Vegetarian Wellington with 3 layers: mushroom and sage, roasted squash and garlic greens. This recipe was made at Food Cycle’s Pie in the Sky Community Cafe as a Christmas dinner centrepiece for our bunch of fantastic volunteers to enjoy. Give it a go and let us know your thoughts!

We have made this recipe with both shop bought puff pastry and homemade shortcrust. Both work well – the puff pastry is best if you want to make one large wellington while the shortcrust works well for individual servings.

This is a delicious plant-based take on the classic chocolate mousse dessert. You won't find a much simpler or tastier sweet anywhere try this dessert on your 'never vegan' pals and see if they notice it has no eggs or dairy.

This shortbread is a great way to use up leftover rosemary and of course lemon zest before using the juice.

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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Looking for a swap for the usual tuna sweetcorn? Try this 5 minute lunch filling, perfect for sandwiches, wraps, or a side salad!

This delicious veggie lasagne is not only a great way of using up whatever veg is left over in the fridge, but also using milk which is currently one of the most wasted foods in the UK.

Bananas are one of the most commonly wasted foods in the UK, which is a shame considering they make a great binder for vegan baking. These vegan banana pancakes are great for using up brown bananas, and will give you a tasty start to your day.

A delicious way to make the most of leftover fish and mash.

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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.

This tasty apple and ginger cake is a great way to use up surplus apples and can be eaten both warm and cold!

Egg fried rice is one of the nation’s favourite takeaway recipes. What’s more, it’s a perfect home for leftover rice, and odds and ends of lacklustre veg. It's an absolute food waste buster, what’s not to like?

Chilli jam is great as a Christmas gift and tastes delicious with many things, like cheese and cooked meats.

These frittatas are made from the very versatile pulse, the chickpea. Chickpea flour is essentially dried, ground chickpeas—fancy that?

Use up whatever veg you have in your fridge and serve with a pesto or tomato-based dip. They can be made in advance and will keep in the fridge for about 5 days and they also freeze well.

A fool proof carrot cake recipe that has the flexibility to use up wonky carrots and dried fruit and nuts available in your store cupboard.

Some kids love school, some don’t. But we haven’t met one yet that doesn’t love school sprinkle cake. Try our simple plant based version at home for all of the flavour, but less of the GHGs from animal products.

This spread is so chocolatey and yummy. It can make a lovely present idea! Good news is, you can make a present to yourself as well…

Delicious spicy ginger biscuits, why buy them when you can make them better yourself?