More trash talk

 I 'm going offline for two weeks to cook, eat and discover. So here are my last words as summer turns into Fall and everything shifts.  Save the Earth, save money, save your edible trash. I'm talking about what you reflexively throw away: the greens on the carrots, yesterday's bread, turnip and beet tops, a leftover vegetable or two looking lost in the hydrator bin.  I've likely posted these magical ways to create great food from what looks  to you like garbage but they are always worth repeating. How else do we get to zero waste, lower spending and more nutrition? 
these are the recipes I've posted before: you can find them with Search.  Apologies that I ran out of time.       

Carrot top pesto

This is carrot greens chopped up with roasted pecans, lemon zest, garlic, fresh dill, salt, pepper and olive oil.  
    

Tops torte (aka the trash torte)

 This is where you take all the tops of the radishes, turnips, beets  and the leftover chard and kale and chop it all up with a bunch of scallions. Sauté  in olive oil just to soften. Then mix in parmesan and feta cheese, salt and pepper, a pinch of red pepper flakes and an egg to hold it together and bake it in a springform pan for 12 minutes at 400º  . It will be thin, green and so nutritious.

Garlic croutons

Cube yesterday's baguette and put the pieces in a bowl. Coat lightly with olive oil and salt and a large garlic clove squeezed through a press. Put on a baking sheet and bake at 350º until hard. Maybe 20 minutes? Store in an airtight tin and enjoy the flavorful crunch in salads and soups.






  
  Minestrone

This is where you chop up all those leftover veggies in the bin with an onion, a carrot and a stalk of celery. Be sure to have something tomato. Throw in a bit of Parmesan rind ora few shreds of the cheese itself .   Season with sage, rosemary, oregano, red pepper flakes.  Saute in olive oil to soften the veggies, then add veg broth  and canned white beans (drained). Once it is boiling away, you can add a bit of fregola or orzo to thicken it.                             
 I think I've also posted Vegetable Paella.
I'm out of time just now, leaving for the airport.

    Eat and be well! Clean up the trash!  Take in the garbage!