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Easy, Clear Out the Cupboards Chocolaty Granola

Posted on April 18, 2024April 18, 2024by Anne-Marie Bonneau
A beige ceramic bowl filled with chocolate nut granola

This chocolaty granola tastes not-too-sweet, has a nutty flavor and helps you use up random ingredients you have on hand.

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10 Quick and Tasty Zero-Waste Breakfast Ideas for Busy People

Posted on November 1, 2022February 6, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau
overnight steel-cut oats

Breakfast offers the greatest potential to cook and eat without waste. You’ll probably be home, not on the go, and will eat on real dishes.

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Ultimate Pumpkin and Spice Muffins with Sourdough Discard

Posted on October 26, 2022October 26, 2022by Anne-Marie Bonneau
Muffin pan filled with batter for pumpkin sourdough discard muffins

The leftover cooked squash and sourdough starter discard in these delicious pumpkin muffins prevent food waste. We all do what we can!

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How to Cook Khichdi (Kitchari), an Easy One-Pot Dish

Posted on September 12, 2022September 12, 2022by Anne-Marie Bonneau
A turquoise bowl is filled with cooked khichdi. Two hands hold the bowl up.

Quickly cook a pot of khichdi (or kitchari), a comforting, one-pot dish, to enjoy throughout the week for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

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Besan Chilla: Easy 5 Ingredient Savory Gram Flour Pancakes

Posted on April 4, 2022January 31, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau
besan chilla, a savory Indian pancake, with chopped green onions, sitting on a turquoise plate and served with cilantro chutney

Besan chilla—savory Indian pancakes made with gram flour—are a rich delicious vehicle for using up vegetables on hand and reducing food waste.

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How to Dehydrate Apples and Fuyu Persimmons (Plus a Muesli Recipe)

Posted on December 15, 2020November 29, 2022by Anne-Marie Bonneau
Dried apple and dried persimmon slices cool on a rack inside a baking tray

Apple or Fuyu persimmon slices can serve as snack, decoration or even gift in your favorite upcycled glass jars

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Quick and Easy Stovetop Granola-ish Muesli

Posted on August 8, 2019August 9, 2019by Anne-Marie Bonneau

You say granola. I say muesli. We can all say delicious.

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Better Than Bought: Homemade Nutella Without Palm Oil or Plastic

Posted on February 19, 2019December 8, 2021by Anne-Marie Bonneau
a jar of hazelnut chocolate spread with some sourdough bread in the background and a handful of hazelnuts

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.

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Vegetable Fritters

Posted on June 2, 2015April 17, 2020by Anne-Marie Bonneau

Click here to jump to the recipe I’m not sure what to call these. Fritters? Savory pancakes? Kitchen sink doughnuts? Whatever they are, they make a nice side dish for dinner or a tasty breakfast of leftovers the next morning. Their portability also makes them good for packing in lunches. Lately I’ve tried to come up with […]

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