SLS32-The Kitchen Diaries Week 2: Leftovers to Masterpiece[Beans and potato porridge ]

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Greeting friends and welcome to my blog. It’s another interesting week to join this amazing food challenge. Join me as I explore on the process of my left overs to master piece.

Share the masterpiece recipe from leftover with clear, original photos of your dish. Show us the process and the final result.

For my left over to master piece these are the ingredients I used and my recipe process of making.

Ingredients

Left over beans
Oil
Potatoes
Maggi cube
Salt
Onions
Crayfish

Procedure

I had left over cooked beans at home. This is white beans so I had to convert it into something delicious.

I put water into a pot and poured the already cooked beans into the pot.

I proceeded to add red oil to it and allowed it to start boiling.

I added salt and stock cube for taste. I then added the small chunks of potatoes already sliced into the boiling beans and allowed them to cook for a while.

I then proceeded to slice the onions and wash the crayfish. I added the sliced onions and crayfish to the boiling pot and allowed them to cook for a while until the potatoes are well cooked.

My pot of beans porridge with potatoes was ready and delicious. It was time to serve the masterpiece food and it was delicious.

The Story Behind It. Tell us the story behind , Why did you choose this leftover to make recipe. What recipe you made at home from leftovers +ingredients.

The receipe I made at home from my left over beans was beans porridge with sweet potatoes. In the house we eat beans a lot but most times we cook it white and use it alongside with eating white rice and stew.

This was the beans left over for the weekend and the rice and stew has finished too. So I decided to turn it into one of my favorite foods. I had always loved jollof beans more than white beans and it’s even sweeter when it’s cooked with sweet potatoes or ripe plantain.

We had some sweet potatoes in the house so I decided to use them ingredients left over at home to turn the leftover beans into a master piece and it turned out beautifully well.

We ate it as dinner and it was delicious. I was glad that I could make something good out of the left over beans.

Smart Storage Tips. Give at least three tips for food to keep it fresh longer without spoilage.

To keep our food longer and fresher, these are some of the storage tips we can use.

1. Store Fruits and Vegetables Separately:
   Some fruits such as bananas, apples, mangoes, and avocados whenever they ripe, release ethylene gas and this gas can cause the other fruits and vegetables around them to spoil faster therefore we should keep these types of fruits in a separate place from where other fruits and vegetables such as carrots, lettuce and cucumbers are.

2. Use Airtight Containers:
   When foods are exposed to air, they spoil faster, there fore we should use airtight containers to put leftover foods like grains, flour, fruits and vegetables. The airtight containers will help to prevent contamination and maintain freshness of the food.

3. Follow the "First In, First Out" (FIFO) Method:
   We waste food a lot because we tend to forget the older food items when we make new purchases. Therefore when we are restocking, we should place the older items in front and the newer ones behind so that we can reduce spoilage of food and waste.

4. We should wrap leafy vegetables in dry paper towels as this helps to absorb moisture.

5. Things like potatoes and onions should be stored in dry and well ventilated places.

6. We can label out stored foods with the date of purchase of when we prepared them to monitor their freshness.

7. We should allow hot food to cool before we store them and this will help to prevent the growth of bacteria and condensation.

These storage tips are simple and can help us to reduce food wastage, save money and also ensure that our food remains safe and nutritious for longer periods.

Final Presentation. Present your recipe beautifully with your name card with date.

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