I'll definitely be investing more into these guys, they're amazing! I added: red pasta sauce(not a lot), crushed red pepper and shredded cheese to help thicken the volume. Next time I think I'll try adding diced tomato and sweet peppers.

was gifted some vegan haggis by my partner's coworker, had no idea what to make but ended up settling on shepherds pie!

other scraps used include a pouch of chestnuts that needed using up, some very sad celery, leftover tomato paste from making pizza, a handful of peas that were taking up space in the freezer, and an untouched glass of red wine that had been sat on the side for 2 weeks. it turned out very tasty!

My parents (whom I love dearly) act like they’re legally obligated to waste food and just left 3/4ths of a whole onion on the counter after making meatloaf. Asked for and was granted it. Got some of it dehydrating to grind for onion powder and I’m gonna caramelize the rest to pile on a couple of Ruben sandwiches. Edit: someone helpfully caught I misspoke. I meant onion powder rather than garlic powder. Thanks :)

I can’t eat them that fast and I have plenty of freezer space. Leaving them in a dark place makes them sprout in Florida (hot and humid climate). I was thinking of making mashed potatoes and freezing them and I had a similar idea with fries. Any other suggestions?

I used to waste so much food because I never knew what to cook. That’s why I built My Kitchen —it suggests recipes based on ingredients you already have. No more random grocery trips! Free on iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/my-kitchen-suggest-recipes/id6739953756 Would love feedback!

We get semi-skimmed milk and eggs delivered on a weekly basis for the house, but last week we weren't at home and forgot to cancel the delivery, so now we have almost 4 extra pints of milk and a dozen eggs sitting about. So far we've been tackling the supply with pancake recipes, eggs 1000 ways, and hot chocolates, but we've really hit a creative bump

Hi everyone.

I have a grapefruit tree that fruits prolifically every year.

I tried using a bit of the juice in water but it tasted awful. (I often drink watered down orange juice.)

I would like a good use for grapefruit that doesn't use so much sugar that the sugar outweighs the benefits of the grapefruit.

A little bit of sugar is fine.

I would very much appreciate any and all suggestions. Bonus points if it's something I can pop in the freezer (I get a LOT of them).

Edit: I just wanted to say "thank you" for the replies! There are a few I'm looking forward to trying!

You've been so very helpful!

Hello everyone!

The other day I tried to cook quinoa for the first time and it was a failure. After a little bit I noticed that I didn’t put enough water and it evaporated more quickly than it should have, so the quinoa ended up being a bit burnt. However I realised soon enough and I turned off the fire, so the quinoa is not completely ruined, it’s only a bit burnt, so I think I could still use it for some other recipe.

I was thinking maybe I could make some crackers with it? But I’ve never done then before and honestly I don’t know how hard it can be or if it’s even doable, with these half burnt, half cooked quinoa seeds.

Does anyone have any suggestion on how I could use them?

I'm eating my way through the deep freezer and have unearthed 3.3 pound package of 4 very freezer burnt pork tenderloins. I'll put them in the fridge to thaw overnight.

Any thoughts on what I could make with them tomorrow since they're in such rough shape? The caveat is that I'm doing keto.

Thanks team.

Over the summer, we have a pear tree come down in a storm. We pressed all the pears we could save and have a bunch (probably more than a dozen gallons) of juice left and frozen in the freezer. Really want to make room for things and use them up. Any ideas besides the obvious, figure out how to make hard pear cider…. Would appreciate it!

I made a raspberry syrup to make cheesecake, and after I strained it, I had a ton of seeds and a tiny bit of the syrup left behind that didnt want to strain. So, I decided to put it into yogurt for breakfast- tastes great! My only complaint would be the seediness but tbh it’s not that offputting for me.

Let’s fight food waste and save some hard earned dollars. It’s incredible what you can make just out of what you already have. I made this app that generates recipes based on the ingredients you already have. Just type the ingredients and you are good to go!

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Can I use it the way I would of normally use American cheese? Mac and cheese?

Heres a dilemma: on the rare occasion you get fast food, what do you do if its made wrong or doesn't taste good? My "no waste" mentality tells me to eat it anyway. I paid for it and if i don't eat it, it will be wasted. On the other hand, why force myself to eat bad food? Yes, i can go back and get a refund or get it replaced. The original food is still wasted.

