#116 - Leftovers and Scraps in a Frugal Ancestral Kitchen

Leftovers again? Oh good, I can’t wait! I love it when half the work is already done. In this episode we talked about leftovers as well as scraps and items that are often discarded in home kitchens. Let’s maximize those precious food dollars and make the meal stretch as far as possible! We went a little bit crazy sharing about all the ways we love using the trash items in our kitchen - including some of the actual trash. We asked our supporters in Discord for their ideas on using commonly wasted food items and oh boy they delivered! I could barely cram it all into this episode. Supporters of the podcast, check the downloads section of the podcast website. I dumped all my notes into a PDF and shared it there so you can hang it up inside your kitchen cupboard as reminders of how to frugally, efficiently and deliciously wring every penny out of that purchase! This episode got me hoping for some dry bread, a gallon of scrap whey, and a jar of bland egg whites! What could be more delicious!?

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What we cover:

1. The Fermentation Summit 2025
2. Using the Bokashi for "useless" scraps and making compost tea
3. How to use a wide range of kitchen scraps that we sometimes end up with an abundance of! Scraps include but are not limited to ...
4. Leftover and stale bread
5. Egg whites
6. Tibicos and Milk Kefir grains
7. Leftover porridge
8. Eggshells
9. Extra milled flour
10. Fruit scraps from fermenting
11. Berry seeds
12. Whey - LOADS and loads of ideas for WHEY! How to ever have enough whey to use all these ideas!?
13. And SO much more! There will be nothing left for the chickens by the time you finish this episode!

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