Helping to prevent food waste one recipe at time.
The No Waste Food Challenge is a monthly food blogging challenge designed to encourage us all to get a bit creative with leftovers, with the dregs of packets lurking in the back of the cupboard, with that last little bit of cream teetering in between consumable and dodgy.
This month we’ve got quite a selection of recipes for you, from using up that glut of Easter eggs, mashed potatoes, chorizo, cream, bread crumbs and much more.
A great big thank you to all the fantastic food bloggers around the world for joining in last month, and if you feel inspired to join in too you can find this month’s linky either at the bottom of this post and on the official No Waste Food Challenge page.
Creme Egg Cupcakes by The Gluten Free Alchemist (leftover Easter eggs)
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Banana & Berry Lemon Muffins by The More Than Occasional Baker (leftover fruit)
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Dulce de Leche Chocolate Chip Cookies by Green Gourmet Giraffe (rescued caramel)
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Nutella Trifle by The Gluten Free Alchemist (leftover chocolate cake)
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Lemon Posset with Fresh Strawberries by The More Than Occasional Baker (leftover cream)
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Chicken Kiev Bake by JibberJabberUK (leftover bread)
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Sunshine Lunchbox Loaf by Utterly Scrummy (leftover vegetables)
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Waffles with Rhubarb and Rose Compote and Rose Cream by Tin and Thyme (leftover rhubarb)
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Pan con Tomate by Roast Chicken and a Country Walk (leftover bread)
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Apple Marzipan Dumplings by Fab Food 4 All (leftover almonds & leftover pastry)
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Citrus (Lemon, Orange & Lime) Curd by The Gluten Free Alchemist (leftover citrus fruit)
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Chocolate Mashed Potato Cake with Tahini Drizzle by Veggie Desserts (leftover mashed potatoes)
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Sunny Picnic Quiches by Fab Food 4 All (leftover chorizo)
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DANIELLE VEDMORE says
May 27, 2015 at 11:13 pmI love the look of those berry and banana lemon muffins. Book marked!
kellie@foodtoglow says
May 24, 2015 at 4:31 pmThat Sunshine Lunchbox Loaf looks so amazing, and a terrific use of leftover vegetables. I’ve added my own recipe for using up extra spring onions. We all have extras of those lying in our veg trays, don’t we?
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Angie Hoggett says
May 23, 2015 at 7:49 pmsome brilliant ideas here, thanks for the post!
Stephanie Pitchers says
May 23, 2015 at 6:25 pmThis is amazing! We always have leftovers and they mostly end up in the bin. I’ll be coming back here for ideas on what to do throughout the week!
Kate - gluten free alchemist says
May 22, 2015 at 11:18 pmGreat round up with loads of inspiration as always Elizabeth! I’m fascinated by that potato cake!
Thanks for hosting x
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Nick says
May 21, 2015 at 10:45 pmGreat photos the food looks yummy and gorgeous yet funky presentation!
Anita-Clare Field says
May 21, 2015 at 11:27 amWhat a great way to stop food waste and we always make sure we use as many leftovers as possible. Amazing what you can cook up when you’re clearing the fridge 🙂
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Sarah Maison Cupcake says
May 21, 2015 at 9:42 amFantastic! Who would ever say that leftovers were dull?
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Kate Cass says
May 21, 2015 at 7:57 amFantastic recipes, will definitely be trying! My biggest thing with food waste used to be bagged salad! Also found snack bags are a great way of freezing small/individual portions, that’s definitely helped, but I’ll certainly enjoy using this post x
Madeleine Morrow says
May 20, 2015 at 10:37 pmWow – my leftovers never look this good! Inspiring. I usually have a limp stick of celery and green potatoes lurking around. Not much inspiration there!
Amie Louisa says
May 20, 2015 at 9:37 pmlove this post! I love cooking some great ideas leftovers here I come! lol
Nick says
May 20, 2015 at 8:42 pmThat looks so good 🙂
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Ursula Hunt says
May 20, 2015 at 5:01 pmSome great ideas, I hate wasting food and always try and do something with it , we have had some wonderful ‘mash ups’
sarah says
May 20, 2015 at 4:47 pmSome brilliant recipes in there! Especially the banana, berry lemon muffins! Yum!
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Sally - My Custard Pie says
May 20, 2015 at 10:01 amLeftover mash in a cake. Leftover bread ideas. Leftover veg. What a fantastic round up. I hate food waste so always in search of good ideas.
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Rachel says
May 20, 2015 at 9:46 amOh wow those cream egg cupcakes look absolutely amazing x
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Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says
May 20, 2015 at 9:37 amAbsolutely love the look of the sunshine loaf – bet you could throw all sorts of things in there!
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