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Thanksgiving Dinner for One (or Two)

Posted on November 21, 2020November 21, 2020by Anne-Marie Bonneau

Stay home to reduce the spread of Covid-19 this Thanksgiving. Plan ahead to reduce food waste.

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12-Step Program to Cut Processed Food

Posted on April 4, 2018February 2, 2021by Anne-Marie Bonneau

I admit it. I love sugar. I eat less sugar than I used to but I still eat it. And although I don’t believe sugar is as addictive as cocaine, food manufacturers certainly seem addicted to the stuff—or at least to the huge profits that added sugar enables. A University of North Carolina survey found that […]

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Zero-Waste Menu No 7

Posted on January 24, 2018February 19, 2018by Anne-Marie Bonneau

I’ve come up with the seventh and last menu in my zero-waste menu series. When we first went plastic-free, menus would have helped us a lot. Figuring out what to eat presented the biggest challenge of our new lifestyle. I’ll write a roundup of all the menus soon. Until then, if you’d like to peek […]

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Easy 4-Step Meal Planning that Reduces Wasted Food

Posted on November 30, 2016November 8, 2022by Anne-Marie Bonneau

Several years ago, I walked into my therapist’s office, sat down and said, “Before C leaves for college at age 18, I have 4,372 more dinners to cook.” If you feel overwhelmed by the thought of cooking dinner every night, I suggest you avoid making a similar calculation. Instead, I urge you give meal planning […]

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18 Ways to Waste Less at Thanksgiving Dinner

Posted on November 3, 2016November 13, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau

The biggest food day of the year in the US will soon be here. These ideas will help you waste less. 1. Keep it simple For this post I did a bit of research into a typical Thanksgiving dinner. I checked out menus on the website of a popular, mainstream magazine site and found them […]

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Farm to Fridge (or Freezer or Hanging Basket)

Posted on November 8, 2015January 5, 2016by Anne-Marie Bonneau

Pictures of my farmer’s market hauls on Facebook and Instagram are often my most popular posts. Regularly someone on there will ask how I prep and store my fruit and vegetables so I thought I should write a blog about it. By doing a bit of prep when I return home with my goodies, my week runs […]

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