Leftover Busting Recipes - Storr Cupboard

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Cornflake cookies

by Ann Storr | Feb 22, 2019 | Good for freezing, In the middle, Lots of little leftovers, Packet size too big, Recipes, Skill, Techniques

Leftover cornflake cookies Cornflakes are a tricky leftover, I think, for one reason- if you don't want to eat them in the way that you 'should' (in a bowl, with milk), then, what? You've bought this box, this product. Now you don't have enough for a bowl of cereal...

Leftover lard popcorn

by Ann Storr | Feb 20, 2019 | Good for freezing, Lots of little leftovers, No food waste, Quick Quick, Recipes, Skill, Techniques

How to use leftover lard to make popcorn It's half term here in the UK and that means hungry kids who want something to eat *now*. Healthy-ish snacks that don't rinse your bank account, are cheap and easy to smuggle into a cinema or pack into a picnic are what we all...

Home made chips with leftover lard

by Ann Storr | Feb 15, 2019 | In the middle, Little bit of meat, Packet size too big, Recipes, Skill, Soft Vegetables

Cheap as chips homemade chips with leftover lard Talking about cooking with animal fat is a bit fraught, I know. My mum’s dripping pot lived in the fridge, ready for Sunday’s roasties and Yorkshire puddings. Every Sunday she would pour another layer of hot fat,...

Mash potato buns

by Ann Storr | Feb 10, 2019 | Good for freezing, Lazy afternoon cooking, Leftover baking, Recipes, Skill, Techniques

How to squash your leftover mash into soft buns (Ahem; sorry just couldn't resist). Leftover mash is as soft and beige as leftover porridge. And we all know what leftover porridge is for: porridge muffins, and porridge bread. So how about mashed potato bread? (Also,...

Mashed potato cakes

by Ann Storr | Feb 6, 2019 | Good for freezing, In the middle, Leftover baking, Lots of little leftovers, Packet size too big, Quick Quick, Recipes, Skill, Soft Vegetables

How to use leftover mash to make potato cakes When I was little, if my mum was boiling potatoes, I'd ask her to do extra. I didn't see any joy in a boiled potato, (well, unless it counts as a vessel for melted butter). But, I knew that too many boiled potatoes meant...

Whey cinnamon buns

by Ann Storr | Feb 3, 2019 | Good for freezing, In the middle, Lazy afternoon cooking, Lots of little leftovers, Packet size too big, Recipes, Skill, Soft Vegetables

Brunch lovely leftover whey cinnamon buns Who doesn't love a cinnamon bun? Soft, chewy, buttery, warm. Oh god I'm so happy I've got a few sitting in my freezer... When I made ricotta and paneer from my Christmas milk glut, the amount of whey took me utterly by...

Whey risotto

by Ann Storr | Feb 2, 2019 | Good for freezing, In the middle, Lots of little leftovers, Packet size too big, Quick Quick, Recipes, Skill, Soft Vegetables

How to use leftover whey Hello StorrCupboard lovers! May I cast you back to the deep days of the lovely smooshy time between Christmas and New Year, when no-one knows what day it is and you're eating about 5 meals a day? Remember that I had about 12 pints of whole,...

Whey fermented beetroot

by Ann Storr | Jan 31, 2019 | Dodgy Dairy, Lots of little leftovers, Packet size too big, Quick Quick, Recipes, Skill, Soft Vegetables

Leftover whey for lacto-fermentation Hello StorrCupboard lovers! May I cast you back to the deep days of the lovely smooshy time between Christmas and New Year, when no-one knows what day it is and you're eating about 5 meals a day? Remember that I had about 12 pints...

Sad salad pack chicken stew

by Ann Storr | Jan 25, 2019 | Good for freezing, In the middle, Lazy afternoon cooking, Leftover meat, Little bit of meat, Lots of little leftovers, Packet size too big, Recipes, Skill

This stew is just yum. Just. Yum. It was inspired by the wonderful Victoria Glass, from her amazing 'Too Good to Waste' book. Her stew uses sweet flavours - sweet potatoes and red peppers. Lovely, but I wanted super super simple. The leek is great and don't miss...

Salad pack pesto

by Ann Storr | Jan 21, 2019 | Good for freezing, Lots of little leftovers, Packet size too big, Recipes, Skill, Soft Vegetables

Salad packs are easy to grab in the supermarket and easy to forget about, honestly. If you're not keen on cooking up your greens, then how about making a waste-busting pesto? My dearest friend Chloe has lived in Italy for 15 years, and I'm not sure how she'd feel...

