Put avocado pits to work and dye fabric pink with them. All you need are a large pot, a handful of pits, water and something to dye.
Wasted Food
How to Make Rice Glue for Plastic-Free Paper Tape
Leftover rice has so many uses, including the basis for quick, easy, frugal rice glue. Brush it onto strips of paper for homemade paper tape.
27 Easy No Waste Ways to Repurpose Thanksgiving Leftovers
Think of Thanksgiving leftovers as prepped ingredients, ready to become new dishes. Repurpose them with these 27 waste-busting ideas.
7 Ways to Save Money as Food Prices Rise
With food prices on the rise and not much relief in sight, these six tips will help you get the most out of the food you buy.
5 Top Wasted Foods and Easy Recipes for Cooking Them
This big list of recipe ideas for five of the top tossed foods will help you reduce wasted food while eating well and saving money.
How to Cook Without Following Recipes or Buying More Food
Eating all the food we buy presents no downside. We shop less and save time and money, eat tastier food and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Stop Pouring These 8 Leftover Flavors Down the Drain
You’ll want to save these leftover concoctions to cook with later because they add so much flavor to dishes. But you’ll also conserve water.
Quick Cheap Good: Grateful-for-What-I-Have Fried Rice
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.
How to Make Homemade Paneer (from Rescued Milk)
Don’t cry over wasted milk. Instead, make paneer—a soft, non-aged cheese similar to ricotta—and neither waste milk nor cry over it.