Today's recipe was inspired by the sweet potatoes I found in my store-cupboard on Friday. You may have seen my Food Waste Friday post talking about waging a war on waste? I promised to post my No Waste Tastes Great recipe that I planned to rustle up to ensure the sweet potatoes did not go to waste. The idea had been to make a slightly different soup, but I ...
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How To Make Nail Soup
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Each week since March 2008, in order to motivate her to waste less food, Kristen The Frugal Girl, has posted a picture of any food that has gone bad over the last seven days. She found this embarrassing practice so helpful, to her, that she invited other bloggers to post their own photos, and Food Waste Friday was born. I started participating in October ...
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Simple Slow Cooked Broccoli & Stilton Soup Recipe
This is one of my very favourite soups. Which is surprising, as I really do not like Stilton. One. Little. Bit. The worst part of this recipe, for me, is handling the cheese. I take a deep breath, dive in and work as quickly as I can. For some reason, Stilton works, even for those less keen, in soup. So, if you're a Stilton fan double bonus! Simple Slow ...
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Spicy Slow-Cooked Carrot, Ginger & Lentil Soup Recipe
I originally posted a variation of this recipe 18 months ago here but shockingly there were no photographs! ;-) The original inspiration behind this recipe comes from Sara Lewis' Book 'Ultimate Slow Cooker' but I have simplified the process and the ingredients further - with fantastic results (in my opinion!)... Spicy Slow Cooked Carrot, Ginger and Lentil ...
No Waste Tastes Great / The Carrot That Got Away
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