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Recipe Writer and Food Stylist First American Edition, 2017
Kate Turner Published in the United States by
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MY
–
ZERO
WASTE
KITCHEN
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Contents
Zero waste: what’s it all about? 6-7
Getting started:
no more waste! 8-9
Store it right! 10-11
Swap-it
Smoothie 12-13
Zero-waste week 14-15
10 things you didn’t
know you could compost 16-17
Vegetable drawer
clear-out 18-19
Hero
Hummus 20-21
Eggs 22-23
Save-it
Soup 24-25
Cake pan clear-out 26-27
Check it before you
chuck it 28-29
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Waste- Go-nuts
free Frittata 30-31 Granola Bars 52-53
Tops and tails 32-33 One-meal wonder 54-55
Lemons and limes 34-35 10 foods you didn’t know
you could freeze 56-57
Rescue-
it Risotto 36-37 Fruity Cake 58-59
Grow it, don’t Know when to throw:
throw it: lettuce 38-39 fruit and vegetables 60-61
Love your
leftovers… Rice 62-63
Pimp up
your Pesto 40-41 Breadbox clear-out 64-65
Bananas 42-43
Waste-not Want-
Love your not Muffins 66-67
leftovers… Potatoes 44-45
It’s more than food! 68-69
Creative Grow it, don’t
Chips 46-47 throw it: potatoes 70-71
Index
Everything and Acknowledgments 72
in its place! 48-49
Shop smart! 50-51 NOW ZERO-WASTE IT!
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Zero waste:
what’s it all about?
Going “zero waste” means trying to live this book is full of amazing tips and tricks to
a more sustainable life. It is a goal to aspire help you get creative, start reducing waste,
to and your kitchen is the perfect place to and even have fun doing it!
start. Having a zero-waste kitchen means
buying less food in the first place, reusing The three “Rs”
whatever you can, however you can, and Key to zero-waste living are the three “Rs:”
throwing less away. Don’t worry, you won’t
REDUCE • REUSE • RECYCLE
have to completely overhaul your whole
lifestyle—in fact, you might just be surprised at “Reduce” means not buying more than you
the big difference some small, simple changes need and this is where a little planning goes a
can make. From planning your grocery long way. “Reuse” means making the most of
shopping to what you put on your plate, those leftovers rather than trashing them. With
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a bit of thought and inspiration you can turn
your “waste” foods into delicious meals that
are good for you, for your wallet, and for
the planet! Try the recipes in this book as a
starting point and soon you’ll be experimenting
with whatever you have on hand. Finally,
“recycle” anything that you can’t reduce or
reuse. Throughout this book you’ll find
inspirational, easy, and imaginative ways to
put all these ideas into practice and help you
on your zero-waste journey.
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“
A few small
changes
can
make abig
difference.
”
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Getting started:
no more waste!
ZERO WASTE
Going is easy—with a little thought and planning,
WHAT
you’ll soon be on your way. Stopping to consider you
WHY
throw away and is the best place to start.
STOP! BEFORE YOU BANISH THAT “WASTE”
TO THE TRASH, ASK YOURSELF...
CAN YOU CAN YOU
NO NO
EAT IT? REUSE IT?
YES YES
Eat and enjoy! So use it again!
You might be surprised—lots Many kitchen items can be
of things we throw away are edible revived, reused, or repurposed
(see pp.28–29). (see pp.68–69).
Foil trays
Hard cheese
Dry-cured
ALL DONE!
meats
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