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How to Cook With Preserved Lemon Brine, Pulp and Rinds

Posted on June 2, 2021April 25, 2022by Anne-Marie Bonneau

Preserved lemon pulp and brine stashed away in your refrigerator is like having a genie in a jar on standby, ready to transform your dishes.

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Unsure How to Eat Persimmons? Make Cultured Chutney

Posted on November 24, 2020November 25, 2020by Anne-Marie Bonneau

Not sure what to do with persimmons? Make this sweet, sour, spicy and slightly salty chutney to serve with cold-weather main dishes.

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Avoid Shopping a Bit Longer During Covid

Posted on October 28, 2020October 28, 2020by Anne-Marie Bonneau
wooden crate filled with seasonal produce of tomatoes, eggplant, red onions and zucchini

Food shopping during Covid is stressful. These ideas will help you avoid the store for a bit longer between shopping trips.

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7 Staples I Stock at All Times

Posted on February 3, 2020February 3, 2020by Anne-Marie Bonneau

With these 7 basic staples on hand, I have the foundations for a variety of delicious, healthy dishes. When any of these run out, it’s time to shop.

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New Year’s Challenge: Go Zero-Waste in 31 Days

Posted on December 30, 2018January 1, 2022by Anne-Marie Bonneau

Adopt a zero-waste life in 31 days. As you accomplish each task in this plan, you’ll slash your waste, reduce your carbon footprint, eat better, save money, reduce stress and more.

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Freestyle Cooking: The Recipe for Eliminating Food Waste

Posted on June 7, 2018October 27, 2020by Anne-Marie Bonneau

According to a recent USDA study, Americans waste 1 pound of food per person per day at the household level. Now I basically live and breathe waste. I would like to insert the word figuratively into that statement but with plastic pollution in our water, our air, our soil and our food I cannot. Even with […]

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Freestyle Cooking: Stir Fry

Posted on January 17, 2018April 26, 2021by Anne-Marie Bonneau
stir fry

Before cooking dinner, if we home cooks first examined the inventories of our pantries and refrigerators and used what we found there to make a meal, we would slash food waste in the home. Our grandmothers did this. Today, many of us choose what to eat based on our whims—or our picky eaters’ demands! Let’s […]

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