Braising vegetables past their prime prevents not only vegetables from going to waste but also cooking liquids and whatever fat you have.
Wasted Food
Frugal, No Cook, Lazy Lemon Syrup Made From Rinds
Use those juiced lemon rinds by macerating them in sugar to make a simple, no-cook and hands-off, lazy lemon syrup.
How to Make Aquafaba from Home-Cooked Chickpeas
Transform chickpea broth from cooked-cooked beans into aquafaba. Use it for delicious meringues, macaroons, mayonnaise and more.
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.
13 Ways to Cook Every Spoonful of Leftover Tomato Paste
How many recipes call for an entire six-ounce can of tomato paste? Basically none. Most call for a small amount but you must buy four times what you need (same with herbs). While I have no numbers to back me up鈥攋ust a hunch鈥擨 imagine millions of dollars鈥� worth of opened, neglected cans of this cooking […]
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 Make Onion Skin Fabric Dye
Revive tired clothing and drab fabric with onion skin dye that renders shades from golden to orange to brown.
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鈥攏o 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.