The ideal way to use up any leftover chicken, place it in a bun with celery for added crunch
December 2023
Felicity Cloake's masterclass
How to make Christmas pudding ice-cream bombe – recipe
Prolong the festive feeling and crumble leftover Christmas pudding into a frozen sphere bursting with sweetness
The art of leftovers: here’s how to make your turkey fly again
Elly Curshen
A little imagination and confidence in the kitchen can turn remnants into treasures – just try my ‘dregs of the peanut butter’ salad dressing writes author Elly Curshen
Yotam Ottolenghi recipes
A toastie, a pie and a pear salad: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for Christmas leftovers
An anything-goes Christmas toastie with coriander salsa, a Christmas cake and apple puff-pastry pie, and a cold turkey side of lentil, pear and chestnut salad
November 2023
Kitchen aide
I followed a Nigella recipe, and now have a cupboard full of unused ingredients. Help!
Random leftovers can often make themselves useful in all manner of batters, coatings and stuffings for fish or meat dishes, as well as sweet treats
January 2023
Rosie Birkett’s recipe for how to turn leftover cheese into a delicious tart
Transform whatever cheese you have into a winning meal, and serve with a kale and garlic crouton salad and brown butter potatoes for a full spread
December 2022
Kitchen aide
Delicious dishes to make with marsala
Pantry remix
Turn half-price ham into a stir-fried hotpot feast: ma la xiang guo recipe
Are you bored yet?
Are you bored yet? Four amazing ways to make the most of leftovers, from pigs in blankets to Christmas pud
The new flexitarian
Thomasina Miers’ recipe for turkey, pancetta and parsnip empanadas
Felicity Cloake's masterclass
How to make leftovers jambalaya – recipe
Kitchen aide
How to jazz up your Christmas Day leftovers
Joe Woodhouse’s recipes for leftover Christmas vegetables
Summer essentials
Should you save the gravy? Storing Christmas leftovers and what to cook with them
November 2022
Yotam Ottolenghi recipes
Vegetable fritters, chicken soup, roast vegetable, sausage and egg bake: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for roast dinner leftovers
Waste not
How to turn old bread and spent coffee into a lavish pudding – recipe
September 2022
The Conversation
Yes, you can reheat food more than once. Here’s why
Meal preppers (and lazy cooks) have no need to fear. Researchers bust the myths on microwaving food – with tips on how to enjoy leftovers safely
March 2022
Waste not
Chips with everything – Tom Hunt’s hash recipe to use up fish-and-chip shop leftovers
Over-ordered at the chippy? Add a burst of flavour and enjoy the extra fries with whatever other leftovers you have to hand
January 2022
The new vegan
Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for mixed fruit garibaldis
Waste not
How to make your freezer your friend and save food waste
