Cooking dishes like fried rice with food I have on hand never fails to make me feel grateful. It also reduces food waste and saves money.
Author: Anne-Marie Bonneau
How to Store and Keep Bread Fresh Without Single-Use Plastic
Readers often ask how to store bread without plastic, while keeping it fresh. It can be done! And if your bread does dry out, revive it.
Simple Restaurant-Style Mexican Red Rice (Arroz Rojo)
The simple, fresh ingredients that go into this Mexican red rice elevate it from home-cooked side to tastes-as-good-as-a-restaurant dish.
9 More Simple Staples to Make not Buy
Making any of the staples on this list is a rewarding, satisfying, fun experience. Many of them will save hands-on time. Most will save money.
I Paid a Small Fortune to Recycle My Plastic Waste
I paid to send plastic waste to Terracycle for recycling but producers should pick up the tab for cleaning up their pollution, not me.
No Time to Waste: An Easy and Even Fun Way to Push Our Reps on Climate
Please join me for an online action party on August 31st. We’ll contact our Members of Congress to urge them to take bold action on climate.
Books and More for Coping With IPCC-Assessment-Induced Ecoanxiety
If you feel overwhelmed or doomed in light of the IPCC climate assessment released this week, these books and media picks can help.
Easy Roasted Salsa: Charlotte’s Non-Recipe Recipe Brings Out the Flavor
In a hurry for a get-together with friends, my daughter Charlotte quickly made this flavorful roasted salsa, using fresh seasonal ingredients.
How to Launch a Bring-Your-Own-Container Program in Any Community
One woman, out to reduce her family’s waste, launched a movement that quickly spread across Toronto. Learn how to start a similar program.
How to Make Delectable Vinegar With Leftover Wine
My pineapple scrap vinegar grew a mother of vinegar, which I then used to brew wine vinegar with leftover wine to prevent all kinds of waste.
Unpaving Paradise: Plans for a Parched Yard In a Drought
At the end of the month, I move back to my house, where I plan to install a greywater system and grow food in the neglected yard.
Easy 2-Ingredient No-Cook Cultured Tomato Paste and Juice
This cultured tomato paste and bonus tomato juice requires zero energy to make and won’t heat up your kitchen on a hot day.
What I Eat in a Day: Plastic Free July Challenge
You may wonder what you’ll eat in a day, let alone all of Plastic Free July. You need a (simple) plan: what to eat and how to shop and prep.
Solar Dehydrated Fruit Without a Solar Dehydrator
I’ve wanted to build a solar food dehydrator but perhaps I don’t need one. Making do with what I have and experimenting has worked so far.
Plastic Free July: Cut These Top 4 Single-Use Plastics
If you don’t know how to start Plastic Free July, cut the Top 4: the very common, very swappable sources of single-use plastic pollution.