In the kitchen
A quarter of the average household bin is food that could have been eaten. Don't throw away your hard-earned cash!
Use our handy hints, clever recipes and useful links to get on top of your kitchen and take control of your food bills!
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Banana bread and butter pudding recipe
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- 25m
Ingredients: bread, butter, banana, eggs, soft light brown sugar, cinnamon, milk, flour
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Bombay potatoes recipe
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- 25m
Ingredients: potatoes, oil, onions, medium curry powder, chopped tomatoes, mango chutney, cauliflower, carrots, spinach, other vegetables
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Know your dates
'Use by' is the only date that relates to food safety. You should eat or freeze the food before this date.
Other dates refer to food quality or are for shop staff.
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Kitche - Kitche it, don't ditch it
An app designed for cost saving and food waste reduction at home
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Ham and potato soup recipe
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- 20m
Ingredients: potatoes, butter, onions, stock cube, milk, parsley, chives, other herbs, ham, bread
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Omelette recipe
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- 12m
Ingredients: onions, potatoes, bell pepper, garlic, eggs, dried herbs, parmesan or hard cheese, oil
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Zesty veg cake recipe
- 15
- 70m
Ingredients: butter, sultanas or raisins, oranges or clementines, self-raising flour, light soft brown sugar, mixed spice, ground ginger, bicarbonate of soda, eggs, carrots parsnips or swede, icing sugar or fondant icing sugar
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Get the hang of portion sizes: only cook what you need and make your everyday staples like pasta and rice go further.
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Summer veg risotto recipe
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- 30m
Ingredients: short grain rice, vegetable stock, shallots or onions, asparagus, frozen peas, parmesan cheese, oil, butter
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Tortilla pizza recipe
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- 25m
Ingredients: cherry tomatoes, tomato purée, garlic, mozzarella cheese, pineapple chunks, ham, basil or other herbs, wholewheat tortillas, spinach, rocket
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Egg shells, fruit peels and coffee grounds can’t be eaten, but they make great compost.
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Versatile tomato sauce recipe
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- 25m
Ingredients: oil, onions, celery, mushrooms, garlic, tinned tomatoes, tomato purée, mixed dried herbs, pepper
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Leftover roast hash recipe
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- 20m
Ingredients: roast potatoes, carrots, swede, broccoli, cabbage, other vegetables, roast meat, horseradish or mustard, plain flour, sunflower oil, eggs
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How and where you store your food can make it last much longer.
Making sure your fridge is at the right temperature is a great first step - it should be less than 5°C.
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Buy only what you need and save money by planning what your meals will be a few days at a time.
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Easy cheesy white sauce recipe
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- 15m
Ingredients: cheese, shallots or onions, bay leaves, cloves, milk, butter, flour, English mustard
