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Do Individual Actions Matter?

Posted on April 22, 2021May 12, 2021by Anne-Marie Bonneau
planet earth

You’ve no doubt heard the argument: Individual actions don’t matter, only collective action does. Must we choose one or the other?

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Limoncello Mixed-Nut Biscotti

Posted on April 15, 2021April 15, 2021by Anne-Marie Bonneau
biscotti that use up food scraps

Determination to use every last peel from a near 30-pound haul of lemons culminated in this fabulous limoncello biscotti.

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The Zero-Waste Chef Book Is Here

Posted on April 13, 2021September 20, 2021by Anne-Marie Bonneau

I’m excited to announce that my new book, The Zero-Waste Chef: Plant-Forward Recipes and Tips for a Sustainable Kitchen and Planet, is here!

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Eat All the Food You Buy and Invest the Money You Save

Posted on April 7, 2021April 8, 2021by Anne-Marie Bonneau
fresh produce spread across a burlap background

If, yearly, you invested the dollar value of food the average American family of 4 buys but doesn’t eat, in 10 years you’d have piles of cash.

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Turmeric Bug for Naturally Carbonated Sodas

Posted on April 3, 2021April 3, 2021by Anne-Marie Bonneau

A turmeric bug, like a ginger bug, is a starter you prepare and nurture. Once it has matured, use it to brew naturally carbonated drinks.

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  • Wasted Food

When Life Hands You Lemon Peels, Make Limoncello

Posted on March 30, 2021December 16, 2024by Anne-Marie Bonneau
three bottles of limoncello made out of lemon peels to use up all the food scraps

If only life would give you whole lemons! If instead, life sees fit to give you mere lemon peels, make this limoncello and celebrate.

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23 Simple Sourdough Discard Recipes That Empty Your Jar

Posted on March 23, 2021September 12, 2024by Anne-Marie Bonneau

Even if you never bake the bread, you may want to keep a sourdough starter alive to make these sourdough discard recipes.

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Easy, No-Waste, Disappearing Irish-ish Soda Bread

Posted on March 14, 2021September 27, 2021by Anne-Marie Bonneau
a loaf of Irish soda bread cooking in the cast-iron pan it was baked in

St Patrick’s Day and a windfall of rescued, perfectly edible milk past its best-before date inspired this soda bread post.

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The Bonus Recipe Bundle Is Here!

Posted on March 9, 2021March 17, 2021by Anne-Marie Bonneau

As a thank you to everyone who has preordered my book, here is a bonus bundle of six new, exclusive recipes. Enjoy!

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