4 d. ago The joy of leftovers – what to cook in the calm after Christmas

From cheeseboard pies to spiced-up veg and one last sweet flourish, this is how to eat, waste less and savour the lull between Christmas and New Year• Sign up here for our weekly food newsletter, FeastAt this time of year, I like to stay home, shut off from the world and do as little as possible for as long as possible. Eat all the food, embrace all the leftovers and be creative with whatever’s in the kitchen. After the big day, I like to turn leftovers into some sort of pie: they’re forgiving and malleable and work with whatever you have hanging about. This leftovers pie from Tom Hunt and this turkey and ham pie from Felicity Cloake are great places to start. You could absolutely make your own pastry, as Tom does, or use shop-bought if you want to keep things as simple as possible (I always store a few rolls of pastry in the fridge over Christmas for precisely this reason). If it’s cheese that you have in abundance, meanwhile, then Rosie Birkett’s decadent-sounding lazy cheeseboard...

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5 d. ago From turkey to Christmas pudding, creative ways to use up your festive food leftovers

MANY families buy mountains of food for Christmas Day, but much of it will go uneaten. Don’t scrape your leftovers into the bin, though. Make your grub — and cash — go further with these ideas for extra festive food . . . TURKEY: Leftover turkey is traditionally used in sandwiches. But if you want to try something...

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6 d. ago Man eats nothing but Wetherspoons for three days and discovers 'out of this world' dish

A content creator spent three days eating nothing but Wetherspoons food for breakfast, lunch and dinner – and there was one standout dish that he couldn't get enough of

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7 d. ago Christmas dinner calculator that could save you two hours of cooking time this year

Food experts have created an online Christmas dinner calculator that is said to save people up to two hours in the kitchen on the big day.

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2 w. ago Man eats only Tesco Finest meals for two days and is floored by how much it costs

A content creator challenged himself to only eat Tesco Finest food for 48 hours but Just Deano was left shocked by how much he forked out for a steak dinner

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2 w. ago Ho, ho, Hamburg: bringing the flavours of a true German Christmas market home

From glühwein to lebkuchen, bratwurst to stollen, recreating the delicacies I sampled in the city’s festive markets is wholly achievable. Plus, a new digital cookbook for a good cause• Sign up here for our weekly food newsletter, FeastWithout wanting to sound tediously Scrooge-like, the German-style markets that have become seasonal fixtures in many British cities over the last few decades never make me feel particularly festive. What’s remotely Christmassy – or German – about Dubai-chocolate churros and Korean fried chicken, I grumble as I drag the dog (who enjoys all such things) around their perimeters.Hamburg’s markets, however, which I was myself dragged around last weekend, are a very different story. For a start, the city has many of them, mainly fairly small – and some, such as the “erotic Christmas market” in St Pauli, with a particular theme. What they all have in common is the range of food and drink on offer though let’s gloss hurriedly over the phallic gingerbread shape...

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2 w. ago Woke influencer is mercilessly mocked for proclaiming she's having a 'decolonized Christmas'

The California-based food content creator sparked online discourse with a video of herself making holiday cookies using 'indigenous ingredients.'

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2 w. ago Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of $2.2tn a year, report finds

Scientists issue urgent warning about chemicals, found to cause cancer and infertility as well as harming environmentScientists have issued an urgent warning that some of the synthetic chemicals that help underpin the current food system are driving increased rates of cancer, neurodevelopmental conditions and infertility, while degrading the foundations of global agriculture.The health burden from phthalates, bisphenols, pesticides and Pfas “forever chemicals” amounts to up to $2.2tn a year – roughly as much as the profits of the world’s 100 largest publicly listed companies, according to the report published on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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last month Emma Louise Connolly’s ‘epic’ baby food maker that creates healthy meals in minutes is on sale

New mum Emma Louise Connolly has shared her new favourite parenting gadget, which helps whip up healthy food for your little one in seconds – and it’s now £23 off

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