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Foods and recipes

Find your food top tips and the best food saving recipes.

Popular foods: potatoes, bread, milk, pork, chicken

  • Stornoway Black Pudding mash

    Type: Recipes
    Easy
    Cook with kids
    Meat
    Use up milk

    Take your tatties to the next level, with this tasty recipe using the famous Stornoway Black Pudding.

    Cook time: 20-30 minutes
    a heap of creamy mashed black pudding on a plate topped with a whole black pudding

  • Cheesy pastries

    Type: Recipes
    Vegetarian
    Intermediate
    Use up milk

    Great for using up odds and ends of cheese from the fridge, use any strong smelly cheese like Gruyere, Stilton and goats cheese.

    Cook time: 10-20 minutes
    Two flaky cheese filled pasties on a white plate

  • West Country homity pie

    Type: Recipes
    Meat
    Intermediate
    Meals for freezing
    Leftover veg
    Use up milk
    Christmas

    A traditional West Country open pie that’s cheap, filling and quick to make. It’s best eaten warm rather than hot, and it’s really good cold so ideal for picnics or lunchboxes.

    Cook time: 45-60 minutes
    a baked filled pie with a crispy golden top layer

  • Leek and potato soup

    Type: Recipes
    Vegetarian
    Easy
    Use up milk
    One pot meals
    Meals for freezing

    This classic soup recipe was put together by our partner, Chefs @ School, to get pupils thinking about food and how to save it from the bin. Would you try it with your wee ones?

    Cook time: 30-45 minutes
    A creamy dish of thick leek and potato soup