There are two things you’ll almost always find on my kitchen counter at this time of year: ripe tomatoes and stale bread. The first is a blessing, of course; the second less so. But between them ...

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4. French Toast. Slightly stale bread is perfect for French toast. It soaks up the eggy custard without falling apart or turning to mush. Whisk together eggs, milk, a splash of vanilla, and a ...

Start by getting your oven warm and toasty. If it has a warming setting, use that. Otherwise, preheat it to 300ºF. While it’s warming, run the stale bread under water so the exterior is saturated.

Add the broth (or water), bring to a simmer and cook at a simmer for 25-30 minutes, stirring occasionally and mashing again, if necessary, until the pappa resembles well-cooked oatmeal.

I bake and eat bread so quickly that there’s usually very little opportunity for it to go stale, especially if I’ve stored it properly. But it happens to even the best of us. Why you should ...

Utilizing stale bread also helps to eliminate a major source of food waste. According to a 2021 study at the University of Vaasa , the world produces some 100 million tons of bread a year, and an ...

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A Tuscan bread salad is bread soaked in the juices of ripe tomatoes, with only the barest accompaniments of red onions and a pungent vinaigrette. Put it out with some cubes of fresh feta, ...

If you've made nearly any stuffing recipe, the idea of using stale bread has likely been drilled into your mind. Cookbooks, TV hosts, and grandmas everywhere will tell you that stale bread is the ...