Making a meal of it : smart ways to buy, store and use up food

Full of tips, ideas and simple recipes, Making a Meal of It is a users? guide to making the most of the food we feel most guilty about throwing away. How to buy the best, keep it fresh, and make use of every bit ? and, when you forget, how to restore and revive. What to do with that one sad carrot?'Making a Meal of It'is a guide to making the most of the food we feel guilty about throwing away. Bursting with tips, ideas and recipes, this book tells you how to buy the best, keep it fresh, and make use of every bit - and, when you forget, how to restore and revive. The ideas are simple and flexible, from tasty solutions for last night's leftovers to easy recipes for a bulk buy or garden harvest. Tuck in and make a meal of it. You'll save time and money, and a bit of the planet too. Find out: which everyday vegetable is healthier cooked than raw; what staple causes food poisoning in the home; why you shouldn't put a vase of flowers near the fruit bowl; why apes peel their bananas from the other end.'There's lots of good advice for storing food and plenty of yummy suggestions for leftovers for people who don't have compost or chooks.'-'South Coast Register' What to do with that one sad carrot? Making a Meal of It is a guide to making the most of the food we feel guilty about throwing away. Bursting with tips, ideas and recipes, this book tells you how to buy the best, keep it fresh, and make use of every bit - and, when you forget, how to restore and revive. The ideas are simple and flexible, from tasty solutions for last night's leftovers to easy recipes for a bulk buy or garden harvest. Tuck in and make a meal of it. You'll save time and money, and a bit of the planet too. Find which everyday vegetable is healthier cooked than raw; what staple causes food poisoning in the home; why you shouldn't put a vase of flowers near the fruit bowl; why apes peel their bananas from the other end. 'There's lots of good advice for storing food and plenty of yummy suggestions for leftovers for people who don't have compost or chooks.' - South Coast Register What to do with that one sad carrot? Making a Meal of It is a guide to making the most of the food we feel guilty about throwing away. Bursting with tips, ideas and recipes, this book tells you how to buy the best, keep it fresh, and make use of every bit - and, when you forget, how to restore and revive. The ideas are simple and flexible, from tasty solutions for last night's leftovers to easy recipes for a bulk buy or garden harvest. Tuck in and make a meal of it. You'll save time and money, and a bit of the planet too. Find out: which everyday vegetable is healthier cooked than raw; what staple causes food poisoning in the home; why you shouldn't put a vase of flowers near the fruit bowl; why apes peel their bananas from the other end. Making a Meal of It Author bios Title page Imprint page Contents Preface The Technical Stuff Oven temperatures Apple Asparagus Avocado Banana Bread Broccoli Cake Biscuits Capsicum Carrot Cauliflower Celery Cheese Creamy Cheeses Fresh/Semi-Fresh Cheeses White Mould Cheese Cheddar Holey Cheese or Swiss-style Hard Cheese Blue Cheese Chicken Egg Garlic Herbs Basil Chives Coriander Dill Mint Oregano Parsley Rosemary Sage Tarragon Thyme Lemon Meat Mushroom Onion Orange Potato Pumpkin Rice Tomato Zucchini Acknowledgements Back cover Annotation What to do with that one sad carrot? Or the lonely apple that's been left too long in the fruit basket? 'Making a Meal of It' is a guide to making the most of the food we feel guilty about throwing away