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# what to do with

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# what to make when
What to make when... you have a bag of baby new potatoes that need using up
Let one of these mouth-watering lunch, brunch or dinner ideas be your spud saviour.
# what to make when
What to make when... there are picky eaters at the table (but you still want to cook something delicious)
Here’s what to make when you want everyone at the table eating – and enjoying – the same meal.
# what to make when
What to make when... you're the one on washing-up duty
How does one-pan salmon and asparagus sound? Five recipes with the minimum of clean up.
# what to make when
What to make when... it's late and you're tired
What to eat after one of THOSE days? Try one of these failsafes.
# what to make when
What to make when... you want a roast that doesn't take all day
All the flavour and comfort of a roast dinner, without the fuss.
# what to make when
What to make when... you want dinner tonight, and leftovers tomorrow
Curries, pastas and stews that taste even better on day two.
# what to make when
What to make when... only a comforting bowl of pasta will do
Satisfy that carb craving with one of these perfect pasta dishes.
# Broccoli
What to do with... an extra head of broccoli in the vegetable rack
You won’t brocco-lieve how simple and tasty these recipes are.
# what to do with
What to do with... the last few oranges in the bag
Orange you glad you didn’t throw them away?
# what to do with
What to do with... that forgotten tin of coconut milk (aside from putting it in a curry)
Go loco for your coco.
# what to do with
What to do with... the lonely bag of lentils sitting in your kitchen cupboard
Soup, curry or even shepherd’s pie – here’s how to liven up your lentils,
# what to do with
What to do with... the bag of frozen peas sitting permanently in your freezer
Give peas a chance.
# what to do with
What to do with... the leftover pears in the fruit bowl
Shout out to all the pear.
# what to do with
What to do with... a stray bag of mixed nuts in the press
Do your nut for these inspiring ideas.
# what to do with
What to do with... the end of a punnet of plums
Don’t let them go mushy. Make one of these delicious dishes instead!
# what to do with
What to do with… the remains of the cheeseboard after the holidays
Other than ‘eat it’, obviously.
# what to do with
What to do with... the biscuits in the tin when all the good ones are gone
How to bring new life to your leftover custard creams.
# what to do with
What to do with... smoked salmon (other than eat it on bread)
Look beyond the slice of lemon with these refreshing ideas.
# what to do with
What to do with... the leftovers of a big cooked ham
Yes, APART from the sambos obviously.
# what to do with
What to do with... those Brussels sprouts you're dreading serving up at Christmas
Banish soggy sprouts – and roast them with honey, garlic and chilli instead.
# what to do with
What to do with... a leftover bag of couscous
Inspiring ideas to make your dinner a cous-coushy little number.
# what to do with
What to do with... that leftover bag of onions
Looking for onion inspiration? Here’s shallot of it.
# what to do with
What to do with... that tin of sweetcorn hiding in the press
We’re all ears for these delicious corn recipes.
# what to do with
What to do with... that bar of chocolate at the back of the cupboard
Yes, chocolate CAN be a leftover.
# what to do with
What to do with... the last few carrots in the bag
The future (of your kitchen) is orange.
# what to do with
What to do with... the last couple of eggs in the carton
Get cracking with one of these eggceptionally good ideas.
# what to do with
What do to with... leftover roast lamb
Made enough for everyone and then some? That’s this week’s lunches sorted, so.
# what to do with
What to do with... uneaten porridge oats in the press
Go all oat with these inspiring ideas.
# what to do with
What to do with... the very end of a jar of peanut butter
From chocolate mug cake to a delicious Thai-inspired dressing.
# what to do with
What to do with... those tinned tomatoes hanging around in the cupboard
Yes, a tin of tomatoes makes for a great bolognese sauce, but that’s not all it’s good for.
# what to do with
What to do with... those leftover apples sitting in the fruit bowl
Have more apples than you can eat? Here’s some inspiration.
# what to do with
What to do with... that leftover yogurt in the fridge
From quick and easy pasta sauce to the simplest cake recipe you’ll read today.
# what to do with
What to do with... bread that's about to go stale
How does bread-and-butter pudding with gooey chocolate sound?
# what to do with
What to do with... that tin of chickpeas at the back of the cupboard
Use chickpeas as the base for a stew or curry, to liven up a salad, or roasted as a snack.
# what to do with
What to do with... leftover cold pasta
Find that you always cook too much? Here’s how to put the rest of it to work.
# what to do with
What to do with… berries that are just the wrong side of ripe
Stuck for inspiration? We’ve got some berry, berry good ideas.
# what to do with
What to do with… that leftover can of tuna in the cupboard
Try these great ways to bring it to life.
# what to do with
What to do with... leftover roast chicken
No room for seconds? Save your leftovers for a week’s worth of dinners.
# what to do with
What to do with... Overripe bananas from the fruit bowl
Got a bunch going black? We’re here to help.
# what to do with
What to do with… leftover roasted vegetables
Got a Tupperware container full of leftovers? We’re here to help.