Reduced food waste can play a major role in addressing the climate crisis. A pot of soup is the easiest way to ensure we eat the food we buy.
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Plastic-Free Glue (Wheat Paste) and How to Use It
Keep money in your pocket and plastic glue bottles out of landfill with this simple, 2-ingredient homemade wheat paste.
Quick 5-Ingredient Coconut Buttercream Frosting
Frost cakes or cupcakes with this quick, 5-ingredient frosting made with a coconut butter base.
Sourdough Vegan Pancakes
If you start a sourdough starter, you’ll want to find ways to use up the excess. These 5-ingredient vegan sourdough pancakes call for an entire cup of unfed sourdough starter.
9 More Foods to Make not Buy
These 9 easy-to-make staples will save you money and they taste delicious.
Don’t Toss Those Pumpkin Seeds, Roast Them!
Carving a pumpkin this Halloween? Save your pumpkin seeds and roast them in olive oil, salt and your favorite savory seasoning.
Zero-Waste Mexican Hot Chocolate
Say no to plastic bottles of chocolate syrup and hot chocolate packets and yes to Mexican hot chocolate with a hint of cinnamon, nutmeg and cayenne pepper.
Use-It-Up Corn Cob Broth
Vegetable broth made with corn cobs, husks and floss tastes absolutely delicious and contains only the minimal ingredients that you yourself put in the pot.
Okara Brown Sugar Biscotti
Homemade tofu renders an astonishing amount of soybean pulp, or okara. Better make biscotti to avoid food waste. All for the cause!
Homemade Tofu (and Soy Milk)
Homemade tofu requires just three ingredients—soybeans, water and a coagulant—and a bit of planning ahead.
Hazelnut–Cocoa Spread (aka Homemade Nutella)
Once you taste this homemade hazelnut-cocoa spread, you can never go back to store-bought Nutella. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Milking Nut Milks for All Their Worth
Feeling guilty about making almond milk? Use this trick to double the amount you render. Still feel guilty? Pumpkin seed milk will assuage your guilt.