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No waste cold cucumber soup
This is a great way to use up a lot of soft cucumbers. Roughly chop 2 large cucumbers and put in food processor with a clove of garlic and a green chilli (but you can use red if that’s all you has – green is just for colour). Process until smooth. Add 300ml plain yoghurt…
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Pantry basics – olive focaccia
Combine 75g starter with 375ml water at 35-40 degrees celcius and 500g bread flour and 10g salt. Pour into rectangular baking tray. Drizzle with 3 tablespoons olive oil and decorate with pitted olives. Bake at 180 degrees celcius for 30 minutes.
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Buy nothing recipe books
I got these books off my local Buy Nothing group today. Happy days as Jamie Oliver would say!
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Buy nothing milkshake maker
I was gifted this vintage milkshake maker off a Facebook “pay it forward” group for my boyfriend’s kids. I bought Monin syrup and this was the milkshake.
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Red cabbage and apples in red wine and vinegar
Melt 150g butter in a large oven proof dish which has a lid. Add 2 cloves garlic and 2 red onions finely sliced and cook for 15 minutes. Add 1 red cabbage, quartered with core removed thinly slices and sauté for 10 minutes. Add 2 apples cut into eighths. Add 75ml red wine vinegar and…
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No waste carrot and coriander soup
A classic! Melt 100g butter in a stockpot, then gentle fry a thinly sliced red onion and 2 garlic cloves, with a tablespoon of ground coriander. Add 1kg sliced carrots and then reduce heat to low and cover for 30 minutes. Add 500ml stock and cook for another 30 minutes. Meanwhile put 200ml olive oil,…
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No waste Parmesan eggplant
Fantastic way to use up eggplants from my food box. Slice 5-6 eggplants and coat with olive oil using a pastry brush then season. Roast in a baking dish for about 30 minutes at 180 degrees celcius. Pour over 1L home made tomato sauce, and top with grated Parmesan cheese. Roast for 20 minutes at…
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No waste beetroot two ways
This is a great way to use the whole beetroot plant. Cut the leafs off the beetroot and then peel each beet. Slice and put in a baking dish with 45ml olive oil, 45ml red wine vinegar and 45ml honey or maple syrup. Season and mix well, then roast for an hour at 180 degree…
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Preserved lemons
Juice 4 lemons, and slice 2 lemons into quarters. Put a tablespoon of salt in the bottom of a 500ml preserving jar, then add the lemon quarters, then another tablespoon of salt, then another lot of lemon quarters. Fill with the juice and seal jar (no need to heat seal).
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No waste zucchini slice
Stephanie Alexander’s zucchini slice is a great way to use up excess zucchinis. Slice one onion, then grate 500g zucchini and 170g cheese. Mix in 3 eggs and 150g self-raising flour. Season with salt and pepper. Put in a lined, square baking tray, top with slice tomatoes and drizzle with olive oil. Bake for 30…
Fifteen Kilograms of Imperfect Lemons 