How to turn the dregs of a tin of golden syrup into a delectable toffee sauce – recipe Pour over baked apples for a delicious dessert inspired by Bonfire Night toffee apples The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2025
How to turn pastry scraps into a quick and tasty caramelised onion tart – recipe This simple and on-trend upside-down tart turns leftover trimmings into a fun twist on a French classic The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2025
Don’t chuck your parmesan rind – it is an excellent stock cube – recipe Keep that corn cob for its starchy, flavourful pulp to simmer in a creamy orzo risotto, and drop in a spent parmesan rind for a surprisingly luxurious meal The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2025
Don’t waste scallop roe: turn it into a luxury butter – recipe When you get scallops at the fishmonger, keep the roe, because it can be turned into a luxury ingredient The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2025
How to turn outer lettuce leaves into mayonnaise – recipe A versatile and creamy green mayo made by wilting the lettuce leaves in butter and blending with salty pistachios – genius! The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2025
How to turn a glut of blackberries into a decadent chocolate cake – recipe Get raiding the hedgerows to make this moussey, intense and complex flourless chocolate cake The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2025
How to turn fennel fronds into pesto – recipe A riff on pesto using leftover fennel fronds and pistachio nuts The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2025
How to turn fruit and veg odds and ends into a frozen food topping – recipe The freezer is one of the best tools for saving waste. Here it makes an unexpected but inspired burrata topper The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2025
How to turn a single egg and rescued berries into a classic British dessert Strawberries and cream meets Eton mess, using just a single egg white and past-its-best summer fruit – a towering success The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2025
How to turn leftover cooked orzo into a delicious late-summer salad – recipe A hugely satisfying way to use up odds and ends in your cupboard and crisper drawer The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2025
How to turn empty pea pods into a summer risotto – recipe Blitz and sieve those pods into a flavour-packed, emerald-green puree that’s perfect for stirring through a risotto base The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2025
How to turn beetroot tops into a delectable Japanese side dish – recipe Blanch and chill leafy greens, then steep them in a simple seasoned broth to impart a gloriously rounded and savoury umami flavour The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2025
How to turn a glut of summer fruit into a delicious jam tart – recipe As our summer fruit crops race to offload an abundance of produce, a simple tart is often the best option for using up a seasonal glut The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2025
How to turn leftover baked potato skins into one of the world’s best snacks – recipe Why would you throw away the best bit of a baked potato? Don’t. Raid the fridge and fill it with all manner of scrumptiousness The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2025 How to transform leftover baked potato into a summery Italian feast Excess baked potato makes for lovely, light gnocchi and saves on prep time, too
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025 Turn a glut of courgettes into a moreish crunchy snack for pizza night Scarpaccia is a crunchy polenta flatbread that makes clever use of seasonal courgettes and other summery toppings
The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025 Former Kemi Badenoch ally expelled from Conservative Party Former Ipswich MP Tom Hunt kicked out of party after disciplinary investigation
The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2025 How to turn fruit and veg scraps into a delicious cake – recipe Many naturally sweet vegetable odds and ends might seem destined for the compost, but they could also be repurposed and pressed into service as a fancy cake
The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2025 How to turn broad bean pods into a refreshing summer soup – recipe Turn shelled broad bean pods into a quick, bright green and nourishing soup – an ingenious way to use an otherwise unused byproduct
The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2025 How can I use leftover pickle brine in day-to-day cooking? Many cultures use pickle brine as a seasoning, so it’s open season on salads, noodles, bloody marys … and for, er, ‘backslopping’
The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2025 How to turn veg scraps into a delicious dip – recipe These dips are a colourful, low-waste way to eat the rainbow and save vegetable odds and ends from the compost bin
The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2025 How to turn the whole carrot into a Moroccan-spiced stew – recipe Save those bright green carrot tops from the compost bin by whizzing them up into a spicy sauce for topping a North African-spiced carrot stew
The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2025 How to turn unripe stone fruit into a brilliant Japanese condiment – recipe Stubbornly unripe stone fruit are common in UK supermarkets, but it turns out they’re just the thing to turn into a classic, Japanese-style ferment
The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2025 How to turn store-cupboard grains, nuts, seeds and dried fruit into a nutritious loaf – recipe This overnight no-knead bread casts a vote for biodiversity and is a great way to enrich your family’s diet
The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2025 How to turn mango pit and skin into fruit coulis – recipe Make the most of those mango scraps by turning them into a smooth, fruity sauce to stir into sundowners, drizzle over desserts or spoon on to porridge