end of the week veggie stew

The week before I fly home to England from California I always go into an extra crazy vegetable eating and juicing mission and this veggie stew is perfect. It is my attempt to pack in as many vitamins and antioxidants so we are ready to fight off any bugs flying around inside of the plane.  My usual waste not want not mentality goes into overdrive. I hate throwing away food so I plan meals to use up what is in the fridge and freezer before we go. This cuts unnecessary trips to the supermarket and saves me money which I can then spend on essentials like giant Toblerones at duty-free.

This mindset of making something out of nothing is equally useful year-round – on the day you feel like you must go food shopping but can’t summon the strength. Get into this habit and you can add an extra day or two to the length of time between grocery store trips. Just think of the money and time you’ll save over the year. It is also a great way to test your imagination in the kitchen.

The recipe I’ll share below is something I make a version of frequently at the end of the week to empty the fridge of veggies. It makes plenty and can easily be doubled so you can make extra to freeze or to eat the next day for lunch. It is lovely to come home from a long flight or day at work and pull a virtuous veggie stew out of the freezer.