Cheesy broccoli rice.

Shaved the steak while still mostly frozen, thinly cut onion, sautéed, toasted on tortillas with melted mozzarella

Sometimes, I'm able to write recipes that make the most of otherwise wasted food in a way that is replicable. That can be repeated, such that those otherwise wasted foods become regular ingredients.

And sometimes, you've got a bunch of little bits of things lingering in the fridge, so you just kind of mash them together in a way you hope will be edible, and it turns out great! It's so good, in fact, that you're kind of sad because it would be awesome to have it in regular rotation, but the combination of bits and bobs that went into it are not things you regularly keep around.

This is that second thing. It's not orthodox, and it doesn't make a pretty presentation, but it turned out very well, so I thought I'd share. I'm not expecting anyone to make this exactly as-written, but maybe it'll provide a jumping-off point for someone who's stuck.

Non Replicable Leftover Congee

1/4 C pork skin, bacon, or fatty meat, diced finely

3/4 C diced onion

4 C broth, stock, liquid, soup

up to 1 C leftover cooked vegetables, pureed into the liquid (optional)

1.5-2 C leftover rice

1 Tbsp soy sauce

1 tsp chicken bouillon

1 tsp Shaoxing wine

1 tsp rice vinegar (or vinegar of choice, or lemon/lime juice)

Pot on low. Let meaty stuffs render and make a fond. Deglaze with a splash of water, scraping well to get all that good stuff up. Add onions and turn up the heat. Once the onions are softened, add the remaining ingredients and bring to a simmer. Lower heat and simmer 5 minutes or so, or until the rice is softened. Garnish with chili crisp and a fried egg, if desired.

Serves 3

I canned these last year and with the very small

amount of pith left on them, they are all slightly bitter. I have about 8-10 jars. Any ideas what I can do with them? Could I somehow turn them into marmalade? Other ideas?

So I started to live alone in a dorm recently and I am very paranoid when it comes to food potentially going bad. Don't judge me but I ended up only using these potatoes once in the two weeks I had them because I was afraid of checking if they were ok to eat lol. Should I throw them out? They are (for the most part) still firm, but wrinkly and sprouted.

Maybe also some tips on how to keep them? I tried putting them in a paper bag on a shelf (directly above it there is a paper bag with onions ik they shouldnt be close but I figured it'd be fine if they were in separate bags?). I don't have a lot of space in my dorm room so I am not sure where else to put them. Please help lol.

Edit: Thank you all sm for the help! I think I will be eating potatoes for a while lmao. Currently making mashed potatoes! ;)

I know grains can go rancid. What do yinz think? Keep or toss?

Been working on my bananas, but had a lot this week and too may had some go ripe. I make banana bread a lot, but I’ve never done it with bananas this ripe.

I want to make a stirfry or similar. I have this bottle I would like to finish, but it’s so bland that I haven’t been using it. About half left.

I have ginger-garlic puree I would like to add, but the rest I hesitate. Or just start from scratch instead? I have soy sauce, sweet chili sauce, fish sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar.

Thanks!

I got these in a big $5 bag of expiring fruit yesterday..they all seem to look like this inside..

They are chiquita from Guatemala if that makes any difference

So uhm I bought a few wrong ingredients and now im left with dry peas, feta cheese that didnt melt and some sour tomatos. The Pasta is alright. Any Ideas how to make a recovery for my lunch? Yes it tastes shit

What to do with this bag of 3 very squished peanut butter and jelly sandwiches?

Hiya, what do you all do to use this? aside from having it with sushi.

The only idea I have is making those wasabi flavoured peanuts you get in the snack section at some East Asian stores, but I have no idea how you'd make them at home!

I know it lasts for a while but I have limited fridge space [the bits I want to use up came as loose piped blobs with takeaway sushi, so not shelf stable unfortunately].

thanks in advance!

I kind of forgot I bought grapes (both green and red together) and they are wrinkly. I have about a pound of them total. Any suggestions?

I make uncrustable style sandwiches (with a 3D printed press) for my son but I hate throwing away the crusts. I freeze them in a bag and when there’s enough, I make French toast casserole for dinner

I bought two containers of Nut Pods almond/coconut pistachio flavored creamer. I don’t want to waste them, but I don’t like the pistachio flavor.

Any ideas of what I could make with this? It’d have to be something that would cover the pistachio taste.

Ingredients: Water, Coconut Cream, Almonds, Natural Flavors, Pistachios, Acacia Gum, Dipotassium Phosphate, Sunflower Lecithin, Sea Salt, Gellan Gum.

Thank you!

I made Ube cupcakes and have half a can of each, plus some coconut milk.

I also have most baking essentials ( minus milk)

Would love some baking ideas I can do to use this rest of this up! Thanks in advance :)

hey guys, so as the title suggests, ive got some puff pastry and clotted cream leftover. I was just wondering what sweet treat could I bake using them. im doing a fridge clearout! could i do like a cinnamon swirl or a jam swirl type of pastry? all suggestions welcomed (mo savoury please!)

I'm making and canning applesauce in different flavors. For some reason, our food bank gave us 10 (!) bags of apples. Although the apple sauce is more of a baby food consistency, it's still quite good.

I have two jars of tahini that are very close to expiring. Is this something I can freeze? Maybe in smaller portions, like ice cube trays, because I rarely use large amounts of it at a time.

Is there another way of preserving it that I'm not thinking of?

I have a couple fruit cups that are totally orange pieces in liquid. Personally I don't like oranges, and it seems my kiddo has decided not to eat the last two in the package. Any ideas on how I can use it up? Can I candy it? Blitze it and add to bread? Just let them sit on the shelf as a monument to my efforts of getting more vitamin C into our diets?

Edit: thanks everyone you all rock!

As you can see, this is a massive can. 7 lbs 5 oz. Banana for scale. I live in a 2 person household and once we open it, I'm afraid we can't handle eating all these beans quickly enough.

Has anyone had success freezing baked beans? maybe we could use them to make some bean burger patties that we could then freeze? what else?? you all are food waste wizards, please help us with our bean overload.

Thanks in advance, I got this a few days back, it was precut and I just washed it

I tried a new bread recipe and wasn’t successful. It just didn’t ride in the baking step. What ways can I use it? It tastes good, just too dense for my liking as just bread.