Tomorrow, 16 September is National Recycling Day.

Well, this entire week has been National Clean up week...... so, if you have not yet made an effort to dump your clutter, make a plan to drop off glass, paper, cans and plastic at your local recycling depot tomorrow. Also remember to do it all year round, and not only on this dedicated day!

Collect - a - Can is also asking folk to prepare an entire meal tomorrow making use of canned ingredients only......and then of course to recycle the cans! This may be a challenge for some folk, but I have the answer with a quick and simple seafood and tomato bisque. 

This simple recipe can be prepared with 3 cans..... or 6 cans if you are preparing a larger quantity.

 Here I have used a can of tomato and onion mix, a can of pilchards in tomato sauce and a can of tuna. 

To enjoy as  a soup, add prepared chicken or vegetable stock to extend the sauce. If you prefer to enjoy as a sauce for pasta, leave the sauce as is and serve over a bed of cooked pasta.

mmmmm and remember that the secret ingredient for any seafood dish is Lemon. I always zest some lemon rind into seafood soups and sauces.... it will simply lift the flavour experience. Enjoy!

...... or, enjoy as a light soup in Winter, Spring or Summer. You could even upgrade the ingredients by making use of canned Salmon instead of the Pilchards and Tuna.

While you are in the swing of recycling, remember to add any vegetable peels and pips to your compost heap, as well as the flowers from your table decoration once they are passed their best. Your garden will say thank you!

Remember that using recycled glasses and vases is a great way to propogate herbs. I always have some mint rooting in my kitchen and even bathroom. Fresh green mint makes a wonderful addition to any room in the house. 

Happy Recycling day.......... you will feel a lot better for the effort and the Universe will say thank you too!