Store bought breads often come in plastic packaging. In Minneapolis, I have yet to find a place where I can purchase pita or naan package-free. So I’ve been experimenting and I’m excited to share this delicious naan recipe with this community. The naan is soft, chewy, and sooooo yummy. I like to use it as […]
Recipes
Zero Waste Hummus
I am such a fan of hummus! I love it as a protein heavy snack on vegetables and as a spread on homemade naan. But I find the amount of packaging associated with store bought hummus so frustrating. First, it comes in a plastic container. Second, cardboard covers the outside of the plastic container. And […]
Zero Waste Yogurt in the Crockpot
When I started my zero waste grocery shopping challenge back in February, I challenged myself to go totally package-free for the entire month. My goal was to contribute nothing to my trashcan or my recycling bin. Once the challenge had been completed (watch my YouTube video about my experience here) I didn’t want to return to my […]
Zero Waste Breakfast Bites
I absolutely LOVE breakfast. I could happily eat breakfast for any meal of the day. But during the work week I often don’t have time eat a quality breakfast; usually I am eating and simultaneously gathering my scattered belongings and running out the door to work. These Zero Waste Breakfast Bites are the perfect to-go […]
Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Porridge (Grain Free, Dairy Free)
This is a great zero waste breakfast as you can get all the ingredients in the bulk section or without packaging in the produce section (and it is delicious!). And it’s a great way to use up those ground almonds from making your own almond milk. I have been devouring this recipe over the winter […]
If you give a mouse a cookie… he will want a glass of almond milk
On my zero waste journey I have been asked this question: how do you plan to buy milk? My husband likes regular ol’ dairy milk and we are lucky that our local Co-Op sells milk in glass jugs from Castle Rock Organic Farms in Osseo, WI. But I strayed away from milk long ago and most recently […]