I made stuffed shells in pumpkins sauce on Saturday (using this recipe from Ottolenghi). The recipe made way more filling for the stuffed shells than I could use, so now I have about 2 cups of leftover ricotta/mozzarella/parmesan/sage mixture. Any ideas for what to do with that amount of leftover stuffed shell filling? The obvious answers are 1) more stuffed shells, but we're still working through the leftovers from Saturday and 2) use it as lasagna filling, which I did last time I made this recipe. I'd love to find something else to use it for!

I have a load of leftover shortcrust pastry after cutting out the bits I need for a wee pie recipe. The pre-rolled stuff. Any of you geniuses know something I can make with it? Hate wasting it, but no more pie filling!

Oh more honestly, my husband found my people. He suggested this group after I agonized over throwing away 2 egg whites yesterday. I couldn't bring myself to do it, I had to leave it up to him.

What would you use 2 lonely egg whites for? I suggested freezing them and when I had enough I could make him a pavlova!

Not great photo But saved the rice and cinnamon from Horchata. Learned that small cinnamon bits are a PIA for rice pudding. 🙄smell and tastes great tho after I pick out the cinnamon bits 🥴

Got a great after thanksgiving sale on turkey. Took apart 3 into boneless breasts, leg quarters and wings. Made broth with the rest. I picked about 5 cups of meat/carrots off the bone. Thinking of raviolis but never made any before. Any other ideas?

Thanks!

Basically my mom bought too much for thanksgiving and one of my dishes from earlier in the week, now I’m trying figure out what to do with this much celery and parsley?

Anyone got a good recipe to make a coffee cake with leftover sauce?

Hey there, I’m new to the group!!

Me and my family have chickens, so plenty of our “scraps” are given to them as treats and filler to stretch out their feed pellets.

However some things they can’t have, and I tend to overshoot when brewing coffee. Sometimes we drink it all, sometimes there is some leftover in the pot.

Other than things that come to mind for me like iced coffee/shakes, ice cream, composting, and red eye gravy, I am sure there can be other uses for it I am unaware of.

Any tips and suggestions would be greatly appreciated, since as a coffee lover, it pains me pouring the leftover down the sink! 🤣

Thank you!!!

I had a delicious jar of tuna in oil with herbs de provence yesterday and when I was done I thought I’d save the oil for cooking since it still had plenty of herbs and flavor in it. What could I cook to make the most of the oils flavor? I’m also probably going to eat some canned sardines in olive oil, so it would be nice to find something to make with that oil as well that pairs well with any fishy flavor that may be in the oil.

Hey guys! I am a student trying to learn how to improve the Olio food sharing app. I love the purpose of the app however there are so many flaws and loopholes that i would like to narrow down for my projects. If anyone have any perspective or thoughts on the app, please give them to me! Thanks in advance :)

I have a large container of Chobani whole green yogurt (30oz maybe) that expired two days ago. It has a lid but doesn’t seem to be exactly “sealed”. I’m feeling certain that it’ll get some mold within a week or two. Should I:

1. Freeze and use later
2. Keep it in the fridge, it’ll be fine
3. Find some way to use it (meal, sauce, cheesecake)
4. Other

edit: Friends I love the recipe ideas but that’s option 3, I’m asking will it last enough or do I need to resort to option 3

My partner and I will be roasting a whole duck following this recipe. I want to have a plan to get the most out of it so I've come here to humbly crowd source ideas.

Recipes/suggestions I'm looking for:

• Making stock from the carcass
• Pan drippings/fat
• Giblets
• Anything else I might be overlooking

Thanks in advance!

Thought you lot might appreciate this. Made fish for some friends the other night and had leftover mashed potatoes and leftover crumbs. Whenever I have these I make potato cakes! Basically you mix leftover mash with enough plain flour that it forms a mix that is dry enough to form into patties but still a bit moist enough that the crumbs will stick. Ideally you want your mash to be on the drier side to begin with so this might not work if you make sloppy mash. Roll the patties in the crumbs, no need for egg or milk. Melt some butter and oil (so the butter doesn’t burn) in a pan on medium heat (I use a cast iron frypan but I’m sure other things would work as well). When hot, shallow fry the patties until golden. Resist the urge to poke them about because you don’t want to disturb the crust. Flip them when golden and do the other side. You could also bake them in the oven. Drain on paper towel and eat! I usually have them with salad. Also good with a slice of cheese and tomato on top.

