The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A-Z Hardcover – 22 Jun. 2023

Very good.

Great gift! And the content is actually useful. Not just another coffee table book. All my friends want one now.

Love the organization of the book.

What do you do with leftovers? Or with the odds and ends in the fridge? This book will open your mind to the endless possibilities of using up those odds and ends. I had always thought I was pretty creative with using leftovers etc but this is a real eye opener. this is a great book whether you are now “watching your pennies” or whether you simply want to avoid food waste. Very logically set out with explanations and recipes. this needs to be by your side in the kitchen (or wherever you sit and plan meals) because it is so full of information that it is impossible to take it all in in one (or two or three) readings. A brilliant recipe and reference book - but thankfully it doesn’t have that “finger-wagging” authoritarianism about it. An excellent book.

I had to buy The Everlasting Meal Cookbook right after I returned the borrowed library copy. I needed it!It's not the usual cookbook and quite frankly, I normally would have passed over this one. It's dense (like a Bible) and the recipes are written in the old style. There's no photographs. But, it's genius!Have a bit of couscous leftover? Add it to pancake batter with a bit of herbs and vegetables for a savory dish. Or just modify one of her other "leftover" recipes like a couscous version of Fried Rice or a couple of salads. (These are all suggestions with page numbers.)Egg salad setting in the fridge? Turn it into Egg Salad Quesadilla or Egg Salad Fried Rice.We're nearing the holidays and here's her take on leftover fruitcake:"Two strange facts entwine in the case of fruitcake. 1) There is always some left. And 2) it never goes bad. I recommend slicing what is left very thinly and then toasting and buttering it heavily, and sandwiching in things with strong flavors like Gorgonzola cheese and fig jam, or marmalade and cooked bacon, or thick slices of good brie, and then eating it as a snack with a few sips of mid-afternoon sherry, or a cup of very strong tea. There will still be some left, of course, but you will run out in time for the next fruitcake" (486).That definitely elevates it. With her suggestions, I would just plan on these little bite-size appetizers for my New Year's Eve party.There's not much that isn't mentioned for utilization here. Leftover (and almost wilted) iceberg lettuce can be cooked in a stir fry (Grace Young's Stir-Fried Iceberg (54).I can't wait to utilize this book to the fullest. I whipped up some Granola Cookies (487). I don't know if it was the leftover granola I used (homemade) or her actual cookie recipe, but these were delicious. It's a simple and traditional cookie recipe with butter, white sugar, egg, vanilla, flour, baking soda and cinnamon. 1/2 to 1 cup of granola is used and you can further elevate the ingredients by adding shredded coconut, chocolate chips or raisins. I added low-sugar mini-chocolate chips and dried cranberries to mine.Seriously delicious.Ironically, I froze most of this batch so we wouldn't gorge ourselves. (They freeze beautifully, btw.)I wonder what I can make with those leftovers?

As a country we throw away 40% of all our food. Leftovers are obviously part of that. This book will definitely help with that and change your perspective on the way you eat.