Using your leftovers to reduce food waste

While foods of all kinds are needlessly tossed, here in Canada, the items most commonly wasted are fruits and vegetables, leftovers, and baked goods.

Wondering what to do with your leftover rice and over-ripe vegetables?

How about an “everything-but-the-kitchen-sink” recipe! Such recipes entail using whatever ingredients you have on hand to whip up something yummy. They let you clean out your fridge, use up your wilted veggies, leftover meat, stale bread . . . you name it!

To master the art of “everything-but-the-kitchen-sink” cooking, you just need to think outside the box. Mix and match what’s in your fridge and pantry to come up with delicious combinations. The cool part is that no two recipes will ever be alike!

Try this recipe

Have vegetables that need to be used and some leftover sausage meat? Transform them into this succulent sausage and roasted vegetable salsa pizza created by Trois fois par jour’s Marilou. Have some eggs that are nearing their expiration date? Use them to make this quick and delish frittata and throw in your over-ripe mushrooms, forgotten potatoes, and leftover bacon. Whether you’re making fried rice or soup, the important thing is to view your recipes like a blank canvas that you can fill using whatever ingredients you have on-hand.

The winning formula: a recipe base + whatever ingredients need to be used up = a world of possibilities!