The kids went away on holiday and we were told to remove all the perishables from their fridge. We found spring onions, mushrooms, small tomatoes and lemons. Great! That sounds like lunch already, but when we got home the neighbour had left us some freshly harvested beans. I augmented everything with fresh chili and a tiny garlic bulb from the garden, picked some parsley, and this was the lunch made by the Never Trow Out Anything maniac in the kitchen. A bit of lemon went into a gin and tonic for Mrs BYF, and the rest was squeezed over the peeled apples (from the tree at the back door) for the apple crumble which is now in the oven ! The rustic bread and salami was made by me. Wash it all down with a glass of great red home brew and ENJOY!!
Back Yard Farmer 
Looks good! Especially those beans and mushrooms.
It was absolutely delicious – thanks
How incredibly satisfying that meal is because you grew or saved most of it yourself and it was no doubt delicious as well. I love it when I can find something tasty to make from leftovers and it’s even better when the leftovers end up tasting better than the original meal. SCORE! My grandma was very frugal. She used to say “frugality is it’s own reward”. I now know what she meant 🙂
Wise words from Grandma!!
A very wise woman to be honest. My sister and I learned a lot about frugality and ingenuity from her and how to problem solve just about everything if you look hard enough for a solution.
Lucky that you had and known such a wise woman as a Grandmother
I was very lucky to have 2 of them that I learned from but my mums mum was a most magnificent woman who taught all of us so much. She was the one that taught us to problem solve and that’s a life lesson that is more valuable than just about anything else :).