This mouthwatering recipe was shared with us by Maymessy, an empowering cookery school and wellness centre, surrounded by countryside in rural South Oxfordshire. Maymessy believes in enhancing the wellbeing of marginalised groups and disadvantaged young people. They do this by providing empowering bespoke cookery classes and wellness activities. The original recipe uses courgettes, but theseContinue reading “Recipe: mini courgette or pumpkin cakes with lime glaze”
Category Archives: food waste
Recipe: corned beef mash pie or hash
This recipe for corned beef mash pie is taken from the wonderful cookery book put together by Hendreds Environment Group (HEG) Community Larder during Food Waste Action Week 2024. The complete digital book of recipes will be available via the HEG Community Larder website – coming soon! Follow the larder on Facebook and Instagram toContinue reading “Recipe: corned beef mash pie or hash”
How to revive your compost heap
Is your compost heap slow and stagnant? Does it take what feels like forever to produce any compost? The most common issues with compost heaps are a lack of oxygen in the middle of the pile or it becoming too wet or too dry. We helped Amanda Groom from Bicester Harvest at Home revitalise theContinue reading “How to revive your compost heap”
Recipe: easy summer salads
Earlier this summer, I visited the One Planet Abingdon Climate Emergency Centre to run a chop and chat session for their work experience students; Toby, Reuben and Elliot. One Planet Abingdon is an inspirational community hub, mainly run by volunteers, for the benefit of people and planet. They host a range of events and activitiesContinue reading “Recipe: easy summer salads”
Ten ways to use water wisely in the garden
Climate change is one of many reasons why water is an increasingly precious resource. As we experience hotter and drier summers in the UK, we all need to play our part in reducing our water usage. We share ten tips to help you collect and use water wisely in the garden. 1. Collect rain waterContinue reading “Ten ways to use water wisely in the garden”
Recipe: sweetcorn and coconut cake
This recipe was shared with me by Ruth English, a regular volunteer at Marston Community Gardening. Ruth often makes this cake for garden work parties since it is accidentally gluten-free and diary-free. It was recommended to Ruth by her Brazilian friend Yas. This cake makes good use of that half can of sweetcorn lurking atContinue reading “Recipe: sweetcorn and coconut cake”
Recipe: nettle focaccia
Post by Hannah Bironzo on behalf of Replenish This nettle focaccia recipe swaps instant yeast for sourdough starter which makes for a slower process as we need to slowly ferment the starter and dough. I promise the results are worth it though! I love the month of June – it’s green, green everywhere! This weekContinue reading “Recipe: nettle focaccia”
The only recipe you’ll ever need
Following recipes can get tedious and time-consuming. That’s why we love The Good Food Cooking Toolkit, a mini guide to creative cooking without recipes! As you can use up what you’ve got in the fridge or cupboard, it’s also an easy way to reduce your food waste. The idea is simple: chop up whichever vegetablesContinue reading “The only recipe you’ll ever need”
Recipe: courgette and tarragon soup
This recipe was shared by a volunteer at Cholsey Community Larder. I was chatting to their customers about how to avoid food waste; this was suggested as a great way to use up a glut of courgettes. Homemade soup is a great mid-week meal – you can basically pop everything in the pan and leaveContinue reading “Recipe: courgette and tarragon soup”
Cooking and community
What we cooked at our warm space events with OX10 Community Centre Post by Rosalia Barresi on behalf of Replenish I was given the privilege to cook at this weekly event for two months and use my cooking skills to help bring together a group of people in the community of Wallingford. We had theContinue reading “Cooking and community”
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