FoodSavvy Recipes

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Turkey Noodle Soup

Make a delicious turkey noodle soup to enjoy later in the month.

Use the turkey carcass for this soup. If not making straight away, you can freeze your carcass until you are ready. You can also use roasted chicken. This soup freezes perfectly. Make sure to allow the soup to cool completely before freezing in reusable bags or cliplock containers. Thaw bags of frozen soup in the refrigerator overnight when ready to reheat.

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Ribollita

This hearty ribollita recipe from Tuscany is a triumph of humble Italian cooking. Made of stale bread and a mixture of vegetables, it is a delicious, nourishing soup that is more than the sum of its parts. The dish gets even better with reheating, so ensure you make plenty to enjoy the next day.

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Fish or ‘To-Fish’ and Chips and Mushy Peas

Fish and chips is the UK’s national dish. But can the paper that’s replaced traditional newspaper wrap be popped into your recycling bin? In short, no. That’s because it absorbs grease and odours, rendering it no good. Save the waste and knock up a delicious stay at home treat.

We’ve included a plant based version using lemon juice, caper brine and a splash of white wine vinegar to recreate all the flavours of the seaside.

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Roast squash, sage and hazelnut pasta sauce

This dish is inspired by the flavours of the colder months in the year. Using few ingredients this is asuper easy meal to put together.

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Green Bean and Spinach Risotto

Risotto is a northern Italian rice dish cooked with broth until it reaches a creamy consistency. It provides a great way to us whatever vegetables are in season and of course leftover wine or cheese that has gone a bit hard. This is our green bean and spinach risotto.

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