• Blog
  • Book
  • Sourdough
  • Recipe Index
  • Garden
  • Challenges
    • 50 Ways to Kick Plastic
  • Making
    • Reusa-Bags
  • Media/Press
    • About/Contact
Zero-Waste Chef

food scraps

  • Wasted Food

How to Make Aquafaba from Home-Cooked Chickpeas

Posted on March 21, 2024March 21, 2024by Anne-Marie Bonneau
The wire whip attachment of a stand mixer has a stiff white peak of whipped aquafaba on the tip. In the background is a painting of yellow flowers.

Transform chickpea broth from cooked-cooked beans into aquafaba. Use it for delicious meringues, macaroons, mayonnaise and more.

Read More
3 Comments
  • Wasted Food

How to Make Onion Skin Fabric Dye

Posted on June 16, 2023June 16, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau
Cloth bags dyed with onion skin dye sit on top of the white cloth they were sewn out of

Revive tired clothing and drab fabric with onion skin dye that renders shades from golden to orange to brown.

Read More
5 Comments
  • Wasted Food

15 More Creative Ideas for Cooking with Food Scraps

Posted on April 28, 2021June 2, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau
a bin of free cauliflower leaves from the farmers' market

Think like Grandma, use every last bit of your food and elevate food scraps to their rightful status in your kitchen: ingredients.

Read More
13 Comments
  • 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.

Read More
24 Comments
  • Wasted Food

How to Make Green Pasta with Radish or Turnip Tops

Posted on February 23, 2021August 24, 2022by Anne-Marie Bonneau
Green pasta noodles hang on a drying rack. The rack is sitting on a dark wooden table.

Reduce wasted food, eat delicious chewy pasta and prepare for St. Patrick’s Day next month, all with one simple recipe!

Read More
7 Comments
  • Zero-Waste Basics

A Use-It-Up Challenge (or What We Ate Last Week)

Posted on September 17, 2018September 18, 2018by Anne-Marie Bonneau

Forgetting to bring your money before you head out shopping can provide a great opportunity to re-examine your shopping list—and in the case of grocery shopping, prevent food waste. The Sunday before last, I arrived at the farmers’ market late. Once there, before even opening my purse, I realized I had neither money nor my […]

Read More
14 Comments
  • Zero-Waste Basics

15 Creative Ways to Use All the Food Scraps

Posted on May 2, 2018September 6, 2022by Anne-Marie Bonneau

Last week I rewatched Anthony Bourdain’s documentary Wasted! The Story of Food Waste in Berkeley on the big screen and spoke on a panel after the film. Anyone who eats should see it. (You can read my review of it here.) The chefs in the film came up with such creative dishes from food that […]

Read More
29 Comments
  • Instagram
  • Threads
  • Facebook

Check Out My Award-Winning Book



LEARN MORE

As Seen In

NPR logo The Washington Post logo Los Angeles Times logo The Guardian logo The Mercury News logo The CBC logo Treehugger logo Vox logo Martha Stewart logo Forbes logo Huffpost logo Mashable logo BuzzFeed logo CTV logo Toronto Star logo

Recent Posts

  • Workshop: Start a Sourdough Starter and Keep It Alive!
  • How to Patch Sad Ripped Pant Legs
  • How to Sew Produce Bags with Simple Tie Closures
  • How to Make Concentrated Vegetable Base for Broth
  • Out With the Concrete Pavers, In With the Plants
  • How to Revive Sad Vegetables Through Braising
  • Easy Reusable Cloth Lunch Bag with a Flap Closure
  • How to Organize a Sewing Bee to Reduce Plastic Produce Bags
  • How to Make Three-Ingredient Lemonade
  • A Recycling Professional Answers Your Trashy Questions

Top Posts & Pages

How to Make a Ginger Bug Starter for Natural Soda
Easy, 4-Ingredient Naturally Carbonated Strawberry Soda
How to Make Ginger Beer
How to Turn Old Jeans into an Awesome Denim Bag
12 Simple Ideas to Use All the Citrus Peels
Make-a-Dent-in-Your-Discard Sourdough Pita Bread
Simple Restaurant-Style Mexican Red Rice: Arroz Rojo
How to Sprout Beans, Grains and Seeds with Basic Tools
Frugal Hugelkultur: How to Build the Ultimate Raised Garden Bed
How to Brew Naturally Fermented Hibiscus Soda

Categories

Archives

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.

To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
© 2025 Anne Marie Bonneau Theme by Colorlib Powered by Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
 

Loading Comments...