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Hi Reader

How are you getting on with your Food Waste Toolkit? Once you’ve filled out the inventory sheets, it takes very little time to keep them up to date. However, I get that starting out can feel a bit daunting. Maybe you’ve already had a quick look in your freezer, then shut the door again. Don’t worry, just do one shelf or drawer today. Who knows, you might even find tonight’s dinner!

Essential Food Waste Money Saving Tool Kit.pdf (here it is again in case you missed it)

This is food you’ve already spent your hard earned money on. Think of it like listing your assets or money off this week’s food bill!

If you find food you are never going to eat or things that are past their use by date – just get rid of them. Sometimes we just need to start afresh.

Now is also a good time to start making room in your freezer for Christmas. It can take time to get through stuff and you don't want to find you have no room to store everything you need or those leftovers after the big day. For example, lots of people tend to have ice cream and ice lollies left over from the summer. From a quality point of view, these are best eaten soon.

Remember that Best Before dates are only about taste and texture and not safety so foods that have gone beyond their Best Before dates are still perfectly ok to eat.

For more help, check out my guide on Understanding Food Labels.

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Thinking about seasonal recipes for this week, this is what I'm cooking

NEW Soup Recipe

This week I published a new soup recipe. I had lots of carrots so made this Carrot and Red Pepper Soup. It's a very cheap, easy and healthy recipe. Roasting the carrots and red peppers brings out their flavour and help keeps a lovely colour.

Carrot & Red Pepper Soup A great recipe for using up leftover carrots. Get the Recipe

Eat One Freeze One

Vegetarian Cottage Pie with Beans A Vegetarian Cottage or Shepherd's Pie with mixed beans is delicious comfort food and a tasty alternative to a meat version. Get the Recipe

One Pot Comfort Food

Vegan Toad in the Hole Why not try this delcious version of this popular comfort food dish? Juicy vegan sausages are cooked in a light fluffy batter with red onions and rosemary and served with a sweet onion gravy. Get the Recipe

This Week's Fish Recipe

Thai Red Prawn Curry A Thai Red Prawn Curry is quick, easy, full of flavour, and ready in just 15 minutes. Prawns and vegetables are cooked in a spicy coconut milk curry sauce and served with rice or noodles. Get the Recipe

This Week's Snack Recipe

Courgette & Cheese Muffins As it's soup season, these savoury courgette muffins are a perfect accompaniment or a lovely snack. Enjoy warm or cold. Get the Recipe

Until next week!

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