Fridge Clear-Out 🥦 | Cookpad Apron 2026 Challenge

The Cookpad Apron Challenge keeps rolling! 🚀

Share one recipe each week with #CookpadApron2026 to collect points toward the emerald green apron and see your name climb the leaderboard. 💚

Week 27: September 28 – October 4

Fridge Clear-Out 🥦 Zero-waste recipes from whatever you've got

World Food Loss & Waste Day falls on September 29, and this week we're cooking with purpose. Whether it's using up the last of the veg, turning yesterday's leftovers into something brilliant, or finding creative ways to use the whole ingredient — zero-waste cooking is one of the most resourceful and rewarding skills in the kitchen.


A few clever ways to use what you've got:
🥦 Vegetable scrap soups and stock-making
🍞 Leftover bread transformed into croutons, puddings, or panzanella
🥚 Egg-based dishes using whatever's in the fridge
🥘 Leftover meat turned into pies, hash, or stir-fries
🫙 Homemade jams, chutneys, and preserves from overripe fruit
🌿 Herb and veg stalks used in pastes, pestos, and sauces
🍱 Creative leftover bowls, frittatas, and fridge-raid pasta

Cook smart, waste nothing, and share your clever creations. 🌍✨

🍳 How It Works:
📅 Challenge Period: 30th March to 13th December (37 weeks)
Hashtag: #CookpadApron2026
Reward: An exclusive and unique Cookpad apron

🧑‍🍳 How to Win Your Apron:
⭐️ Everyone is entitled to participate in this challenge without exception.
⭐️ To receive your 2026 Cookpad apron you need to collect between 32 and 37 points by publishing one recipe per week with the hashtag #CookpadApron2026
⭐️ Since 32 weekly recipes is the minimum requirement, May 10th, will be the last possible date to join the Global Apron Challenge.
⭐️ Every week we will introduce a challenge theme or a list of ingredients for you to have fun cooking with.
⭐️ Check your notifications each week for new ideas.
⭐️ The recipe must be posted between Monday and Sunday of each designated week in order for the point to be counted.
⭐️ You must add one recipe each week to earn the point. Maximum number of points to be earned by week is 1 ❗️even if you publish more than 1 recipe in a week.

📋 Essential Requirements for recipes to qualify for the Challenge:
1- Main photo of the completed dish
2- At least three steps
3- At least 1 step image or video
4- All ingredients listed with quantities
5- Specified time and servings
6- Publish with hashtag #CookpadApron2026