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How to Make 3-Ingredient Gnocchi: A Canvas for Random Toppings

Posted on August 24, 2022September 12, 2022by Anne-Marie Bonneau
Gnocchi sitting on a gray and white marble background before cooking

Great gnocchi requires only potatoes, flour and salt. For the topping, get creative, use what’s on hand and reduce food waste.

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How to Transform a Free Burlap Sack Into a Planter

Posted on March 3, 2022October 21, 2022by Anne-Marie Bonneau
plastic free planter made out of a free burlap sap, filled with dirt and a small plant

Burlap sacks make inexpensive, attractive planters for your yard. Get them free from a café for zero-waste gardening on the cheap.

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5 Top Wasted Foods and Easy Recipes for Cooking Them

Posted on February 23, 2022February 24, 2022by Anne-Marie Bonneau
A cast iron pan with an orange handle is filled with fresh fruit to bake a crumble and reduce wasted food

This big list of recipe ideas for five of the top tossed foods will help you reduce wasted food while eating well and saving money.

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Sourdough-Potato Focaccia Made With Simple Ingredients and Tools

Posted on October 4, 2021December 2, 2021by Anne-Marie Bonneau
slab of sourdough potato focaccia topped with garlic cloves and cooking on a silver cooling rack

Do you love sourdough bread? Do you love potatoes? This sourdough-potato focaccia is for you. It requires humble ingredients and simple tools.

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Fried Potato Skins

Posted on October 13, 2014May 2, 2018by Anne-Marie Bonneau

Ideally, my daughter would eat mashed potatoes with the skins on. But as I have usually peeled the potatoes, I have personally trained her to expect mashed potatoes with the skins off. I hate to compost the skins and waste them. Fortunately, you can never go wrong with fat, salt and potatoes, even if just the […]

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