Transform chickpea broth from cooked-cooked beans into aquafaba. Use it for delicious meringues, macaroons, mayonnaise and more.
Wasted Food
Easy No-Waste Applesauce, Skins On and Unsweetened
If you find yourself with more apples on your hands than you can eat before they head south, make this disappearing, delicious applesauce.
13 Ways to Cook Every Spoonful of Leftover Tomato Paste
How many recipes call for an entire six-ounce can of tomato paste? Basically none. Most call for a small amount but you must buy four times what you need (same with herbs). While I have no numbers to back me up—just a hunch—I imagine millions of dollars’ worth of opened, neglected cans of this cooking […]
How to Blanch and Peel Tomatoes and Make Tomato Skin Powder
To render velvety smooth sauces, blanch and peel tomatoes. But don’t worry! The skins need not go to waste. Turn them into tomato powder.
How to Make Onion Skin Fabric Dye
Revive tired clothing and drab fabric with onion skin dye that renders shades from golden to orange to brown.
MK’s Waste Free Strawberry Blueberry Galette with Semolina Pastry
Have strawberries past their peak? Save those berries while wasting zero pastry in a rustic galette—no trimming of the dough required.
Quickly Turn Dry Bread Into Garlic Breadcrumbs
Grate up dry bread into breadcrumbs, cook in garlic-infused fat and sprinkle on top of savory dishes like salad and pasta.
Composting Is a Last Resort for Wasted Food
Composting is a crucial, yet last resort, taken after we have exhausted all the other efforts to reduce wasted food.
How to Prevent Food From Spoiling During a Power Outage
An approaching storm threatens to cause an extended power outage and your refrigerator is full of food. These tips will help you save it.