Lately I’m loving LoveFoodHateWaste.com, a UK government funded website full of great information about cutting down on your food waste. The site is full of great tips on what to do with leftovers, how to control portion size, and recipes.

Stocking up on fruit and veg at the weekend, I noticed that there were two very black bananas in our fruit basket.  I find black bananas extremely unpleasant to eat, but know from years of making Avoca’s Banana Bread that overripe bananas work really well in baking.  I did a bit of searching online to [...]

A few weeks ago, CheapEats’ lovely readers shared their top frugal cooking tips. Over the next few Fridays, we’re reprinting a selection of some of the most useful, starting today with advice on leftovers: From Fiona: Scoop leftover creamed potatoes onto a tray and open freeze, then pop into a freezer bag. You can always [...]

The other day, a profoundly middle-class friend collapsed in self-righteous disgust when I told him this story. I’m curious to see what our readers think. A few years ago, another friend used to root through the bins behind shops and restaurants in Dublin for perfectly good, thrown out food. Everything she took was clean, packaged, [...]

Don’t throw away the liquid from your boiled chicken! It can be used to make a lovely broth. Simply cover the base of a pot with olive oil or butter and heat. Add in a finely chopped onion, a chopped leek, a few celery sticks, a few chopped carrots, and a pinch of salt. Cover [...]

Irish Stew is so cheap and easy to cook. Make it with the leftover meat and bones from a roast leg or shoulder of lamb – this roast recipe is particularly pleasing. The meat and bones will already have rich flavour from having being roasted and, if you slow cook it for as long as [...]

One lb (454g) minced beef is on sale in Superquinn for €2, reduced from €4.69. I bought 2lbs and made two lasagnas: four days dinners for two. Finally, we were able to resist the to resist the temptation for seconds -  normally we eat too much and are stuffed. It’s totally unnecessary and a waste [...]

The Guardian Word of Mouth Blog complains today about mass-produced fishcakes, saying that fishcakes are better when they’re home-made and use leftovers.  I’m inclined to agree, I’ve never had mass-produced fishcakes that are as tasty as the spicy ones I make at home.  But according to The Guardian, UK consumers spent £83m on ready-made fishcakes [...]

Wasting food is wasting money. We will be running a number of recipes here for stray bits of food that look headed for the bin or compost heap. A few days ago, I came home to a fridge with a few vegetables, some parsley in need of use, and some bread and butter. The rest [...]