My crumb mix is a combo of panko, crushed garlic, Parmesan, pepper, herbs, lemon zest, and olive oil. You could do any combo, you just need the panko and oil to get the crispyness happening.

Enjoy!

My grocery order got dropped off while I was asleep. the milk is a half gallon, sealed cardboard container. It’s 60 degrees out, but it was in sunlight. It was in a bag with ice cream and cream cheese and I got it into the fridge immediately.

We have so much that I'd like to use but not really interested in drinking hot cocoa. I wondered if I could add to baking or something like that?

I live alone and only use cooking cream whenever I need it. I opened it on September 28, 2024 and have been storing it in my fridge. It’s been almost 2 months already can I still use it for pasta? I tried tasting it still tastes good. I used the emborg brand cooking cream. Plz help i want to make some fire creamy pasta

I don’t remember where I got this, I tried cooking with it once and it turned out pretty horribly. What do I do with this?

I have a loaf of whole wheat Bunny Bread that has been sitting on my counter in my bready buddy for over a month now. I’ve only used a couple of slices when I first bought it, but other than that the container has been closed (I’m bad at finishing bread by myself). I checked on it today to see if it was still good and to my surprise it seems perfectly fine. No mold, no smell, still soft. I put the bread into a freezer bag in the freezer and decided that maybe I would use it for the stuffing I’m going to make for a Friendsgiving this weekend. If it was just me, I would have no issues using the bread, but I’m reconsidering given that my friends are now involved. I have no issues buying a new loaf of bread, but I wanted to know what your guys’ opinions were before I threw it out. Is it morally ethical to subject my friends to what seems like perfectly fine old bread?

Update: Thanks for all of the input everyone! I decided to just use the bread for other things. My Walmart was selling huge bags of their own toasted fresh bread scraps so I got like 2 pounds for only $2 :)

We got carving pumpkins and never actually got around to carving them, so we roasted and pureed them, and now have almost 20 cups of puree! Since they were carving pumpkins and not sugar, the puree is pretty tasteless so I need whatever help I can get to use these up. We were able to freeze half of it but there are only so many pumpkin muffins and quick breads we can make!

I love Butternut squash soup. This recipe called for a cup of sweet onion, but I used regular onion. How different could it be? I thought. It also called for a lot of autumn spices.

So now I'm stuck with a ton of soup that tastes like onion and pumpkin pie spice. What can I do?

Is using chicken and beef broth used together an abomination? I have a ton of containers of beef broth that I need to start using up. I also have a ton of good organic chicken that's been hogging up my freezer. I don't eat chicken enough, but regularly get gifted free chicken. Trying to figure out meals that I use both in. Soaking beans now, and was going to make a big slow cooker batch. Other ideas? Or is that not a good mix of flavors?

I grew celery this year and need to do something with it before the frost/freeze sets in for more than a couple hours. Thoughts?

Thanks so much! Great suggestions!!

Hey all!

I buy the big mixed fruit freezer bags from the grocery store, but I can’t stand the texture of pineapple in smoothies, so I pick them out. Now I have an entire bag full of just pineapple chunks - what should I make with them?

I have bags of pretty much every kind of lentil that have been hanging out in my cupboard and are getting extra dry. Any ideas to use lots of lentils? Any tips for working with extra dry dried goods?

I've already made lots of red lentil dal.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lWRw0uZPkWhmt5d4Q3DaZCq3bdGfsxYnxfXh79WaJck/edit?usp=sharing

I've been working on a kitchen management mobile app that centers around logging grocery items, finding and managing recipes, and learning kitchen skills.

Along the way, I've gathered a bunch of storage tips, health facts, and default use-by dates for the most common items found at a grocery store.

Since it's been so useful to me in my own kitchen life, I figured I would make it publicly available for this scrappy group of food waste warriors.

My hope is that some people will even leave comments about the data, and I can then add new items and refine the data. I am really hoping this becomes a living, breathing document driven by community wisdom.

The basic idea is that by learning about these grocery items on an individual level, you (the consumer) can be better prepared to make informed decisions in the kitchen. Which, in turn, will hopefully lead to a lower rate of wasted food.

I'm up to over 300 grocery items, and I welcome all opinions on how this list could be improved.

I am frequently getting good Chinese takeout and the fried chicken in these chilis and peppers is one of my frequent orders. At the end, I am always left with this heap of fried chilis and numbing spices. It feels wasteful to just toss them out. Do you guys have any suggestions what to do with this?