As with all households Libby and I have found ourselves with cupboards overflowing with well intentioned surplus ingredients. In particular we have loads of dried pulses, spices, grains and all manner of other random things we’ve bought over the years.

We’ve decided we’re going to make a concerted effort to clear them up, and we’re going to pick one ingredient at a time and find a bunch of new recipes which we can work through until it’s used up. Obviously it won’t be for every meal, but I think it will be a fun way of clearing out the cupboards and trying some new recipes!

The first five will be:

1. Yellow lentils
2. Pearl Barley
3. Dried Chickpeas
4. Brown Miso
5. Black Beans

Wish us luck!