These muffins are ideal for using up ripe bananas. You could also use other fruits that need using up, such as apples, cranberries, oranges, pears or even some tinned fruit!

Crispy lamb cooked with store cupboard spices is a wonderful combination and is a delicious way to use up any minced lamb to create a quick and easy supper dish.

A great way of using up bananas that are past their best!

The perfect recipe for homemade gravy for your roast turkey dinner that uses up your veg peelings.

This rich and indulgent chocolate cake is perfect for using up leftover chocolate bits and pieces – ideal for an after-Christmas treat!

Delicious and easy recipe perfect as a starter, main or party food.

A simple yet delicious pudding for using up those gluts of autumn fruit.

Are your bread-end-crusts always forgotten at the bottom of the bread bag? Here’s a fun way to use them up before they go off!

These gluten-free Yorkshire puddings by Becky Excell seem to have a reputation of their own these days. If you’ve got eggs and milk that you need to use up fast, this is a great way to transform them into something everyone loves.

This recipe is great for using up soft fruit past its best, but not when it’s gone so far that it has reached the mouldy stage! This fruit jam is more like a compote than a normal jam and needs to be eaten within a few days. It's quick to make and is lovely served with scones, on toast, mixed into yogurt or spooned onto ice cream.