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How to make the most of smoked salmon trimmings – recipe

Save salmon trimmings from Christmas canapes or grab them cheap from the fishmonger: they are ideal for this luxurious mousse stuffed into pastry

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2022

How to make a mulled wine spice pouch from old peel and spices – recipe

This spice pouch is a festive and thrifty way to use up tired spices and dried ginger and citrus peel

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2022

Commons speaker urged to stop Tory MPs naming asylum seekers’ hotels

Exclusive: Refugee Council says Home Office practice is to not name hotels to avoid targeting by far-right groups

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2022

How to use spent bones to make a second stock – recipe

Remouillage is a super-thrifty stock made from the already boiled-down elements of a first stock, added to fresh vegetables and simmered again to make a flavourful soup base

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2022

How to turn chip-shop leftovers into fishcakes – recipe

Leftover fish (or chicken, or sausages) can be mushed together with leftover chips and some herbs, then rolled in breadcrumbs to make the best fishcakes you’ve ever had… probably

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2022

How to turn spent citrus peel into a bartender’s secret ingredient – recipe

Save your citrus peel and macerate with sugar to create an ‘oil syrup’ to make a classic flavouring for cocktails and punches

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2022

Best no-waste cookbooks for tasty and sustainable home cooking

Delicious recipes that are as good for you as they are for the planet

Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2022

How to turn cheese rinds into a glorious pasta bake sauce – recipe

Those unloved odds and ends of cheese in the fridge can be transformed into a superb sauce that’s ideal for mac and cheese

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2022

How to turn a fruit glut into a shrub cocktail – recipe

Excess fruit will, with the addition of sugar and vinegar, ferment nicely into a zingy, cordial-style mixer

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2022

How to turn unripe figs into a condiment for cheese – recipe

Figs don’t always ripen fully in more northerly climates, but green ones can be preserved in syrup or honey and stored for eating with cheese or on toast

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2022