Food Waste Blog

Find out more about saving food and money with Kitche and read from our guest writers on all things sustainable in our Kitche Food Waste Blog

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Recipes & Tips

7 Ways to Reduce Food Waste at Home

By Guest Blogger, Annie Button   Food wastage is a constant environmental problem that affects everybody on the planet. Food waste across the UK and Europe costs businesses and households an estimated €143 billion a year, contributing to 6% of the continent’s...

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Kitche News

Meet the Leader: Lynsey Scott

Our co-founder and co-CEO, Lynsey Scott, tells us about starting the purpose-driven business, and how tackling food waste can help households beat the squeeze – while helping the environment at the same time.   Soaring supermarket inflation and the...

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Introducing the new Kitche app

  As blue Monday is just behind us and our New Year's resolutions start to break, we have some exciting news to lighten the mood.   We are relaunching the Kitche app!   We have been working hard over 2022 to redesign, remake and improve Kitche based...

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Alfresco living ideas for the colder season

By Guest Blogger, Annie Button   If your home has a garden, a patio or even just a balcony, you will appreciate the benefits of spending time outside. Alfresco living is all about making the most of the outdoor space for relaxing and entertaining. Which is all...

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Bexley residents competition time!

  Kitche has been working closely with the London Borough of Bexley to support their residents in foodwaste reduction and cost saving! The partnership has been funded by ReLondon as one of their Food Flagship Initiatives designed to accelerate the transition...

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Chef Dan’s Easter Egg Cookies

  Hey Team! Looking for an activity this half term with the little ones and have Easter treats left over? Then check out these Easter Egg Cookies! Great for those Mini Food Waste Warriors!   250g Plain Flour ½ tsp Baking soda ¼ tsp salt 170g Unsalted...

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Kitche News

Quiz: Easter Food Traditions

  Whilst we love lamb, hot cross buns and easter eggs, can you Kitchers guess which Easter tradition belongs to which country around the world?    (Top tip - Play this quiz with your family or friends and see who scores the highest)   Bacalhoada - a...

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We’re crowdfunding!

Remember, when investing, your capital is at risk!   Fancy a slice of the Kitche pie?   Join our campaign now!    We are crowdfunding on Seedrs! Crowdfunding allows you to buy equity in our growing business and help us have as big an impact as...

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Dan’s Doting Chocolate Mousse

  It’s that time of year I love to combine my love for food and my love for reducing food waste! Eggs are one of the biggest wasted items in UK households so why not turn them into something the whole family will go all gooey for…… A sexy chocolate mousse!...

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How to store your takeaway leftovers

Britons throw away £1.6bn of takeaway each year!   We all get greedy when we are hungry and have so many delicious options, but there is no need to throw it away once you are full. Check out these quick, handy tips for storing those tasty leftovers.   ...

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Whole Roasted Cauliflower Korma

  Hey Team! This recipe is so super easy but quite the show stopper! I flavour and roast the whole cauliflower with a curry sauce and always serve it in the middle of the table as the centrepiece for my guests to slice their own bit. Awesome for a veganuary...

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Kitche News

Kitche Tutorials

All you need to know about using Kitche and making the most of our awesome features!   Account Creation   Signing up to Kitche, couldn’t be simpler as you can use your Facebook, Google or Apple details to sign up or create an account with email and...

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Chef Dan’s Kitchemas Recipes

Chef Dan has given us some great tips on how to be savvy this Christmas so that you save money and waste less! He has also shared his favourite festive specials!    PLAN, PLAN, PLAN Plan what you are cooking across the whole festive period, work out how many...

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Zero Waste Pumpkin Soup

  This is a great way to use up the whole pumpkin, and while it takes a while to soften the pumpkin skins it adds texture and taste to your soup! You can even add the seeds as a finishing touch. If you are carving a pumpkin, you can still make use of the flesh...

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Kitche’s Guide to Foraging

Foraging, the process of going out and gathering food from the wild, is not a common practice, despite being a way of life for our distant ancestors. It is often surprising that there is a large variety of food for free just a walking distance away!  (Please be...

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Chef Dan’s No Waste Salsa Verde

We LOVE Chef Dan’s No Waste Salsa Verde Recipe!   Salsa Verde literally means ‘Green Sauce’ and can be made with a variety of herbs, which makes it the perfect recipe to use up your herbs before they go off. It is traditionally served with meat, but it also...

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How to use up your Juice Pulp

  Our friends at Organibox have just launched a new juicing box! Their box is crammed full with all the finest, fresh, organic ingredients you need to make yourself a nutritious and delicious juice every day of the week. To celebrate we have shared Chef Dan's...

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Top 10 Tips for a ‘Wasteless’ BBQ

As BBQ season arrives, the enticing aroma of charred food wafts through the neighborhood. At Kitche, we adore BBQs, but they often lead to unnecessary food waste. Social gatherings tend to result in excess food, and unfortunately, it often ends up in the bin. But...

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Kitche’s New Widget for iPhones

We are excited to announce that we have launched our very own widgets on iPhones. The widgets are available to all iPhones running iOS 14, are downloadable in two sizes, and can sit anywhere on your mobile phone home screens. How to add the widget to your home...

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Kitche’s New Widget for iPhones

We are excited to announce that we have launched our very own widgets on iPhones. The widgets are available to all iPhones running iOS 14, are downloadable in two sizes, and can sit anywhere on your mobile phone home screens.   How to add the widget to your...

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Chef Dan’s Turning Tomato Recipes

We all love tomatoes, our versatile red friends. Let's make sure we give those slightly squishy toms some loving and make sure they don't go to waste. Chef Dan has already brought you his 'On the turn tomato sauce' on Kitche's Instagram page but here are some other...