Lockdown Update
With the most recent lockdown announcement, we wanted to reassure you that FoodCycle Projects can, and will, continue to operate. FoodCycle is a vital service providing food and conversation to thousands of people every week across the country. As with other takeaway services and with our additional COVID-19 policies and procedures already in place, under the new rules, we can continue to provide much needed food to our communities. Our number one priority will […]
Pancake Day Recipe from FoodCycle Monkchester
To celebrate Pancake Day 2022, our lovely volunteer Elena Kassis at FoodCycle Monkchester Road has kindly shared her failsafe American pancake recipe which has been tried and tested on our Newcastle guests. She suggests serving with maple syrup and fresh blackberries but feel free to use any other leftover fruit you fancy… Ingredients […]
Just Eat Christmas Meal Appeal
JUST EAT CHRISTMAS MEAL APPEAL We are once again delighted to be a part of The Just Eat Christmas Meal Appeal which is running until 3rd January 2022. Using its entire network as a force for good, the food delivery app is encouraging members of the public to donate £3, £5 or £10 when they order […]
FoodCycle Christmas Recipes
Many of our FoodCycle projects will be serving up tasty and nutritious three-course meals across the festive period, ensuring that communities across the UK have access to free hot food this December. To spread a little joy and culinary inspiration, we asked FoodCycle volunteers to share their favourite festive recipes. (Homegrown) Jerusalem Artichoke Soup from […]
A Christmas Carol Charity Partner
FoodCycle are delighted to have been chosen as the A Christmas Carol Charity Partner for this year’s production to be live streamed from The Old Vic stage. The Charity Partner scheme would usually collect donations through post-show bucket collections. Unable to fundraise in person, the theatre wants to continue in its commitment to support charities […]
FoodCycle Recipes For National Homemade Soup Day
According to WRAP, the UK wastes an estimated 9.5 million tonnes of food per year which translates to over £19 billion pounds worth of potential ingredients just thrown in the bin. At FoodCycle we are passionate about increasing awareness around food waste, encouraging people to cook with surplus ingredients just like we do in our […]
Our CEO Mary McGrath Awarded An MBE!
Our very own FoodCycle CEO Mary McGrath was awarded an MBE for her services to the country in the New Years Honours List 2021 and we couldn’t be more thrilled! The appointment to Member of the Order of the British Empire marks a career working tirelessly to fight food poverty, social isolation and food waste […]
Ben Tish Cookery Class
To coincide with his new project: Sicilia At Home FoodCycle ambassador, Ben Tish will be hosting a live Sicilian-inspired cookery class with all ticket sales being donated to FoodCycle. The class will take place via zoom at 11am on Saturday 5th December. Ben comments “The event will focus on Sicilian winter comfort food and will […]
Pumpkin recipes
In a poll carried out by charity, Hubbub they predict that 24 million pumpkins carved for Halloween will go to waste. So in true FoodCycle style we asked FoodCycle staff and volunteers to share their favourite recipes to use up any leftovers. Roast butternut squash and red onion with tahini and za’atar from Anne who […]
#WorldFoodDay Meet the Chef: Danilo Cortellini
As part of our World Food Day raffle, we’re giving you the chance to win a private cooking masterclass from one of our skilled chefs! This week, the spotlight is on the fantastic Danilo Cortellini. A LITTLE ABOUT DANILO Originally from Abruzzo, in central Italy, Danilo valued how combining high quality but humble produce brought […]
Corporate Support
It’s always a delight to hear about continued support from previous Project Leaders! So when previous leader of our Chester-le-Street project, Vincent Pang, got in touch to say he would love to still be a part of our fundraising, we were more than excited.Vincent’s employer, Evercore Banking, launched an initiative to help charities like FoodCycle […]
An Oxo Tower Recipe: Vegan ‘cheese’ cake
Vegan ‘Cheese’ Cake with Mango Coulis A recipe inspired by surplus tofu and mango and created for FoodCycle guests during lockdown. Ingredients for 4-6 portions: Crumble Base 200g flour 75g vegan butter/baking margarine + 40g to bake 50g sugar 50g brown sugar Mango Coulis 1 mango Juice and rind of one lime 50g brown […]