Recipes
Vegan shepherds pie
This is my remix on a Shepherds pie – it’s pretty inauthentic but it’s a firm favourite! A traditional shepherds pie is made with lamb mince, fried onion and gravy, topped with mashed potato. It might have a small amount of peas or finely diced carrots in it. This recipe is vegan, using puy lentils…
Read MoreFrugal 'green' soup
This is a great recipe for using up all the odds and ends of vegetables, including things some people might normally throw away such as the green ends of leeks, broccoli stalks and the outer sprout leaves. As you might guess, these ingredients are rough as it depends what you have to have to use…
Read More12 days of Christmas turkey strogonoff
Christmas is a distant memory again, but the turkey sitting in the fridge reminds us of full bellies. Here’s a simple use-it-up supper based on a strogonoff recipe
Read MoreReady Steady Cook Pasta!
I used to be a huge fan of Ready Steady Cook, where chefs and a member of the audience had to knock up a meal in 25 minutes. It goes to show that fast food doesn’t have to come in a black plastic tray! This afternoon, Little Miss Green appeared sleepy eyed in search of…
Read MoreMolly's Dustbin Bread
If you want a really rubbish recipe, look no further than Molly’s Dustbin Bread. The name comes from its amazing ability to save things from the dustbin and is a very basic cheese scone-type mix baked in loaf tin
Read MoreMrs Green's quick pasta lunch
This recipe is very adaptable and perfect for using up those leftovers. You can make this vegetarian, with fish or with meat, dependent on preference.
Read MoreCandy As Sweetener
What to do with all these bags of donated candies around the holiday season, starting by Halloween overload? I have considerable experience in the conjury of long lasting mystery sweets.
Read MoreMrs Green's cunning courgettes recipe
This is a fab recipe for using up a glut of courgettes and these delicious treats can be served with a main meal, as part of a salad or eaten cold the next day.
Read MoreZoe's Use it up tuna, kohlrabi and runner bean lasagne!
I made this lasagna to use up the ingredients I had and to avoid food waste, but it was so good that I will definitely be making it again!
Read MoreAnnie's ZWW Odds N'Ends Burritos
This week, I have been so determined not to waste a single scrap of food if I could help it, that I have been hoarding bits and bobs of left over ingredients and cooked food like a foodie Fagin. Last night, I surveyed the collection of small tupperware boxes in the fridge and realised I…
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