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The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A-Z | Tamar Adler

Thanks for the tag @catiewithac
1- the tagged was fabulous! Adler writes about food like no one else - her writing is smart, unctious and full of inspiration, free style and economy.
2-I have a stack of British Library reissues of golden age Christmas crime!

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TheSpineView Those Christmas crime nooks sound good! Thanks for playing 🎄📖📚 13mo

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Tamra

The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A-Z | Tamar Adler

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The illustrations make this a gorgeous book! I love cookbooks with simple ideas for mixing and matching ingredients, which this one does by focusing on leftover bits & pieces. But, for me it probably isn‘t a book I‘ll use enough to justify buying. Sad for me, yay for my bank account. 😜

If you need creative ideas for the bits & bobs in your kitchen, this could be for you!

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BarbaraJean

The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A-Z | Tamar Adler

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Just before COVID, I subscribed to a service that delivered a “farm box” each week, full of produce from local(ish) farms. Our first box had a bunch of carrots with a profusion of leafy tops that I hated to throw away. I googled what to do with carrot tops & from then on became low-key obsessed with ways to use all my veggie scraps. So when I saw an article about this cookbook offering recipes for any leftovers you might possibly have on hand ⤵️

BarbaraJean …I requested it from the library. I‘m about to exceed my allowable renewals & am planning to buy a copy! It‘s organized by category and then alphabetically, and there‘s also an index making it super easy to navigate. I‘ve found some fantastic recipes and it‘s definitely feeding my obsession with using rather than wasting the food in my fridge. And my husband is becoming reconciled to all the little containers of things I‘m planning to use. 😂 ⤵️ (edited) 1y

BarbaraJean I particularly love that she has a chapter on empty containers (use that empty mustard bottle to make a vinaigrette!) and that there‘s an entry for stale Oreos that simply reads: “Let‘s be honest. Oreos are good stale.” 😂 1y

willaful I love books like this even though I almost never actually find them useful. 😀 1y

Tamra This sounds great! I will check it out from my library, hopefully. (edited) 1y

BarbaraJean @willaful 😂 My issue with cookbooks, and this one is no exception, is that their idea of pantry staples is generally far different from mine. I‘m forever looking for recipes that share my assumptions on what‘s reasonable to have on hand! 😂 @Tamra I hope you‘re able to get it from the library! Getting cookbooks from the library has been revolutionary for me—it‘s such a great way to figure out if I actually want it for my shelf. 1y

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EadieB

The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A-Z | Tamar Adler

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#TheEverlastingMealCookbook #TamarAdler

This is a great cookbook to use up every kind of a leftover. It's organized alphabetically and makes it easy to flip through so you can find a use for all types of unused food. It's a book for people who love to read cookbooks and a smart book to save money and even a book to curl up with. It's perfect for solo meals or for feeding the whole family. Food waste is a serious issue today.

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EadieB Nearly forty percent of the food we buy gets tossed out. Tamara offers more than 3,500 easy and creative ideas to use up nearly every kind of leftover. I loved reading this cookbook and gaining new ideas. Thanks to Scribner and NetGalley for a copy for an honest review. 2y

Andrew65 Agree about food waste and not helped by supermarket strategies. 2y

SamAnne Stacked. I‘m pretty good with the leftovers because I hate to waste food. Look forward to new ideas! At least I have a flock of lady hens that I can feed leftovers too as well. More eggs! (edited) 2y

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EadieB @Andrew65 Can you explain? 2y

EadieB @SamAnne Lots of great ideas! 2y

Andrew65 @EadieB May just be British Supermarkets, but multiple offers (E.g 3 for 2, buy one get one free) which can lead to people buying more than they can eat or consume in the time. Also short dates on items (seem to get shorter all the time) which means people don‘t finish them all before the Use dates & throw them away. Also amazed at how much food many people in supermarkets buy that I think would keep us going weeks & weeks. Eyes bigger than belly. 2y

Andrew65 Also cheaper prices per unit if you buy bigger amounts which can lead to people buying more than they can use in the time before go off etc. @EadieB 2y

EadieB @Andrew65 No we have the same deals in US that tend to make you buy more than you need. The dated items are usually dropped in price if you buy but will probably be thrown away as you don‘t have time to finish it. I know what you mean now that you explained and I agree with what you are saying. (edited) 2y

Andrew65 @EadieB Also sometimes with home delivery the dates are shorter than they should be. Quite a few times recently I have had to ask for refunds for short-dated items, where days left are less than advertised on the website. I‘m like a terrier with that these days! 2y

EadieB @Andrew65 That‘s funny! 2y

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Tamra

Now & Again: Go-To Recipes, Inspired Menus + Endless Ideas for Reinventing Leftovers | Julia Turshen

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Did I mention my latest cookbook author crush??? 😉

I gifted myself all three and am glad I did! I made the Double-Baked Potatoes with Horseradish + Cheddar and they were divine! Google it and the recipe will pop up.

Christine So many of her recipes have become staples in our home! 4y

Tamra @Christine I do have to say the coffee cake in the new book was not a hit - need to adjust the baking powder down. 😏 4y

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Centique

Now & Again: Go-To Recipes, Inspired Menus + Endless Ideas for Reinventing Leftovers | Julia Turshen

Thanks for the tag @ItsAnotherJen 😘 #FriYAYintro
1) I realised that both the books I‘m reading currently (novel and cookbook) are by LGBTQIA+ authors - but my FAVE is probably Sarah Waters
2) Purple
3) Lately, providing a safe, peaceful home is where my energy is going
4) Would you like to join in @GingerAntics @TK421 @xicanti

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Ruthiella I love Sarah Waters too. ❤️ I wonder when she will bring out something new? She is on a very short list of authors from whom I‘ve read all their books. 5y

Centique @Ruthiella I‘ve still got three left to read but I‘m enraptured with what I‘ve read so far 😍 Hope she writes another novel soon 🤞 5y

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Leftcoastzen

Potluck | Helen Corbitt

And sometimes you just want a cookbook because they don‘t do graphics on covers the way they used to.📚

LeahBergen I love vintage cookbooks. 👏🏻👏🏻 6y

Leftcoastzen @LeahBergen Right?!So much fun! 6y

AlaMich I love that!! 6y

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Christine

Now & Again: Go-To Recipes, Inspired Menus + Endless Ideas for Reinventing Leftovers | Julia Turshen

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I love Julia Turshen, and, as evidenced by the number of flagged pages, I loved this cookbook. Full of lovely and simple recipes, menu plans, and make-ahead tips - and then creative ways to put the leftovers to use. Day-old radicchio and squash salad turns into a killer grilled cheese filling; today‘s eggplant salad becomes tomorrow‘s eggplant dip, etc. And her thoughtful, well-written recipe intros are second to none.

Tamra I must check out! 6y

Christine @Tamra - Yes, I hope you do! 6y

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Now & Again: Go-To Recipes, Inspired Menus + Endless Ideas for Reinventing Leftovers | Julia Turshen

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Beets with poppyseed-chive dressing, applesauce cake, and cabbage salad with feta cheese pictured. Those were my favorite recipes from this one. Liked that along with the original dish, recipe suggestions for leftovers were also given. Overall, not bad, though there were several recipes I don‘t think I‘d ever attempt because they just didn‘t sound good to me. However, someone else would probably love them. We all have our preferences.

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Now & Again: Go-To Recipes, Inspired Menus + Endless Ideas for Reinventing Leftovers | Julia Turshen