Second Helpings - by Sue Quinn (Hardcover)

About the Book

"In this inspirational cookbook, the award-winning food writer Sue Quinn shows us that if we truly celebrate leftovers we can create exciting dishes that taste just as good--if not better--than the meal from which they hailed. Second Helpings offers innovative ways to use up leftovers, so you waste less food and spend less money. The book is packed with ingenious ways to use up bits and bobs in the fridge, half-empty packets in the store cupboard, past-their-best fruit and veg, as well as leftovers from previous meals. Including 100 delicious recipes and ideas that showcase the most commonly wasted foods, such as dairy products, potatoes, bananas, apples, salad leaves, leftover takeaways and previous meals, Second Helpings encourages you to rustle up a feast, while saving money and the planet" -- Cover, page 4.

Book Synopsis

"I've read enough by Sue Quinn to know I would want any book she wrote." - Nigella Lawson

"This will change 'fridge forages' forever. Fabulous recipes." - Diana Henry

"It's all so clever and drool worthy and I know that it will convert lots of people to using their leftovers." - Melissa Hemsley

"My favourite kind of cooking - clever and delicious!" - Felicity Cloake

"I love your book so much. It is beyond useful. Total triumph." - India Knight

Second Helpings offers 100 delicious and innovative ways to use up leftovers, to help you waste less food and spend less money.

The book is packed with ingenious ways to use up bits and bobs in the fridge, half-empty packets in the larder, past-their-best fruit and veg as well leftovers from previous meals. Sue Quinn shows that when we truly celebrate leftovers, they can be a springboard for exciting dishes that taste just as good - if not better - than the meal from which they hailed.

This inspirational cookbook includes 100 recipes and ideas that showcase the most commonly wasted foods, such as bread, milk, cheese, potatoes, bananas, apples, salad leaves, leftover takeaways and previous meals. Second Helpings is the go-to cookbook for cooking up a feast, saving money and supporting the planet.

Review Quotes

"I've read enough by Sue Quinn to know I would want any book she wrote."--Nigella Lawson,

"It's all so clever and drool worthy and I know that it will convert lots of people to using their leftovers."--Melissa Hemsley,

"Quinn invites you to look in your fridge and make dinner out of the dregs: odds and ends of cooked and uncooked vegetables, cold rice, cooked pasta, leftover meat. Each recipe in this book starts with those bits and bobs. A bit of shredded chicken goes into a lemony yogurt pasta; leftover ham finds a home in a mustardy cabbage and apple gratin. She shares a flexible formula for soups, pasta bakes, and savory pies that'll make the most of whatever you've got."--Maggie Hoffman, Epicurious,

"This will change 'fridge forages' forever. Fabulous recipes."--Diana Henry,

About the Author

Sue Quinn is an award-winning food writer, cookbook author and journalist. Her articles and recipes regularly appear in the UK's leading food publications including the Telegraph, Sunday Times, Guardian, delicious and BBC Good Food magazines. She won the Fortnum & Mason's Online Food Writer Award in 2016.