Comments on: Saved from the compost – leaf and stem soup!

By: Use Your Loaf! Don’t let these 6 foods go to waste again – Slim your bin

Tue, 20 Mar 2018 15:14:38 +0000

[…] I used to discard the leaves and stems from the veg I bought, but did you know lots of them are edible (best to check first before you use them though). I use them in stir fries, steam them and this Saved from the compost leaf and stem soup! […]

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Tue, 20 Mar 2018 14:29:34 +0000

By: Zoe

Zoe — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 07:46:47 +0000

In reply to Sandy. I read about hay boxes - very clever! Unfortunately my method of cooking doesn't add much heat to the room as hopefully the heat isn't escaping or if it is it is happening very slowly. Plus I put the bag in the warmest room in the house to help it maintain the temperature.

By: Zoe

Zoe — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 07:42:52 +0000

In reply to theFIREstarter. If you have spare broccoli stalks, my favourite thing to do is to slice off the tough outer layer and then eat the inner section raw - it is nice chopped into batons. The other thing I do sometimes is slice the inner section into smaller pieces and add it to stir fries.

By: theFIREstarter

theFIREstarter — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 06:32:02 +0000

This sounds like a great idea to use up odds and ends. I'll try it with broccoli/cauliflower stalks next time we have some I think.

Need to dig out our freezer bag and give the no energy slow cooker a go as well!

By: Sandy

Sandy — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 14:12:58 +0000

Reading of your cooking method reminded me of what they used to do in WWII when fuel was rationed. They used 'hay boxes' which was basically the same idea as yours except they would put the dish inside a wooden box containing hay. I read once that paper is the best form of insulation and that the Scandinavians use paper dust as insulation for their houses.
We have no heating in our kitchen (it's a big old Victorian house) and this is proving to be a problem because it can get so cold that I give up before I've properly finished… so the floor has not been mopped for ages. But when I use the slow cooker, or the top oven (it's basically a mini oven) on low (for slow baked potatoes, say) it takes the edge off the chill a bit. We live in the north so it does get chilly. I do like the ideas here, both the soup made from bits you'd otherwise throw away and the fuel-less cooking. Very clever!