It’s only fitting that I made polenta for the first (actually second, we had oatmeal for breakfast) meal of the month. I wanted to jump right in and start to tackle the enormous amount of polenta staring me down from
Reducing Kitchen Waste by Collecting Food Scraps
10 months ago I bought a small countertop compost caddy and started collecting food scraps for compost. Over the past 10 months, I have learned two things: It really doesn’t smell! When I initially bought the compost bucket, I didn’t want to
#fromthepantryfebruary: Beans and Nuts Inventory
I actually thought I would have a lot more beans and nuts than I do! This past CSA season I ordered a double batch of beans, but I’ve gone through almost all of them since I “borrowed” a pressure cooker
#fromthepantryfebruary
The mission of Sustainable Pantry is to showcase easy, home-cooked meals inspired by a well-stocked pantry. Well, let’s just say my pantry has become a little *too* well-stocked. Currently my pantry is bursting at the seams with bags and bins filled
Wild Lunch: Foraging in Queens
A few weeks ago on a Friday afternoon, I was tuned in to my local NPR station listening to Leonard Lopate while doing some Passover baking. Leonard Lopate, who hosts a daily interview show from 12-2 each weekday on WNYC,