Bake perfect peanut butter cookies when eggs are scarce and sourdough discard is plentiful. No one will even notice this egg substitution.
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I Made a Sourdough Discard Flax Egg Because Why Not?
A sourdough discard flax egg works amazingly in cookies, rescues dough if you run out of eggs and saves money. Vegans and non vegans approve!
Bake for Ukraine: Online Sourdough Bread Workshop Fundraiser
Invest a bit of time over a weekend to learn a life-long skill that will bring you nourishment and comfort in a chaotic world—and raise funds for a good cause!
Raise a Glass of Ginger Beer for Climate Action
Do you want climate action? Do you like ginger beer? Learn to make fabulous ginger beer in this pay-what-you-feel fundraiser.
Save Your Fruit Scraps to Make Bubbly Fruit Kvass
Give fruit scraps a second life—transform them into this bubbly fruit kvass. Kick plastic soda bottles, not carbonated drinks.
14 Ways to Use Free Jars
Jars reduce food and packaging waste, make food look more appetizing, cost no extra cash if you reuse any jars you buy food in—and much more!
Borschuka: Eggs Poached in Borscht, Inspired by Shakshuka
If you love borscht and you love shakshuka, try borschuka: eggs poached in red borscht. Make scrappy beet kvass while you prep. No waste!
Make Borscht Not War Recipe and a Fundraising Update
This borscht recipe uses all the beet parts to reduce food waste—the beetroot, stems and leaves. Make a bit of beet kvass with the scraps too.
Passive Zero Waste: Doing Nothing Is the Best Solution
If sustainable living seems hard, try passive zero-waste. In other words, do nothing (or very little). Here are 11 strategies.
Sourdough-Potato Focaccia Made With Simple Ingredients and Tools
Do you love sourdough bread? Do you love potatoes? This sourdough-potato focaccia is for you. It requires humble ingredients and simple tools.
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.
9 More Simple Staples to Make not Buy
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.
How to Make Delectable Vinegar With Leftover Wine
My pineapple scrap vinegar grew a mother of vinegar, which I then used to brew wine vinegar with leftover wine to prevent all kinds of waste.
Easy 2-Ingredient No-Cook Cultured Tomato Paste and Juice
This cultured tomato paste and bonus tomato juice requires zero energy to make and won’t heat up your kitchen on a hot day.
How to Make a Gluten-Free Sourdough Starter
I ground up teff grains in my grain mills to make a gluten-free sourdough starter but store-bought flour also works as do various grains.