Festive recipes using bread:
Baked Brie & Garlic Crostini
Perfect for: Appetisers

How to make:
– Slice stale bread thinly, drizzle with oil, season with salt/pepper, bake to crisp.
– Serve with warm baked brie, cranberry sauce, or fig jam.
Festive touch: Garnish with rosemary “wreath” sprigs.

Cranberry-Orange Bread Pudding
Perfect for: Christmas morning or a warm dessert

How to make:
– Cube stale bread and soak in a mix of eggs, cream/milk, sugar, vanilla, orange zest.
– Stir in dried or fresh cranberries.
– Bake until golden.
Festive touch: Top with an orange glaze or powdered sugar “snow.”

Festive recipes using potatoes:

Dauphinoise Potatoes (Potatoes au Gratin)

Creamy, luxurious layers of thinly sliced potatoes baked with cream, garlic, and nutmeg.
Festive twist: Add gruyère or a bit of truffle oil.

Hasselback Potatoes with Garlic Herb Butter

Accordion-cut potatoes roasted until crisp on the outside and soft inside.
Festive twist: Brush with garlic butter and top with parmesan, rosemary, and toasted
breadcrumbs.

Did you know that since the community fridge launched in April 2022 we have saved over 34.5 tonnes of food waste from going to landfill.

Our dedicated volunteers go out three nights a week to collect usable food from local supermarkets and make it available Tuesday to Thursday each week from our community fridge from 10am – 1pm.

Thanks to our volunteers in the hub you can access food that would otherwise go to landfill but is perfectly usable.