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Ratatouille: Every Which Way

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Ratatouille: Every Which Way

Ratatouille.  It can be fancy and minimalist.  It can evoke the warm and fuzzy feelings of home.  It can bring to mind the image of a cute French rat.  It can be transformed into epic bestovers.

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Zesty Hot Cross Buns

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Zesty Hot Cross Buns

You are free to decide whether this recipe is just an excuse to make hot cross buns or hoard orange peel.  But either way.  Hoard the orange peel.  And make the hot cross buns.

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Crispy Crushed Chickpeas

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Crispy Crushed Chickpeas

My new favourite way to eat chickpeas.  Literally perfect for when you have no meat on hand but are looking for something with a hit of salt, bite, and smokiness to hit the spot.  [That and I just decided on an alliterative name of which I’m quite proud].

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Juice Pulp Tagliatelle

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Juice Pulp Tagliatelle

If I’m honest with you, I genuinely blew myself away with this one (and trust me when I say I've never said, let alone thought that).  I'm now about to share with you the recipe that was possibly the biggest success of my small-dinner-big-ideas night: Juice Pulp Pasta. 

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Whey Braised Celery + Labneh

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Whey Braised Celery + Labneh

1. I buy a bunch of celery, use a few stalks, and end up with a semi-forgotten heart in the fridge, often abandoned to the point of serious wilt.  Same boat?  Excellent.  Keep reading.

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Upsidedown Excess-Canned-Fruit Cake

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Upsidedown Excess-Canned-Fruit Cake

When it's cold and you're desperately looking for any reason to stay in bed... this will get you out (just long enough for you to snag yourself a slice and hop right back in... but that didn't come from me).  More importantly, the solution for the mounds of canned fruit crammed in the back of your store cupboard; accumulated over the years of Christmas dinners, French toast topping supplies and pantry stocking.

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JuicePulp Crêpes + Overripe Clementine-Poached-Apple

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JuicePulp Crêpes + Overripe Clementine-Poached-Apple

There really isn’t much more to say here, other than YAY PANCAKE DAY, juice waste is shameful, painful, and I know you’re just dying to add another crêpe / pancake recipe to your repertoire… [especially one as simple, fibre filled and delicious as this one].

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Fronds + Tahini Winter Salad

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Fronds + Tahini Winter Salad

But part of reducing kitchen waste and upcycling leftovers is about being inspired by what’s in front of you, whether it’s going brown, soft, or simply there because it’s in season.  Be inspired by it.  That floury apple?  Poach it.  That brown banana?  Bake it.  Those blood oranges?  Stick ‘em in a salad with fennel.