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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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Book Excerpt! The Freshest Pumpkin Pie: Full Recipe

Posted on November 19, 2020November 27, 2020by Anne-Marie Bonneau
pumpkin pie in a pie dish with a slice cut and a slice on a plate

Full recipe reveal from my book! Once you taste this pumpkin pie, made with fresh pumpkin and fresh ginger, you can never go back.

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A Zero-Waste Vegan Thanksgiving Menu

Posted on November 16, 2018October 27, 2020by Anne-Marie Bonneau
Fall farmers' market produce arranged on a rustic tabletop. Some of the produce is in cloth bags. The produce includes persimmons, mushrooms, romanesco, tomatoes, apples, cabbage, onions, small squash, jalapeños, potatoes and purple string beans

Like all things zero waste, this menu requires a bit of planning but not that much. During a recent Instagram Live, I discussed tips for preventing waste at Thanksgiving—not just food waste but packaging waste also (read 18 waste-busting tips here). A few people asked for Thanksgiving dinner menu ideas, specifically for vegan dishes. I […]

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  • Wasted Food

Take Food Waste Off the Thanksgiving Menu

Posted on November 16, 2017October 7, 2019by Anne-Marie Bonneau
farmers market haul

According to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), over the 2016 Thanksgiving holiday in the US, “six million turkeys—a value of roughly $293 million—ended up in the trash.” Producing that much discarded turkey “requires an estimated more than 100 billion gallons of water (enough to supply New York City for 100 days). And when it […]

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  • Zero-Waste Basics

8 Make Ahead Staples for a Low-Waste Thanksgiving

Posted on November 15, 2017November 13, 2023by Anne-Marie Bonneau
fresh pumpkin purée

Cooking without producing waste requires some planning but not that much. Cooking Thanksgiving dinner without waste needs a bit more planning. I don’t like to leave all my prepping for Thanksgiving to the day before or day of. I like to sleep. So this week and continuing on the weekend, I’ll prep a bunch of […]

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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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