Halloween – Waste Makes Waste

Pumpkin Gnocchi Recipe

I’m still here talking about pumpkin! Did you know that only 42% of British adults surveyed knew that pumpkin was edible? Well, it’s not only edible, it’s delicious, so here’s one final pumpkin recipe for you to try out with your left over pumpkin. Enjoy! Ingredients: 600g of fresh pumpkin 400g potato (peeled and chopped)Continue reading “Pumpkin Gnocchi Recipe”

Pumpkin Cake Recipe

Did you know that 95% of pumpkins are used at Halloween and then thrown away? Well, here is another recipe to use up left over pumpkin and get that autumnal flavour – it’s a tray bake! Pumpkin cake is pretty similar to carrot cake, and it’s great to add to a spiced sponge, so whyContinue reading “Pumpkin Cake Recipe”

Pumpkin Soup Recipe

So Halloween is over, and people are already starting to think about Christmas, so what do you do with that left over pumpkin? 95% of the 10 million pumpkins used at Halloween are thrown away, so how can we avoid sending pumpkins to landfill? By eating them! My personal favourite is pumpkin soup, because it’sContinue reading “Pumpkin Soup Recipe”

Halloween Consumerism

Boo! What’s the scariest thing at this time of year? The inevitable consumerism that comes at Halloween. What could be scarier than the consumerism we are bombarded with by every shop, advert and Instagram post? With an estimated 50% of the UK spending money on Halloween, or 85% if we look at parents with childrenContinue reading “Halloween Consumerism”