Fall and winter holidays bring opportunities to enjoy meals together. By planning ahead for all the steps – buying, preparing, cooking, eating – you can help reduce food waste to make the most of your holidays!
Plan
Search for recipes online, find tips to use leftovers faster and easier, and create shopping lists (and even share your list with your co-chefs).
Keep track of your shopping needs, your pantry’s inventory, and manage your to-do list items with Out of Milk.
The Guest-imator from Save the Food helps you plan exactly what you need based on the number of guests and types of dishes.
Paprika Recipe Manager offers recipes plus interactive options so you can cross off items as you go along, highlight your current step and convert measurements.
Prepare
Colorful foods like apples, pears, cranberries, winter squash, hazelnuts, walnuts, chard, kale, leeks, beets and potatoes all look beautiful on your plate. Find these seasonal treats with the farmers market map based on the neighborhood and the day they want to shop. Many are open year-round, and even more are open leading up to Thanksgiving.
Choose up to 3 ingredients and BigOven will tell you what you can make.
Cook
While the holidays bring together family, friends and food, they also allow for time in the kitchen together. Are there dishes you can prepare ahead of time? Invite friends over for a pie night to bake together and save time and money by sharing the work and the ingredients.
Eat
Now, enjoy the meal you have prepared or the special dishes you bring to a holiday gathering, potluck or dinner at someone else’s home. Sharing your favorite dishes elsewhere allows for less cleanup and a chance to take home leftovers (don’t forget your reusable containers!).