8 Creative Ways to Use Kitchen Scraps

By using kitchen scraps, you can reduce waste and create delicious meals and snacks. Have some culinary creativity with these few tips

Make vegetable stock: Save scraps like carrot peels, onion skins, and celery ends in a freezer bag. Once you have enough, simmer the scraps in a pot of water to make a flavorful vegetable stock that you can use in soups, stews, and other recipes.

Regrow vegetables: Some vegetables like lettuce, celery, and green onions can be regrown from their scraps. Simply place the cut end in water or soil, and watch them sprout new growth.

Add to Compost: Kitchen scraps can be added to a compost pile or bin to create nutrient-rich soil for your garden.

Make homemade broth: Save meat bones and vegetable scraps to make a homemade broth. Simmer the scraps in water with herbs and spices to create a flavorful broth that can be used in soups, stews, and other recipes.

Make citrus zest: Save citrus peels and use a grater or zester to create flavorful zest that can be used in baking, cooking, and cocktails.

Make vegetable chips: Slice potato peels, carrot tops, or kale stems into thin strips and bake them in the oven for a healthy and delicious snack.

Make herb-infused oil: Save fresh herb stems like rosemary, thyme, or sage and steep them in oil to create a flavorful infused oil that can be used in cooking or as a salad dressing.

Make croutons: Stale bread can be cut into cubes, seasoned, and baked in the oven to make crispy croutons that can be used in salads or soups.

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