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How to Make Scouring Powder With Orange or Lemon Zest

Posted on March 1, 2023March 12, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau
A jam jar with a blue lid sits on a while counter. The jam jar is filled with homemade scouring powder containing bits of dried citrus zest.

Zest all the citrus to add to this simple and effective scouring powder. Save money, use up more food scraps and enjoy a truly natural scent.

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Easy Ranger Cookies with a Smidgeon of Sourdough Discard

Posted on February 15, 2023February 15, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau
A stack of 5 ranger cookies with sourdough discard sit in the foreground. In the background is a glass jar filled with the cookies

These ranger cookies are like oatmeal cookies with shredded coconut and dried fruit upgrades. They also contain a sourdough discard flax egg.

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  • Wasted Food

Cook Less and Eat Better with a Continuous Menu

Posted on February 2, 2023March 6, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau
Honeynut squash halves are arranged in a pan, cut side up. A small sprig of fresh rosemary fills the hollow of each squash half.

A continuous menu repurposes some elements of one meal into the next to reduce wasted food, save time and money and produce tasty dishes.

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Amazing Peanut Butter Cookies With a Sourdough Discard Flax Egg

Posted on January 24, 2023January 24, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau
A dozen peanut butter cookies made with a sourdough discard flax egg cools in a cooling rack. The rack sits on a white and grey marble background.

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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  • Wasted Food

How to Dye Fabric Pink With Mere Avocado Pits

Posted on January 3, 2023June 15, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau
Five reusable cloth produce bags in varying shades of pink dry on a clothes line outside

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.

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How to Make Rice Glue for Plastic-Free Paper Tape

Posted on December 23, 2022April 9, 2024by Anne-Marie Bonneau
Underside of a gift wrapped in brown paper and sealed with paper tape glued with rice glue

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.

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  • Wasted Food

27 Easy No Waste Ways to Repurpose Thanksgiving Leftovers

Posted on November 23, 2022November 20, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau

Think of Thanksgiving leftovers as prepped ingredients, ready to become new dishes. Repurpose them with these 27 waste-busting ideas.

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  • Sourdough

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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  • Zero-Waste Basics

Easy Ways to Cut Frightful Halloween Waste, Keep the Fun

Posted on October 19, 2022October 19, 2022by Anne-Marie Bonneau
A small carved pumpkin has started to turn moldy along the cut edges of its mouth and eyes. It sits on the grass with two other pumpkins behind it.

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.

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