Impress your friends with water kefir
A long time ago, I used to drink Diet Fresca. Today, water kefir is my obsession. Water kefir is a delicious, zero waste drink If you enjoy drinking any sort of probiotic drink, you might try making...
View ArticleWaste free cilantro stem vinaigrette recipe
Make this cilantro stem salad dressing at home to reduce packaging and food waste. Easy to love, hard to grow and a shame to waste Did you know cilantro – coriander to my Australian friends – is part...
View ArticleA little ode to sauerkraut (and why you should make it yourself)
Sauerkraut is super. And making it at home means zero waste. Did you catch this food diary slash interview with Moonjuice founder and actual (not really) space cadet? You really ought to. Go, I’ll...
View ArticleHow I store bread without plastic
Here’s what I do to make my bread last the week. Keeping bread fresh has as much to do with the loaf’s quality as how we store it. If you opt for sawdust supermarket bread, I can’t help, except to...
View ArticleA zero waste treat to make at home and take anywhere
Craving a Snickers or some other packaged treat? Try making these plastic free morsels instead. All you need to make these tasty treats are medjool dates, peanuts, peanut butter and chocolate buttons....
View ArticleBulk store granola recipe
I love to play in the kitchen. Buying grains, flours, nuts, spices and other goodies by refilling my own containers helps me avoid an astounding amount of packaging waste. Bulk stores (or buying groups...
View ArticleHow to wrap food in beeswax wraps: the dumpling method
When I was asked recently to share my tips for storing food in beeswax wraps, I realized there’s one I haven’t mentioned. It’s the method I use to cleanly wrap halves of avocados, lemons, tomatoes or...
View ArticleMy favourite non-dairy milk
Before I tell you about my favourite non-dairy milk, let me clarify that I still consume some dairy milk. Not often. I use it to make yogurt or milk kefir. There is another milk drinker in the house,...
View ArticleHow to make corn tortillas without plastic
Corn tortillas were originally prepared from nixtamalized corn ground in a mill to make a dough. Today it’s simpler to make tortillas with instant corn flour, known as masa harina. I started making...
View ArticleZero waste chilli sauce
I like eating food so spicy it’s nearly hallucinogenic – who’s with me? I also like milder sauces for chilaquiles or tacos that build flavour instead of fire. There are so many hot sauces to love. I...
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