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Pumpkin and Spice Sourdough Discard Quick Bread

Posted on October 14, 2021October 16, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau

This pumpkin sourdough quick bread is like pumpkin pie in bread form and, if I slapped a label on it, it could honestly claim “Now BPA-Free!”

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5 Simple Zero-Waste Frugal Dinners Under $12

Posted on October 7, 2021October 7, 2021by Anne-Marie Bonneau
A large pot of bean and vegetable soup, a very frugal dinner

Each $12 frugal dinner in this post serves four people, thus proving that a zero-waste or low-waste lifestyle need not cost a fortune.

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Sourdough-Potato Focaccia Made With Simple Ingredients and Tools

Posted on October 4, 2021December 2, 2021by Anne-Marie Bonneau
slab of sourdough potato focaccia topped with garlic cloves and cooking on a silver cooling rack

Do you love sourdough bread? Do you love potatoes? This sourdough-potato focaccia is for you. It requires humble ingredients and simple tools.

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Stop Pouring These 8 Leftover Flavors Down the Drain

Posted on September 29, 2021February 5, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau
Three glass jars on a marble background, containing bean broth. They are pinto bean broth, black bean broth and kidney bean broth.

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.

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Quick Cheap Good: Grateful-for-What-I-Have Fried Rice

Posted on September 23, 2021September 24, 2021by Anne-Marie Bonneau
A pot of rice and various vegetables arranged on a tabletop. These will go into fried rice, a very frugal and versatile dish.

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.

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How to Store and Keep Bread Fresh Without Single-Use Plastic

Posted on September 16, 2021October 19, 2021by Anne-Marie Bonneau

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.

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Simple Restaurant-Style Mexican Red Rice: Arroz Rojo

Posted on September 9, 2021July 11, 2022by Anne-Marie Bonneau

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.

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9 More Simple Staples to Make not Buy

Posted on September 2, 2021November 2, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau
two freshly baked pitas filled with air, stacked one on the other

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.

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I Paid a Small Fortune to Recycle My Plastic Waste

Posted on August 31, 2021July 5, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau

I paid to send plastic waste to Terracycle for recycling but producers should pick up the tab for cleaning up their pollution, not me.

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