Scraps, peels, and stems : recipes and tips for rethinking food waste at home

Book

Scraps, peels, and stems : recipes and tips for rethinking food waste at home / Jill Lightner ; photography by Shannon Douglas.

Lightner, Jill, (author.). Douglas, Shannon, (photographer.).

Summary:

"Scraps, Peels, and Stems is a comprehensive and accessible guide to how you can reduce food waste in your daily life. Food journalist Jill Lightner shows how to manage your kitchen for less waste through practical strategies, tips, and advice on food purchasing, prep, composting, and storage. From beef bones, Parmesan rinds, and broccoli stems to bruised apples and party leftovers, Jill explains what to do with unused food, and how to avoid the extras in the first place. With attitude, a sense of humor, and the acceptance that none of us are perfect, Jill helps all of us understand some of the larger social, economic, environmental, and agricultural issues around food and its exorbitant waste." --Amazon.

Record details

ISBN: 9781680511482
ISBN: 1680511483
Physical Description: 254 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Publisher: Seattle, Washington : Skipstone, [2018]

Content descriptions

General Note:: Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:: At home -- Meal planning -- Shopping -- Storing -- Cooking and eating -- Leftovers -- Gardening -- Out in the world -- Food service : five-star garbage and all you can eat -- Grocery stores : from food market to food bank -- Farms, ranches, and fisheries : beyond embracing the ugly -- Waste management : helping residents save money.