Food scraps can make excellent natural dyes, and used across a range of mediums. We were recently experimenting with avocado skins and pips- the results were a beautiful blue-green.
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Food scraps can make excellent natural dyes, and used across a range of mediums. We were recently experimenting with avocado skins and pips- the results were a beautiful blue-green.
Leafy greens are the most common thing to get wasted in our home kitchens. Full of good minerals, herbs, carrot tops, broad bean leaf, spinach, lettuce also make for a nutritious sauerkraut. Recipe below.
Ingredients:
Method:
Coarsely chop all the greens, toss with remaining ingredients (except lemon). Cover the bowl with a tea towel for 30 minutes. The salt will start pulling the juices, although you can mash this up to help it along.
Pack everything into a glass jar, tuck the lemon wedge in. Let ferment at room temperature for 2-3 days, then transfer to the fridge with the lid loose.
We have upcoming events with City of Monash, these are FREE events teaching people how to reduce their food waste and utilise their leftovers.
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A quick pickle is the perfect way to preserve Leftovers!
Read MoreLeftover Lovers and the Melbourne chapter of the Youth Food Movement teamed up for the 'Heaps Cooked Festival'. Teaching the youth how they can make tasty, quick and nutritious meals using a toastie press.
This was 'HEAPS' of fun, and we brought our 'no recipe' philosophy to the kitchen to inspire people to cook with what they already have, what is left.
Although we did demo so delicious eggplant parma toasties, and banana delish toasties (which are as excellent cold the next day, as they are warm).
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