Love Food, Hate Waste Guernsey

Local households spend millions every year on perfectly good food which ends up in the bin. What a waste!

The good news is we can do something about it, and that only takes a few, simple changes to make big savings - as much as £900 a year for a local family*. 

If you've come to this page, you are probably ready to make a change.  To help you, the Love Food Hate Waste campaign has produced a great website, packed full of tasty recipe ideas and top tips to save you money. Just click here to go straight to the site. 

*If you want to know how far that money can stretch check out our 'Big Feed' video here:

• Love Food Hate Waste Calendar 2025

  • With the help of a dozen of the island's top chefs we've created a calendar to excite your taste buds throughout the year.
  • You can pick up a copy of the calendar from the following retailers:
    • Aladdin's Cave
    • Alliance
    • Checkers Xpress at Capelles
    • Co-op stores
    • Forest Stores
    • Iceland
    • M&S Food Halls
    • Morrisons
    • Waitrose
  •  Chicken Croquettes with a garlic mayonnaise slaw salad [139kb]
  •  Thyme roasted butternut and sage soup February [306kb]
  •  Beef Hotpot with steamed seasonal vegetables [243kb]
  •  Local fillet of sea bream with crushed new potatoes, sweetcorn and black bean salsa [226kb]
  •  Bubble and piggy squeak pasties May [225kb]
  •  Bread and butter pudding June [213kb]
  •  Sweet potato tart with caramelised onions and feta cheese [273kb]
  •  Peppered mackerel fishcakes [222kb]
  •  Thai Massaman chicken curry with jasmine rice [264kb]
  •  Almond and apple tart with Guernsey cream or ice cream [269kb]
  •  Ground spiced lamb flat bread [282kb]
  •  Turkey, chestnut and sage scotch egg [211kb]

• Love Food Hate Waste Calendar 2024

  • Love Food Hate Waste Calendar 2024

• Love Food Hate Waste Calendar 2023

  •  January - Spinach & Feta Quiche - by Angelique Jordaan [1Mb]
  •  February - Treacle Tart - by Tony Leck [2Mb]
  •  March - Pan Fried Cod with Parsnip & Apple Puree - by Elvis Bennett [2Mb]
  •  April - Lamb & Mushroom Pie - by Sebastian Czapnik [2Mb]
  •  May - Pasta with Veg & Spiced Chicken - by James Ferguson [2Mb]
  •  June - Summer Pudding - by Jack Collenette [4Mb]
  •  July - Salt Crusted Sea Bass with Mangetout & New Potatoes - by Giuseppe Giampetruzzi [3Mb]
  •  August - Frying Pan Frittata - by Seamus Duggan [1Mb]
  •  September - Butter Chicken Curry - by Prenolan Naidoo [2Mb]
  •  October - Autumn Pearl Barley Risotto - by Tarquin Blake [2Mb]
  •  November - Bread & Butter Pudding - by Richard Wood [2Mb]
  •  December - Carrot & Coriander Soup with Pickled Chillies & Toasted Chestnuts - by Michelle Botes [3Mb]

• Love Food Hate Waste Calendar 2022

  •  January - Turmeric & Ginger Noodle Soup - by Joh Harvey [412kb]
  •  February - Ratatouille Lasagne - by Patricia Caetano [1013kb]
  •  March - Salted caramel and banana crepe - by Rahul Sharma [466kb]
  •  April - Savoury lamb baklava - by Thomas Rickauer [655kb]
  •  May - Local seabass on crab cake with zingy pineapple salsa - by Jack Collenette [702kb]
  •  June - Summer berry tart - by Restone Mwangangi [882kb]
  •  July - Beetroot Risotto - by Josh Brook [615kb]
  •  August - BBQ chicken or fish with pineapple chunks and green bean salad - by Korek Przemyslaw [735kb]
  •  September - Guernsey Gâche bread & butter pudding - by Nigel Waylen [1Mb]
  •  October - Pan fried chicken cutlet and pumpkin three ways - by Michael Potts [508kb]
  •  November - 5 bean vegetarian bean jar - by Pawel Kapinos [945kb]
  •  December - Turkey and cranberry pies with cauliflower, sprout and chestnut bon bon's - by James Ferguson [1Mb]

• Love Food Hate Waste Calendar 2021

  •  January - Parsnip Soup with Hazelnut and Thyme Butter - by Thomas Rickauer [1Mb]
  •  February - Chicken Tikka with Coconut, Apple & Ginger Dal - by Francisco 'Paco' Casas Gragea [1Mb]
  •  March - Slow Cooked Lamb Shank with Mashed Roasted Squash and Salsa Verde - by Lynsey Craggs [1Mb]
  •  April - Rhubarb Panna Cotta and Ginger Shortbread - by Makhotso Mkosana [980kb]
  •  May - Light Chilli Crab Linguini - by Giuseppe Giampetruzzi [1Mb]
  •  June - BBQ Mackerel Fillets with Ratatouille and a Lemon and Samphire Butter - by Lucy De Carteret [905kb]
  •  July - Lemon and Blueberry Trifle - by James Ferguson [1Mb]
  •  August - Beetroot and Halloumi Salad with Spiced Courgette Frittes - by Mariusz Cybula [1Mb]
  •  September - Spiced Sticky Toffee Apple Pudding - by Aaron Sarre [974kb]
  •  October - Chicken Saltimbocca with Pumpkin Squash Mash - by Peppe Cerciello Rega [904kb]
  •  November - Slow Braised Beef and Horseradish Dumplings - by Gary Benton [1Mb]
  •  December - Cranberry and Raspberry Cheesecake - by Danny Earl [980kb]

• Halloween Recipes

  • Why not try one of these seasonal recipes to turn your leftover pumpkins into a delicious meal!
  •  Pumpkin soup Recipe card [679kb]
  •  Roast Pumpkin Lasagne Recipe card [932kb]
  •  Pumpkin Tart Recipe card [845kb]

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