Bruschetta is a great way of using up items from your fridge, use a variety of leftover cheese, cooked meats, tomatoes and beans, basically anything goes!

This is a neat little dish for being creative with your leftovers. You can have them hot or cook them the night before to take cold to work for lunch. For best results keep your leftover veg in the fridge with your roast until you need them for this recipe.

This recipe is great for when you find those stale slices of bread left at the end of the loaf.

Italian-style breadcrumbs, flavoured with herbs, garlic and lemon zest. Use generously to add a dash of texture and a pop of flavour to anything from pasta, soups, risotto and salads. Just sprinkle a good helping on top.

A warming sweet treat and a great way to use up sliced white bread that's slightly stale.

Stale bread can be resurrected with this wonderful breakfast treat. Serve with generous spoonful's of Greek yogurt.

A tasty way to use up those leftover sprouts at Christmas.

This famous dish from Ukraine is a popular family staple and a tasty way to revitalise chicken and use up any bread past its best.

A great dish for making the most of any spare spuds lurking in your cupboards. Traditionally potato babka would be eaten as a side dish but it could easily be used as a tasty vegetarian main.

Children go wild for these burgers, keep them in the freezer for a last minute children’s tea - they can be cooked from frozen. You could also serve them as small meatballs with tomato sauce and spaghetti.