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# what to do with

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What to make when... you have a bag of baby new potatoes that need using up
What to make when... there are picky eaters at the table (but you still want to cook something delicious)
What to make when... you're the one on washing-up duty
What to make when... it's late and you're tired
What to make when... you want a roast that doesn't take all day
What to make when... you want dinner tonight, and leftovers tomorrow
What to make when... only a comforting bowl of pasta will do
What to do with... an extra head of broccoli in the vegetable rack
What to do with... the last few oranges in the bag
What to do with... that forgotten tin of coconut milk (aside from putting it in a curry)
What to do with... the lonely bag of lentils sitting in your kitchen cupboard
What to do with... the bag of frozen peas sitting permanently in your freezer
What to do with... the leftover pears in the fruit bowl
What to do with... a stray bag of mixed nuts in the press
What to do with... the end of a punnet of plums
What to do with… the remains of the cheeseboard after the holidays
What to do with... the biscuits in the tin when all the good ones are gone
What to do with... smoked salmon (other than eat it on bread)
What to do with... the leftovers of a big cooked ham
What to do with... those Brussels sprouts you're dreading serving up at Christmas
What to do with... a leftover bag of couscous
What to do with... that leftover bag of onions
What to do with... that tin of sweetcorn hiding in the press
What to do with... that bar of chocolate at the back of the cupboard
What to do with... the last few carrots in the bag
What to do with... the last couple of eggs in the carton
What do to with... leftover roast lamb
What to do with... uneaten porridge oats in the press
What to do with... the very end of a jar of peanut butter
What to do with... those tinned tomatoes hanging around in the cupboard
What to do with... those leftover apples sitting in the fruit bowl
What to do with... that leftover yogurt in the fridge
What to do with... bread that's about to go stale
What to do with... that tin of chickpeas at the back of the cupboard
What to do with... leftover cold pasta
What to do with… berries that are just the wrong side of ripe
What to do with… that leftover can of tuna in the cupboard
What to do with... leftover roast chicken
What to do with... Overripe bananas from the fruit bowl
What to do with… leftover roasted vegetables