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Glenda's Red Thai Curry paste
Glenda heard about a zero waste week participant who ended up with half a jar of red thai curry paste going moudly. She said she made her own, and here’s her recipe. Any left over is great to smear over fish or marinade prawns for grilling the next evening
Lineda's 'Macedoine' for leftover rice and pasta
In our household we love rice and pasta, and use veggies the following day to make ‘macedoine’ for lunches
Annie's ZWW Fondue Veggie Bake
In our house, the arrival of Autumn means the start of the cheese fondue season. Not the healthiest of dishes but an occasional treat – sometimes, only a large pot of melted cheese laced with cider will do! Last night heralded the inaugural fondue of the season and as usual, there was a fair bit…
Vegetable crumble recipe – inspired by Westy Writes and Cranks!
Root vegetable crumble is great for using up the wilting veg in your fridge or for tackling your weekly vegetable box during the autumn. Feel free to change the ingredients to suit whatever you have on hand and the season; you can make it more summery by swapping the root veg for peppers, courgettes and…
Zero Waste Week 2013 – day five; how to reduce food waste
Welcome to day five of zero waste week 2013. There’s still time to sign up on the homepage to get the daily emails sent to your inbox. These are packed with hints, tips, recipes and challenges to keep you on your toes and to ensure you fill your bellies not your bins this week.
Win great prizes with zero waste week!
We have some fantastic prizes lined up for our zero waste week participants. Sadly, these are only available for UK residents, but I’m sure you understand as eco warriors we don’t want to air freight stuff across the globe.
Potted cheese recipe
A perfect way to use up all those leftover pieces of cheese in your fridge. All types of cheese can be used. It will keep for a week in the fridge.
Pigs Ear Terrine
Pressed Braised Pigs Ear
Zero Waste Week 2013 – day four; cucumber recipes
Welcome to day four of zero waste week. It’s not too late to sign up on our home page to receive daily emails for the rest of the week. All you’re getting here is a shortened version of the full monty.
Sam's Plum Cheese
I have very kind friends who keep giving me plums. I am the only one in my house who eats them, so today I experimented and turned some into plum butter with allspice. No wasted plums, and a delicious pot of ‘jam’ in the fridge. This tastes gorgeous – like a spoonful of Christmas!