Case in point - i went to Taco Bell today, got my favorite, the mexican pizza. From the first bite something was off. It tasted stale. I have only eaten 1/4 of it, and did make a complaint. I feel bad about letting the other 3/4 go to waste.

ETA: I contacted Taco Bell and they sent me a code for a free item. Looks like it will cover the cost of the pizza, so at least I'm not out the money.

I've been testing making Potato Gratin with just milk and no heavy cream. It worked well and got a bunch of lunch boxes. Though it left a bit of milk mixture that I don't wanna waste.

Is there a good use or a recepie that would work with this milk mixture?
It has salt, pepper, garlic cloves and little bit of butter in it.

This container has the milk mixture

I can no longer drink caffeine due to a medical condition. I enjoy lots of decaf now, but I still have remaining black/green tea bags.

I was wondering if there’s anything nonconsumable that would be worth making with green tea? Thinking about beauty or home products that you may have DIY’d and enjoyed.

If not, I can gift the remainder of my tea collection to a friend who has received lots from me lately. Thanks for reading.

I currently have about 20 bergamot husks and wanting to do something with them.

Is pectin my best bet?

THERE HAS TO BE BE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THEM RIGHT?! Like even if they can't be eaten something, hate throwing them away.

All the frozen stems from summertime asparagus about to make a soup in preparation for the cold snap. Filter the woodiness out, add some bacon or kielbasa, BAM you gotta tasty soup on your hands

I was at Whole Foods yesterday and wanted half a pound of cheese. The deli worker wasn’t very precise in estimating, so she ended up cutting almost 2/3 instead. Without even asking whether I was okay with it being over, she took three slices off the top and threw them in the trash right in front of me.

Look, I know they are probably not allowed to give us any extra, but I guess I just always assumed they would keep those extras to include in the pre-packaged bags or something. I know that there is a ton of food that gets thrown away each day at the grocery store, but seeing it so blatantly done in front of me bothered me when I make a lot of effort to reduce food waste as much as possible. One can but hope that the worker improves her estimation and measurement skills in the future.

Hi, someone bought cranberry cocktail juice to my house and it's so full of sugar and not much got used.

Anyone got a y ideas what to do with it to.avoid throwing it out.

Limes? Cranberry ginger ale? Kinda gross to drink on its own and don't want to throw it all out of I don't have too or have to buy more stuff to use it.

Usual things I have in my house are limes, lemons, oranges, angastoro bitters, ginger syrup, honey, ginger, cinnamon, the usual spices.

Any ideas to avoid throwing away would be cool.

Hi everyone! I’m working on an idea for an app that helps reduce food waste by suggesting recipes based on the ingredients you already have at home.

For me it happened from time to time that I did not know what to cook with the leftovers I had at home and therefore the good food went to waste. Or I simply forgot about them because of the same reason.

Therefore, I was thinking of an app that lets you snap a picture of your fridge/pantry or food at all, and it suggests recipes to help you use everything up.

Would something like this be useful to you? What features would you find most valuable? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

I’m open to feedback and suggestions to make it as helpful as possible.

I bought/cut up too many potatoes for Christmas dinner. Without thinking I just threw the extra in the freezer. The next day I woke up remembering that potatoes should be parboiled before freezing.

They've been sitting in my freezer ever since as I've been a bit ashamed by my mistake.

I know freezing messes with their texture, but would they still be okay to use in a soup?

I purchased some tomatoes on a discount rack that still had some green on them, for a very good price. They are ripening, but still have some green spots and the texture and flavor is pretty unimpressive.

What would you suggest I make with 3 large ugly tomatoes?

It’s actually “poitrine fumée” not bacon so much saltier. To use it to cut into lardons I had to take off the skin. I kept it, what can I do with this?

I spy ham, pepperoni, salami, and maybe balogna and not sure what else. Cold cuts can be expensive but these are still some pretty substantial chunks of meat and they cost less than a package of the actual sliced deli meat. I’m so psyched! There is so much that can be done with this. Diced and fried up to add to eggs, in a pasta sauce, on top of a pizza, and personally i feel everything can be thrown in to add flavor to stock. I feel like I possess a gold mine. What would you do with these?