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Loving the Leftovers

Making the the most of leftovers, in the festive season and beyond, doesn't just help reduce food waste: it can also be a route to some seriously delicious dishes鈥�

Christmas is over, everyone鈥檚 eaten too much 鈥� and yet, there鈥檚 still a mountain of leftover goodies, from the turkey to the cheese board, from the veggies to the fruit cake.

So how can we make the most of festive leftovers? And for that matter, leftovers at any time of year? Because this isn鈥檛 just about reducing the 4.5 million tonnes of food that UK households waste every year, it can also be a route to some seriously delicious dishes鈥�

Sheila Dillon gets creative in the kitchen while finding out more about the leftovers ethos from cook and author Melissa Hemsley, food-loving writer Bill Buford, and author and journalist Debora Robertson; along with tips for up-cycling the remainders of festive feasts from School of Wok's Jeremy Pang, Gardeners' World's Frances Tophill and 91热爆 Food's Emily Angle.

Presented by Sheila Dillon; produced by Lucy Taylor in Bristol.

Pictured: 91热爆 Food's Ultimate Festive Cheese Toastie from Sarah Cook. Find the recipe at www.bbc.co.uk/food.

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Mon 28 Dec 2020 15:30
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