Make banana coconut sourdough quick bread with overly ripe bananas and active sourdough starter or discard left over from feedings.
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Easy No-Waste Applesauce, Skins On and Unsweetened
If you find yourself with more apples on your hands than you can eat before they head south, make this disappearing, delicious applesauce.
Epic Pumpkin and Spice Muffins Made with Fresh Pumpkin
To make the best pumpkin and spice muffins, first cook a fresh sugar pie pumpkin or kabocha squash. The extra effort is worth it!
How to Blanch and Peel Tomatoes and Make Tomato Skin Powder
To render velvety smooth sauces, blanch and peel tomatoes. But don’t worry! The skins need not go to waste. Turn them into tomato powder.
How to Blanch Green Beans and Freeze Without Plastic
Blanch and freeze seasonal green beans to save money and cut the plastic packaging of store-bought. Freezing also reduces wasted food.
MK’s Waste Free Strawberry Blueberry Galette with Semolina Pastry
Have strawberries past their peak? Save those berries while wasting zero pastry in a rustic galette—no trimming of the dough required.
Quickly Turn Dry Bread Into Garlic Breadcrumbs
Grate up dry bread into breadcrumbs, cook in garlic-infused fat and sprinkle on top of savory dishes like salad and pasta.
Composting Is a Last Resort for Wasted Food
Composting is a crucial, yet last resort, taken after we have exhausted all the other efforts to reduce wasted food.
Zero Waste Sourdough Discard Banana Quick Bread
Bake—and eat—this banana bread to ensure that both overly ripe bananas and sourdough discard fill tummies, not trash cans!