Soft varieties of lettuce like butterhead and round work so well in seasonal salads or as lettuce wraps – just make sure you dress or fill the leaves right before serving to stop them from getting too soggy and wilted. And crisper varieties like little gem, romaine, cos or iceberg are incredibly refreshing and make […]
I’ve teamed up with Team JO ahead of Food Waste Action Week to show you how we can all play our part to help reduce food waste, helping you to save money, save time, and reduce the environmental impact from growing, making and transporting our food. We all waste food. I’ve spent a big chunk […]
Tahini’s rich, nutty flavour and creamy texture lends itself to all sorts of recipes. You can blitz it into a dip, dressing or marinade, bake it into sweet cookies and cakes, or simply enjoy spread on toast with a drizzle of honey. Like most nut butters and pastes, tahini has a relatively long shelf-life (always […]
A jar of ready-made pesto is such a useful ingredient, but how often have you found a half-empty jar that’s gone mouldy at the back of the fridge? But what can you do with half a jar of pesto before it goes mouldy? There’s so much more to this store-cupboard hero than just stirring through […]
How can we reduce food waste? With just a little bit of know-how, anyone can transform leftovers or odds and ends into delicious dishes
When it comes to saving food from the bin, freezers are our best friends. Here are our ultimate freezer tips, all in one handy place.
According to the charity Hubbub, more than half of the pumpkins estimated to be bought this Halloween – a whopping 22.2 million – are expected to go to waste in the UK. Why? Because after carving, some people just throw away the flesh, rather than eating it. That’s a terrifying £32.6 million worth of edible food. It’s also […]
If you enjoyed a traditional Easter roast over the weekend then you might have some leftover lamb to use up. Lucky you! Roast lamb is a brilliantly versatile dish that can be used in all sorts of recipes. Check out four of our faves below.
The Western world wastes three times the amount of food needed to feed the planet’s hungriest people.
Lots of us are guilty of binning perfectly edible food. Cutting food waste can be started by simply understanding which numbers to pay attention to.