Sad salad pack rescue mission

by Ann Storr | Jan 21, 2019 | Good for freezing, Lots of little leftovers, Packet size too big, Quick Quick, Recipes, Skill, Soft Vegetables

How to rescue leftover salad packs I'm not a fan of salad packs - those washed bags of rocket and crunchy slightly meh leaves. I definitely don't like a bowl of rocket. As a dedicated veg box customer these fuckers come my way from time to time. Supermarket salad...

(Half a pot of ricotta) chicken meatballs

by Ann Storr | Jan 12, 2019 | Dodgy Dairy, In the middle, Lazy afternoon cooking, Leftover meat, Little bit of meat, Packet size too big, Recipes, Skill

On my leftover ricotta quest, as discussed, once I realised that a. it's just soft cheese, and b., it's a common Italian ingredient, well, friends, my life got a lot easier. I bought the Rachel Roddy books last year and have been lucky enough to meet her a couple of...

(Half a pot of ricotta) cookies

by Ann Storr | Jan 11, 2019 | Dodgy Dairy, In the middle, Lazy afternoon cooking, Leftover meat, Little bit of meat, Packet size too big, Recipes, Skill

A quick google search for baking with leftover ricotta pairs it with lemon; I wanted something a little more tea-time-y, for the kids (ahem) to attack after school. Naturally, Italian recipes are where I should have headed to, straight away, when I was staring at the...

(Learning to love) not keen on ricotta

by Ann Storr | Jan 10, 2019 | Dodgy Dairy, Packet size too big, Quick Quick, Recipes, Skill

Three weeks ago I had a leftover milk glut. I made lots of things, including paneer and ricotta. The paneer went into a pea and paneer curry (which I'll post another time ... so many recipes from one milk mistake!). So, leftover milk lead to me having a dish of...

(Leftover milk) ricotta

by Ann Storr | Jan 7, 2019 | Dodgy Dairy, Lazy afternoon cooking, Leftover Christmas, Leftover meat, Packet size too big, Recipes, Skill

The fresh milk-using-up-debacle continued with the fresh hell that is a ball of ricotta. Last June, I was at a food event, chattering away over good wine and amazing nibbles (the struggle is real, I know). Mid-convo, someone tapped me on the shoulder "We went to...

(Leftover milk) cheese sauce extravaganza

by Ann Storr | Jan 6, 2019 | Good for freezing, In the middle, Lazy afternoon cooking, Leftover Christmas, Leftover meat, Lots of little leftovers, Packet size too big, Recipes, Skill

During my fridge full of milk conundrum, lots of people suggested a cheese sauce freezing for another day. So I thought: I'll let you know why MY mum's cheese/white sauce is the best. You're WELCOME. My mum taught me to gently heat the milk with a bay leaf, seasoning...

(Forgot to cancel) freezing milk

by Ann Storr | Jan 3, 2019 | Dodgy Dairy, Packet size too big, Quick Quick, Recipes, Skill

If you follow me on Instagram, you'll know that I had a few problems with milk over the Christmas period. Over autumn, I moved to glass milk bottle milk deliveries, in a bid to cut down on my single-use plastic. I love having the glass bottles and teaching my kids...

Leftover salty nut butter

by Ann Storr | Dec 28, 2018 | Leftover Christmas, Lots of little leftovers, Packet size too big, Quick Quick, Recipes, Skill, Soft Vegetables

My kids love a bowl of peanuts and a fizzy drink. There aren't always a whole heap of leftovers nuts but this year, for some reason, we didn't get through so many. Method The easiest way to get through your leftover salty nuts - peanuts, almonds, any nuts you can...

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Using up leftovers doesn’t have to cost you loads of cash or take forever; all StorrCupboard recipes are catagorized as “quick quick”, “right in the middle” or “lazy afternoon cooking”.

Veggie? Vegan? Omnivore? Flexitarian? Recipes for ALL of you! Meat should be *part* of your plates, not the main event. And if you buy don’t, damn well never, ever waste it.

Weird leftover? Annoying leftover? Search via ingredient and hopefully you’ll find something. Totally stuck? Email me at ann @ storrcupboard.com and I’ll be right on it.