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The Best Leftover
Competition Recipes
From Isle of Anglesey County Council
and the Chronicle Newspaper
www.anglesey.gov.uk/leftovers
The Best Leftover Competition Recipes - From Isle of Anglesey County Council and the Chronicle Newspaper
The Isle of Anglesey County Council in partnership with The North Wales
Chronicle Newspaper recently ran an exciting competition to encourage us to use
up our leftovers. The recipes featured in the competition could help you to save
money and be environmentally friendly.
“In Wales we throw away 330,000 tonnes of food each year,” explained the
Council’s Environmental portfolio holder, Cllr Bob Parry OBE “Not only are the
environmental implications huge but the financial ones are too – in Wales we buy,
and then waste, around £500 million on food that could have been eaten.”
Would you like to save £610 a year? This is how much money the average
household with children throws away every year. We could save even more money
if we were more clued-up about the quantity of food we buy and how we use it.
With rising food and fuel prices our shopping budgets need to go further.
Jonathan Eastwood, Anglesey Council’s Waste Management Officer says, “We hope
to inspire you with these recipes. Throwing away food makes a big hole in your
pocket and also fills a big hole in the ground at the landfill site.”
“These recipes encourage us to use up our leftovers, saves us money and
reduces what we throw away,” says Cllr Phil Fowlie, Isle of Anglesey County
Council’s Leader.
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Cllr Bob Parry OBE Isle of Anglesey Council’s Environmental portfolio holder
Jonathan Eastwood, Isle of Anglesey Council’s Waste Management Officer
The competition winner Mrs O’Leary’s Vegetable Pie
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Written by Jo Quinney
WINNER
“Mrs O’Leary’s winning rec
us to use leftovers, save us ipe is ideal to encourage
be enthusiastic about man money on food bills, to
it from going to landfill,” aging food waste and stop
Anglesey Council’s Waste says Jonathan Eastwood,
M anagement Officer.
To make Mrs
O’Leary’s Ve
getable Pie yo
Any leftover co
u will need:
oked vegetables
from a previous
Cheese sauce:
meal
1 tablespoon of
plain flour
Knob of butter
50 to 100g chee
se grated
1 egg beaten
Milk
Herbs and seas
oning.
Then:
1. Cut the vege
tables into smal
l pieces and sp
dish then ad
read over a sh
d the herbs an
allow heatproo
d seasoning.
2. Make the sa
f
uce by mixing
th
e flour with m
knob of butt
ilk to make a th
er. Cook slow
in cream add a
ly stirring until
3. Add milk a
the mixture ga
little at a time
th
ers into a ball.
un
til
it
ag
ai
n resembles a
4. Add grated
thin cream.
cheese and mel
t.
5. Remove fro
m the heat for
2 mins then ad
stirring cont
d the beaten eg
inually.
g,
6. Pour this ov
er the vegetabl
es and sprinkle
more grated
with
cheese.
7. Place in a m
oderate oven un
til the
vegetables
are hot and th
e top is
nicely brow
to use up
ned.
eat way
gr
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From Isle of Anglesey County Council and the Chronicle Newspaper
www.anglesey.gov.uk/leftovers
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www.lovefoodhatewaste.com
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Mrs O’Leary’s
Vegetable Pie
The Best Leftover
Competition Recipes
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The Best Leftover Competition Recipes - From Isle of Anglesey County Council and the Chronicle Newspaper
Jane’s Pasty
as
d home cook shares her ide
Jane Garrett an experienceables and fruit. Jane says,
for using up leftover vegety in the freezer you can use
“If you keep frozen pastr u have by w rapping them in
up whatever vegetables yo es in minutes.”
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of Jane’s pasty.
ill need:
pasties you w
To make the
pastry, thawed
ff or shortcrust
500g frozen pu
15ml olive oil
sliced
1 onion, thinly
crushed
c,
rli
ga
your choice
3 cloves
e or powder of
st
pa
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beans,
rr
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of
1 tsp
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carrot
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Salt and pepper
in freezer bags. They can
be
Then:
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and cook the
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pa
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cook down.
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m
further 1-2
at and transfer
pan from the he
e
th
e
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l.
w
into a large bo
tomatoes,
the onions
vegetables and
ed
ok
co
,
to
ta
t out
4. Add the po
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mix well.
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season and
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pastry into six
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around the
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on
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th
preheated oven
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to
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Souperhero
Souperhero Sweet Corn
and Chicken Soup
At the Welsh A ir Ambu
“We have a small kitchen lance base in Caernarfon meal times can change
to go out to an incident,” here and meals sometimes need to be heated upvery quickly.
