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Braised celery
This is surprisingly delicious. I had a lot of celery from my food box and wanted to use it up. Chop up a bunch of celery and a clove of garlic and fry in 30g butter. Add 300ml stock and a bay leaf and a sprig of thyme. Reduce by half then bake in the…
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Eggplant mesa’a’ah (egyptian spiced eggplant)
Easy if you have lots of eggplant and tomatoes! Cut 2 eggplants into 2cm thick rounds, coat with oil and bake for 20 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees celcius. Meanwhile slice one onion and 2 cloves of garlic and fry until soft in olive oil. Add 1 teaspoon cumin and 500g tomatoes roughly…
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No waste chocolate zucchini cake
Perfect for using up sad looking zucchinis. Beat 120g unsalted butter with 135ml sunflower oil, 100g caster sugar and 200g brown sugar. Bear in 3 eggs and 130ml milk. Sift 350g plain flower, 2 teaspoons baking power and 4 tablespoons cocoa powder and fold in. Stir in 450g grated zucchini then pour into a lined…
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Morning sourdough rituals
Feeding my starter and making bread is a lovely morning ritual to be done while the kettle boils and the coffee brews!
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Bulk buy – chillies
I bought a kilo of chillies for $17.50. Going to make hot sauce and sweet chilli sauce. Yum!
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Bulk buy – cherry tomatoes
I bought two trays of cherry tomatoes for $81. I’m going to dehydrate them in a dehydrator I got free from my local buy nothing group, and preserve them in olive oil.
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The problem with “pantry porn”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-19/pantry-porn-tiktok-instagram-organised-kitchens-status-symbol/102096724
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No waste banana cake
Everyone knows to save overripe bananas in the freezer for cooking or smoothies. Once the banana defrosts it is easy to mash up. Here is a simple banana cake adapted from a recipe by Stephanie Alexander. Buttermilk is best made with cultures you can buy or source of a Facebook swapping group, otherwise substitute with…
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No waste baked curry mustard chilli cauliflower
This is a good way of using up a whole cauliflower with pantry basics. Break a whole cauliflower into florets and steam until tender. Melt 30g butter in an ovenproof sauté pan, then add one sliced onion and 2 finely chopped chilies and cook until onion is soft. Add 1 tsp mustard powder, 1 tsp…
Fifteen Kilograms of Imperfect Lemons 