Now that the class had gotten their foot in the door on the cooking side of things, it was going to be difficult for Ignis to pull himself out of it, especially when he had so many other things going on outside of this illustrious teaching career. And because of the surge of activity with things back home, he figured he might be able to do something a little more fun for the class today. Or, at least, he hoped the students would find it a little more lighthearted and engaging, but he supposed there was only one way to find out.

"Staying in the kitchen for just a little longer," he started, with a somewhat apologetic smile, "but today, I'd like to turn a focus onto to the idea of food waste and how to avoid it. After all, why not put the emphasis on the economy of home economics by ensuring that your kitchen is efficient and nothing is going to waste. Previous lessons can go hand-in-hand with this topic, of course: meal planning can be essential to ensuring that leftovers and ingredients are consumed well before they start to spoil, as can being mindful of not purchasing things in excess of what you need and of expiration dates and the like, while also not abandoning food purchased with good intention to be used and them promptly being forgotten about until it's much too late. Proper food storage can also be helpful...."

And so on and so forth. Ignis continued on with discussing some of the finer points and details to help prevent food waste, which all boiled down to essentially being mindful and resourceful.

"And it's the resourceful," he said, finally coming around to a concluion with a soft smile, "that we will be focusing on today. I'd like to give you all a little bit of a challenge today that I think will be a good way to work together, get creative, think outside of the box, and maybe even enjoy ourselves a little bit. I'm going to challenge you all to come up with a dish based on what is available in the fridge and pantry that should get used quickly before it's too late. If you'd like to really push yourselves, feel free to attempt the recipe as well, since we'll have plenty of time, although you can also just stick to planning and speculation if you prefer. Since we do have such a wide variety of skills and experience in this class, I'd like you to partner up and work together, so those with more experience can help those with less. Or at least give credence to the fact that two minds are better than one. You'll have a few minutes to look over what's available, and then you can get started on planning what to make to put as many of the ingredients to use as possible. Any questions before we begin?"