Making a Meal of It

Making a Meal of It is a users guide to making the most of the food we feel most guilty about throwing away. It is full of tips, ideas and simple recipes. How to buy the best, keep it fresh and make use of every bit - and, when you forget, how to restore and revive. The ideas are simple and flexible, from tasty solutions for last night's leftovers to easy recipes for a bulk buy or garden harvest.

With a growing public awareness of the need for sustainability, frugality and avoiding waste this book is more than ever a manual for our times. The decision to act responsibly is arguably no longer a case of choice but one of necessity. This ingenious book will empower and motivate you to adopt good lifetime habits. You will not only save yourself time and money, but save a bit of the planet while you're at it.

Making a Meal of It will solve dilemmas such as: why you shouldn't store zucchinis in the fridge; what to do with the other half of the avocado; why you shouldn't put a vase of flowers near the fruit bowl; what staple causes food poisoning in the home; if it's safe to eat the green bits on your potato; what to do with the sad carrot that keeps staring you in the face; and which everyday vegetable is healthier cooked than raw.

Making a Meal of It is for ordinary, busy people, not greenies in mud huts or gourmet cooks with all the latest gadgets. And it's fun to read too with interesting anecdotes and surprising snippets. So go on... look again at those bits you cut off and throw out. Spend less time shopping for food. Reduce the weekly food bill. Embrace those leftovers.

An essential guide for every household. - Indira Naidoo