinvent Cooked Foods
Leftover mashed potatoes turn into a gourmet breakfast.
Reinvent your Thanksgiving turkey and veggies with this cheesy pot pie.
Use Scrap Parts
Most vegetable greens can make for a good pesto.
Reuse pickle brine for more pickles!
Don't throw out the oils from your jarred marinated veggies.
Use whole foods (fennel fronds and lemons with rind!) for a flavor-packed entree.
Who knew bean juice was so versatile?
Turn cobs and shells into a delicious broth for soups, risottos, and more.
Eggs shells make a good supplement for your plants.
Keep your marshmallows fresh with a heel of bread.
Peel those (broccoli) stems for use in soups, stir fry, and more.
Gardening
Regrow lettuce from it's core.
Potatoes and tomatoes are easy to start in a home garden.
Motivation
Get inspired by watching top chefs get creative with scraps.
Documentaries can help expand your thinking about other ways to reduce waste or reuse scraps.
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