His favourite left over rec says Tony Dovey-Evans, A ir Ambulance A ircrew later if we have
“This recipe is quick, easyipe uses up cold roast chicken and store cupboard and para medic.
essentials,
and tasty,” says Tony.
To make Swee
t Corn and C
hicken Soup
2 corn on the
you will need
cob, kernels on
:
ly or a tin of sw
225g cooked ch
eet corn, draine
icken or turkey
d
, chopped
1 litre chicken
stock homemad
e or stock cube
Salt and pepper
Spring onions
to garnish
Light soy sauce
or sweet chilli
sauce to taste
Then:
1. In a large pa
n, cook the co
rn in a little of
2. Add the ch
the stock until
icken and heat
tender.
through. Adjus
and add the
t the seasoning
spring onion ga
rnish.
3. Ladle the so
up into bowls.
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The Best Leftover Competition Recipes - From Isle of Anglesey County Council and the Chronicle Newspaper
HALLOWEEN
ain
are sold each year in Brit
ins
pk
m
pu
on
illi
m
e
on
t
Over
lighting up Halloween. “A
and turned into lanterns u make pumpkin soup and when
Halloween I hope that yo ur lantern you can pop it onto
you have finished with yo Jonathan Eastwood, Anglesey
the garden compost,“ says ent Officer. Before you hollow
Council’s Waste M anagem ryone to wash their hands and
out your pumpkins get eve
her the pumpkins flesh.
gat
to
l
w
bo
an
cle
ge
lar
provide a
u will need:
pkin Soup yo
um
P
n
ee
w
lo
Hal
To make the
l
oi
ive
ol
l
m
15
chopped
2 onions, finely
c, crushed
Wrap ciabatta, small loaves
5 cloves of garli
, grated
sh stem ginger
fre
of
e
ec
pi
m
or a third of a French sti
5c
wder to taste
ck in foil
A little chilli po
th
en
d
n
fre
ce
ez
ee
di
w
e
,
an
lo
es
d
al
pop them in the
2 potato
wed out H
e recently hollo
oven when required.
The flesh of on
pumpkin, diced
conut milk
400ml tin of co
chopped
riander leaves,
2 handfuls of co
fraîche
500g of crème
to taste
er
pp
pe
d
Salt an
garnish
to
Grated cheese
es until soft.
n for 4-5 minut
io
on
e
th
ok
co
Then:
and
es.
l in a frying pan
r 2 or 3 minut
to
1. Heat the oi
ok for a furthe
co
d
potatoes start
e
an
th
er
til
ng
gi
un
c,
ely high heat
tiv
la
2. Add the garli
re
a
on
es and cook
r
3. Add potato
and simmer fo
edges.
e
duce the heat
th
re
ilk
m
t
nu
crisp at
co
co
mpkin and the
4. Add the pu
.
15 minutes
ste.
r 5 minutes.
d pepper to ta
mer for a furthe
sim
d
an
er
5. Add salt an
nd
lf the fresh coria and pumpkin are cooked.
6. Now add ha
toes
e that the pota
riander.
7. Check to se
nder of the co
ai
m
re
e
th
d
ad
,
up in stages.
ed
ok
r and whizz it
8. Once co
de
en
bl
a
tato masher.
to
in
e soup
h it up with a po
as
m
r,
so
9. Transfer th
es
oc
aîche.
have a food pr
in the crème fr
If you don’t
liquidised, stir
en
be
s
ha
up
so
10.Once the
11.Heat gently.
on top.
grated cheese
12.Serve with
CRAIG AT COURTS
Get Eggcited Omelette
Eggs are a great kitchen
pancakes. “A good omelestandby for the family from dippy eggs, fried eggs,
says Craig, Head Chef attte is easy to make and a great way to use up lef eggy bread to
quick and tasty omelette Courts, Beaumaris, “When you have been busy tover potatoes,”
is ideal.”
cooking all day a
To make Cra
ig’s Omelette
you will need
15ml olive oil
:
ilk can be
m
1 medium onio
f
o
s
le
n, finely choppe
t
d
Leftover potato
Half bot u are going away
, diced
yo
Peas
frozen if When you return
6 beaten eggs
with salt and pe
of
eekend.
pper to taste
for the w ve milk for a cup
Then:
ha
you will night.
1. Heat the oi
l in a frying pan
day or
and cook the on
for 4-5 min
ion tea
utes until soft.
