Finding sustainable gifts can be a huge challenge. This post gives you all the ideas you need (at every price range!) to buy the best eco-friendly kitchen, cooking, baking and food gifts this Christmas and holiday season!
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It's easy to assume that anything "compostable" is good for the environment. For some waste (read: food scraps) composting is the perfect disposal method, but for waste like single-use silverware, composting may not be the best option. In this post I'll explain the pros and cons of compostable cutlery.
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Yes, "zucchini potato cheese" is just a string of three separate foods. And yet, these three words mean so much more. I'm not sure what the original name for this dish was (if it ever had one at all) but in my childhood house, we just called it "zucchini potato cheese." Turns out, those are the only ingredients you need to make magic.
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If you're a meat eater, you've probably happened upon beef or steaks labeled "free-range." In the U.S., many free-range cattle are born and raised on the western plains, called "rangeland." In this post, I'll tell you all about the ecology, economics and politics of rangelands of the U.S.
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Light-weight plastic wrap has a pretty marginal environmental impact compared to other environmental woes in the kitchen (hello, food waste - definitely not pleased to meet you). Nevertheless, decreasing plastic waste is a noble goal, no matter how small you start. In this post, I'll tell you all about that best swaps for the most common uses of plastic wrap in the kitchen.
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Last summer, toasted sourdough topped with cashew cream and thinly sliced nectarines was on my heavy rotation. The crunch and tang of the sourdough paired with the creaminess (duh) of the cashew cream and the freshness of the nectarine was just perfection.
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Although we most def need to switch to using renewable energy sources (and you should definitely be pestering your representatives to make this happen), you can also make individual changes to save energy and money in the kitchen. In this post, I’ll tell you all my favorite energy saving tips for cooking and baking.
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This is not a drill, folks. We’re using fresh water (read: water we can actually use) faster than it can be replenished. This has already led to water shortages in many places, like Cape Town, which has already reached “day zero” for fresh water, and California, where they just got over a 7 year drought.
To avoid the full stop water wars that some have predicted, we need to be smarter about our own water use and tell our reps to push for more strict regulations for water use and pollution. In this post, I’ll arm you with my best tips for saving water in the kitchen.
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Cookies take over the world during the holidays. They’re in your Instagram feed, on your countertop, at your door, in your stocking, in your mouth and everywhere in between. In this post, I’ll tell you how to make your cookie baking, giving and storing more sustainable.
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