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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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.
5 Simple Zero-Waste Frugal Dinners Under $12
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.
Simple Restaurant-Style Mexican Red Rice: Arroz Rojo
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.
Easy, No-Waste, Disappearing Irish-ish Soda Bread
St Patrick’s Day and a windfall of rescued, perfectly edible milk past its best-before date inspired this soda bread post.
Easy Make Ahead Pita Bread
Make this pita bread dough in advance if you like, store it in the refrigerator and bake fresh, soft pitas whenever you crave them.
Sourdough Discard Vegan Carrot Cake
If you’ve adopted a pet sourdough, you’ll need to find recipes for the discard you accumulate from feedings. This carrot cake makes your discard disappear.
Quick Vegan Chocolate Cake with Sourdough Discard
Whether you’re new to sourdough or you’ve baked it for years, you can likely use another recipe for your discard, especially one for an easy chocolate cake.