2. Add left ov
er chopped po
tato and cook
3. Add the pe
until lightly gold
as
en.
4. Whisk the
eggs with season
ing to taste an
and peas.
d pour over th
e onion, potato
5. Cook over
es
the heat until th
e egg begins to
until the ce
set. Finish it of
ntre is set.
f under a hot gr
ill
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The Best Leftover Competition Recipes - From Isle of Anglesey County Council and the Chronicle Newspaper
MRS WILLIAMS
‘J
ed Mrs Williams from k up
ask
e
w
on
ini
op
ert
exp
an
coo
For
hers in M enai Bridge, to
Swain Williams’ the butc give us her Monday bubble and
a choice Sunday joint andcon for additional flavour and
squeak recipe. “I add ba sauce to spice it up,”
a splash of Worcestershire
says Mrs Williams.
:
u will need
ueak recipe yo
Bubble and Sq
To make the
ely chopped
1 red onion, fin
to small pieces
y bacon, cut in
ak
re
ussel sprouts,
4 rashers st
, green beans, br
d potato
ps
he
ni
as
rs
m
pa
r
t
ve
as
ro
fto
450g le
getables –
small pieces.
ixed cooked ve
li chopped into
co
300g leftover m
oc
br
or
er
s, cauliflow
cabbage, carrot
Flour
If you have some dinner
tter
left
25g melted bu
se
ee
ch
rd
over pop it in the freezer
25g grated ha
l
oi
er
as
nflow
1 tablespoon Su
a ‘ready meal’ for one. The
er
pp
pe
sm
d
all
an
est
Salt
amounts can be puréed for
the
baby or served as a toddler tea
.
Then:
and cook the
l in a frying pan
1. Heat the oi
soft.
til
5 minutes un
onion for 4a further 3-4
r
fo
ok
co
con and
2. Add the ba
rn
tu
until it begins to
minutes or
lour.
ansfer the
a golden co
the heat and tr
m
fro
n
pa
e
th
3. Remove
rge bowl.
dd the cheese,
onions into a la
, season well. A
es
bl
ta
bacon and
ge
ve
ed
cook
hands, shape
hed potato and
ions. Using your
rt
po
six
to
in
4. Add the mas
ixture
d divide the m
mix well an
tter. Bake in a
.
ke
ca
a
to
little melted bu
in
a
n
io
ith
rt
w
h
po
us
ch
br
ea
on both sides
tray and
minutes or fry
greased baking
25
r
fo
6)
k
ar
m
5. Put onto a
°F/
en (200°C/400
preheated ov
n.
ow
br
until golden
Sunday’s joint.
cold meat from
ith
w
e
rv
Se
6.
AUDREY JONES
Every household in Wales
by focusing on the waste has the ability to save money
kitchen. We have asked that we have from our
week, “This fishcake recipthe experts for their help this
fillet or a tin of fish so e could contain a fresh salmon
Audrey Jones, Anglesey Siit is fast and flexible,” says
and owner of the Isle of r Fôn Federation Chairman
Môn Shetland Pony
Stud, Rhostrehwfa.
To make the
WI Fishcake
s you will need
550g left over
:
mashed potato
Squeeze of lem
on juice
Salt and pepper
Chopped herb
s
900g cooked fis
h fillets or tinne
d fish, drained
2 handfuls brea
d crumbs, mad
e from leftover
Eggs
bread.
Flour
2 tablespoons
olive oil
100g butter
Then:
1. Preheat the
oven to 250C
(475F) mark 9.
2. Flake the fis
h into a bowl w
ith the choppe
and lemon
d herbs, season
juice, lightly mix
ing, mashed po
.
3. Shape the m
tatoes
ixture into 24
fat cakes about
then breadc
4cm across. Dip
rumbs. Chill fo
into flour, egg
r 15 minutes.
4. Melt the bu
and
tter and brush
all over the fishc
Cook for 20
ak
es.
minutes or until
golden brown.
