Most potato varieties fall into one of three major categories: starchy (high-starch), waxy (low-starch) or all-purpose (medium-starch). Unfortunately, grocery stores typically don't categorize their potatoes by starch content. Instead, they sort potatoes into seven types: russet, yellow, white, purple or blue, red, fingerling and new. Each of these types includes many varieties of potatoes that share a similar appearance and starch content.
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Some people claim that COVID-19 has benefitted the environment because our consumption, tourism and world population have decreased. A few social media posts go as far as claiming "humans are the virus" and the earth in our host. Don't let these posts fool you — the coronavirus is most def NOT benefitting our environment.
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I love that this recipe uses white whole wheat flour and applesauce, and relies on maple syrup instead of granulated sugar. If you'd like to achieve a charming lemon poppy seed aesthetic, feel free to add some poppy seeds (about 1-2 tablespoons) to the batter before baking. Either way, this loaf is the perfect breakfast or snack for a chilly winter day!
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This year has been challenging, to say the least. Fortunately, difficulty often brings opportunities positive change. In this post, I outline the biggest sustainability lessons we learned in 2020, and explain how we can use them to encourage change in 2021.
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This smoothie blends clementines with Greek yogurt, honeycomb and spices to create a satisfying, slighting warming and v pulpy smoothie. If you're not a pulp fan, fear not. You can easily strain this smoothie to create a thinner, more juice-like consistency with zero pulp!
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Creating New Year's resolutions can be more difficult than actually achieving them. In this post, I share eight starting points to help you set socially and environmentally responsible goals for 2021!
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I adapted this recipe from King Arthur's Cinnamon Pinwheel Biscuits. I opted for a lemon and ginger filling instead of King Arthur's cinnamon filling because I already have a similar (and flawless, if I do say so myself) cinnamon sugar tea ring recipe on the blog. This swap results in a fresh, slightly zingy and flaky biscuit that perfectly complements a mug of tea or coffee.
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This year, I posted tons of informative articles about social and environmental sustainability. Here are the ten most-loved and most-read articles of 2020!
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These eggnog, rum and nutmeg cookies are crunchy on the outside, chewy in the middle, undeniably eggnog-y, AND three-toned, with a perfect wrinkly appearance, of course.
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This year I posted a lot of tasty and sustainable recipes on the blog and I loved seeing you make them all year long. These are my top 10 most-loved and most-viewed recipes of the year!
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There is perhaps nothing more satisfying than biting into a sprinkle-coated spritz cookie. The soft, buttery cookie is the perfect complement to a sweet, crunchy layer of sprinkles. This recipe is my mom’s classic spritz cookie recipe.
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This peanut butter blossom recipe is my mother's, but with a twist. Instead of topping the cookies with milk chocolate kisses, I top them with dark chocolate squares. Although the Hershey's kiss topping is nostalgic, I've always thought it results in too much chocolate in one bite.
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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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With the U.S. having recently withdrawn from the Paris Climate Agreement, and President-Elect Joe Biden planning to rejoin ASAP, this Agreement has attracted significant public attention. In this article, I explain the pros and cons of the Paris Climate Agreement.
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The Associated Press has finally confirmed most results from the 2020 election. It was a wild ride, but we've made it. In this article, I outline the most significant sustainability wins across the United States.
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