How to repurpose leftovers + Vegan Roasted Sweet Potato with Basil Pesto and Chopped Salad
You've just done your regular weekly food shop and you're looking for some delicious recipe ideas for the week. You start off with great intentions and then everything seems to fall apart. Does this sound familiar?
If you have lovely intentions to cook and use all of the food you buy in a week, and then find it’s Friday night and you’ve had takeaway every night this week, you’re not alone.
Today on the blog I'm sharing some tips to help you understand how to use and store leftovers plus If you’re looking for a delightful new recipe to utilise your leftover vegetables, you can’t go past my Vegan Roasted Sweet Potato with Basil Pesto and Chopped Salad.
It’s a perfectly adaptable recipe that shines excellently on its own.
You can read more and grab the recipe here.
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