Alternative
ly, shallow fry in
oil.
roken
b
cake and litzed in
r
e
v
o
ft
Le
eb
an also b
biscuits c make toppings
to
rocessor layers to
p
d
o
fo
a
dd
bles or a
for crum fruit salad.
d
yogurt an
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WI ‘Love Food Champions’
Fish Cakes
Monday’s
Bubble and Squeak
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The Best Leftover Competition Recipes - From Isle of Anglesey County Council and the Chronicle Newspaper
leftover po
This recipe uses slices of ked the four recipes in the final. “The
at Courts, Beaumaris coo al made good use of leftovers and were
recipes that made the fin k,” says Craig.
very straightforward to coo
RUNNER UP
Turkey fritters are great
with leftovers from
Christmas dinner serve w
ith
Cranberry sauce.
u
rk Fritters yo
Humphreys Po
To make Mrs
will need:
r pork
Slices of leftove
1 egg, beaten
ating
mbs for the co
Brown breadcru
rings
1 apple cut into
ive oil
ol
2 tablespoons
bs.
at in breadcrum
aten egg then co
ple rings.
be
Then:
ap
e
e
th
th
y
to
fr
in
w
rk
lo
s of po
ly. 3. Shal
en
ev
n
1. Dip the slice
ow
br
in oil, turning to
2. Shallow fry
Mrs Wade’s Rissoorlespork.
RUNNER UP
beef, lamb
This recipe can use leftoverhic h my children loved,”
“It is a very easy meal w
says Mrs Wade.
Never throw away gravy,
wine, stock, plain fromage
frais, herbs or cream. It can
be
frozen in ice cube trays and
added
to soups and sauces as requir
ed
.
:
s you will need
le
Wade’s Risso
To make Mrs
meat
ion,
Left over roast
Then:
eat with the on
your leftover m
ce
in
M
1 onion
1.
e bowl.
stershire sauce
Dash of Worce
place in larg
sauce, herbs
g
in
on
Worcestershire
as
of
sh
da
dd
A
Herbs and se
2.
ing.
Left over gravy
and season
ft texture
ur
flo
n
ai
pl
make a fairly so
of
to
y
on
av
po
gr
es
Add
1 tabl
3.
ing with flour
st
du
,
und shapes
olive oil
ro
s
to
on
in
po
es
rm
bl
Fo
ta
2
4.
in oil.
5. Shallow fry
RUNNER UP
Mrs Wallace’s
Wartime Bread and
Butter Pudding
Cllr Bob Parry OBE the
food we throw away is Council’s Environ mental portfolio holder says, ”T
packaging used in food pra waste of resources. Just think about all the en he amount of
we throw away perfectl oduction, transportation and storage. This all goesergy, water and
“Usually these puddings y good food.” This recipe is without eggs and uses to waste when
were made with stale br
ead,” says Mrs Wallace. up leftover bread,
To make Mrs
Wallace’s War
time Bread an
you will need
d Butter Pud
:
ding
Bread, sliced an
d buttered
Sugar to taste
2 teaspoons of
mixed spice
n be
Powdered cinn
crusts ca
amon and ging
d
n
a
d
a
er
to taste
Sultanas
Stale bre a food processor
Milk
in
ic h
blitzed eadcrumbs wh
br
to make he freezer. A dd
red in t
t
ac n be sto bs and lemon zes
r
e
h
c hopped t coating for
fec
for a per cken breasts.
hi
sautéed c
Then:
1. Make layers
of bread and bu
tter, sultanas an
with each lay
d
er shake over
the sugar and sp
to taste.
ice
2. On the top
layer add the la
st of the sugar
3. Add the milk
and spice.
, usually best to
ad
4. Bake in a m
oderate oven un d at a corner.
til just browne
d.
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r
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rk
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Chef
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The Best Leftover Competition Recipes - From Isle of Anglesey County Council and the Chronicle Newspaper
JACK & BEN
This Ice Crea m s
is Banana
bananas?
know that you can freeze
u
yo
id
D
y!
da
ry
eve
nanas in the UK
later use.
We waste 1.6 million ba chunks in old margarine tubs before bagging for
Peel them and freeze the
need:
cipe you will
ice-cream re
is
th
n
e
ze
ak
fro
m
d
To
unks an
ed, cut into ch
4 bananas, peel
tract
½ tsp vanilla ex
taste
ner or sugar to
te
ee
sw
sp
tb
3-4
ttermilk
150ml/5fl oz bu
r
nilla, sweetene
sor. Add the va
es
oc
pr
od
fo
e
n:
The
ks into th
n banana chun
is still
1. Tip the froze
.
. Then, while it
ilk
m
butter
a few moments
r
e machine
fo
th
n
t
ru
Le
it
.
and half the
t
am
le
steady stre
ocessor and
in
pr
th
e
a
th
in
on
ilk
m
rn
2. Tu
once.
ning butter
eamy. Serve at
ur in the remai
smooth and cr
ly
running, po
ul
tif
au
be
is
e mixture
run until th
A dd frozen banana to fru
it
smoothies or make a
delicious milk shake by ble
nding
them with milk and a sp
oonful
of peanut butter.
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