Tomatoes
– For tomatoes that have turned soft and mushy, you can cook them into a tomato sauce and store the sauce in airtight glass jars. This will keep in the fridge for 2-3 days, or if you freeze it, it will last up to 6 months.
– Tomato sauce is a great base for meals like pasta, fish in tomato sauce, or tofu in tomato sauce.
Bananas
– If you have bananas that are too ripe to eat, peel and mash them. Store the mashed banana in a sealed bag in the freezer compartment of your fridge.
– When you want to make banana ice cream, a banana smoothie, or use mashed banana as a dessert for kids, simply defrost the banana and it’s ready to use.
Oranges, Grapefruits, Lemons, and Mandarins
– If you have an abundance of citrus fruits that you can’t get through within a couple of weeks, juice them and store the juice in your fridge. This will keep for a few days.
– To keep the juice for longer, pour it into ice cube trays and freeze. When you need some orange, grapefruit, or lemon juice, simply pop out a few cubes and wait for them to defrost.
Grapes
– For soft grapes, remove them from the stem and place them in a sealed bag in the freezer. You can eat them frozen or defrost them when you’re ready to eat.
Cucumbers, Radishes, Carrots, and Chilies
– If your cucumbers, radishes, carrots, or chilies are past their best, wash them, cut off any rotten parts, and chop them into 1-2cm pieces.
– In a small pot, mix 240ml of water, 65g of sugar, and 3 tablespoons of salt. Heat this mixture until it boils, then let it cool.
– Pour the mixture and the chopped vegetables into a sealed jar and refrigerate for at least 6 hours before eating.
– This will create a delicious, crispy pickle that you can eat as a side dish, in a stir-fry, or in a salad.
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Source: goodhousekeeping.com
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