Leftovers

Don't throw away your leftovers!

There is always something you can do with anything you find lurking in the kitchen. From cooked meat, to a jar of mincemeat, you will find plenty of recipes here to use them up.

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Bread and Butter Pudding with Raisins

This is one of those recipes that makes you glad you have ingredients left over. I prefer to make it wit...

This is one of those recipes that makes you glad you have ingredients left over. I prefer to make it with panettone - the traditional Italian Christmas cake that is...

40 minutes

to cook

Brussels Bubble-and-Squeak

In theory this should be made with leftover sprouts, and at any other time it is, but at Christmas we never...

In theory this should be made with leftover sprouts, and at any other time it is, but at Christmas we never seem to have enough left over, so we just cook some more.

12 minutes

to cook

Bubble and Squeak Rösti

Bubble and squeak is a classic leftover recipe for greens, but making it rösti-style and adding some mature...

Bubble and squeak is a classic leftover recipe for greens, but making it rösti-style and adding some mature Cheddar adds a new dimension. These little individual rö...

25 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Cheese and Herb Fritters

If you want to serve a meal without meat or fish, this is just the thing. It's also a great recipe for u...

If you want to serve a meal without meat or fish, this is just the thing. It's also a great recipe for using up odd bits of cheese, which can be varied as long as t...

Vegetarian

Curried Chicken Salad

This is unbelievably easy if you buy ready-cooked chicken. It's also a great way of using up leftover ch...

This is unbelievably easy if you buy ready-cooked chicken. It's also a great way of using up leftover chicken and is perfect for serving as part of a buffet

English Colonial Curry with Turkey

There is something about an uncomplicated, old-fashioned curry-powder curry after all the Christmas feastin...

There is something about an uncomplicated, old-fashioned curry-powder curry after all the Christmas feasting. Its sheer simplicity offers a much-needed change of ge...

40 minutes

to cook

Ham Croquettes

This is obviously a good way to use up leftover ham, but it's also worth buying some ham just to make them.

5 minutes - 6 minutes

to cook

Pork and Apple Rissoles

These can be made with leftover cooked pork from a joint or the ready minced raw pork which is now wideley ...

These can be made with leftover cooked pork from a joint or the ready minced raw pork which is now wideley available

10 minutes - 14 minutes

to cook

Spiced Bread Pudding

Sometimes this gets confused with bread-and-butter pudding, but it's quite different. It was invented, I...

Sometimes this gets confused with bread-and-butter pudding, but it's quite different. It was invented, I think, to use up stale bread, which is still a good reason ...

1 hour 15 minutes

to cook

Spiced Turkey in a Creamed Coconut Sauce

A very English, easy curry to use up the last bits of the turkey. No need to roast and grind your own sp...

A very English, easy curry to use up the last bits of the turkey. No need to roast and grind your own spices (we are on holiday) – Sharwood’s hot curry powder is th...

30 minutes

to cook

Stilton Rarebit

This recipe makes the most of leftover Stilton – but it could be made with any hard cheese (or even a mixtu...

This recipe makes the most of leftover Stilton – but it could be made with any hard cheese (or even a mixture of all those end bits clinging to the rind).

Stilton Soup

Not simply a recipe for leftover bits of Stilton, this one, but a delicious creamy soup that can enhance an...

Not simply a recipe for leftover bits of Stilton, this one, but a delicious creamy soup that can enhance any dinner or supper party. Be careful not to boil the soup...

30 minutes - 40 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian