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Amazing Peanut Butter Cookies With a Sourdough Discard Flax Egg
Bake perfect peanut butter cookies when eggs are scarce and sourdough discard is plentiful. No one will even notice this egg substitution.
How to Dye Fabric Pink With Mere Avocado Pits
Put avocado pits to work and dye fabric pink with them. All you need are a large pot, a handful of pits, water and something to dye.
How to Make Rice Glue for Plastic-Free Paper Tape
Leftover rice has so many uses, including the basis for quick, easy, frugal rice glue. Brush it onto strips of paper for homemade paper tape.
27 Easy No Waste Ways to Repurpose Thanksgiving Leftovers
Think of Thanksgiving leftovers as prepped ingredients, ready to become new dishes. Repurpose them with these 27 waste-busting ideas.
Ultimate Pumpkin and Spice Muffins with Sourdough Discard
The leftover cooked squash and sourdough starter discard in these delicious pumpkin muffins prevent food waste. We all do what we can!
Easy Ways to Cut Frightful Halloween Waste, Keep the Fun
If you love Halloween but not all the waste that comes with it, you have options to celebrate sustainably without sacrificing any of the fun.
Focaccia Made with Sourdough Discard and Scrappy Toppings
Reduce wasted food! This focaccia uses a full cup of sourdough discard plus bits of vegetables and herbs you have on hand if you decorate it.
How to Manage Your Jar of Sourdough Discard
What is sourdough discard? How long does it keep? What can I do with it? How can I tell if it’s bad? These sourdough discard FAQs reveal all.
Bring Your Own Container Every Time You Dine Out
Don’t want to waste food you can’t finish in a restaurant or toss a to-go container at home? Go for option three: Bring your own container.
Zero Waste Sourdough Discard Banana Quick Bread
Bake—and eat—this banana bread to ensure that both overly ripe bananas and sourdough discard fill tummies, not trash cans!
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.
7 Ways to Save Money as Food Prices Rise
With food prices on the rise and not much relief in sight, these six tips will help you get the most out of the food you buy.
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!
12 Simple Ways to Celebrate Earth Day Every Day
Take one or more of these simple 12 actions this Earth Day—and every day! As you help heal the planet, you will benefit personally.