Food Waste

Jacquie Ottman's tasty ways to use up leftovers, inspired by her own cooking during the coronavirus pandemic Read More

Jacquelyn Ottman, zero waste advocate and scratch cook explains the appreciation of food that she gained by cooking during the Pandemic. Read More

Moving? Dan Ratner, Operations Manager at Asbury Park Jersey's MoveForHunger.org shows you how to turn a move to a new city into an opportunity to fight food waste and feed the hungry. It's a simple idea that makes a very big impact. Read More

Live in NYC? Want to cut down on food waste? Check out these 7 tips and save money, cut down on climate emissions and help NYC get to zero waste. Read More

Among the rest of the pre-vacation stress—leaving work projects in a good place, finding a bathing suit, and trying to whip myself into bathing suit shape — I have been trying to perfectly plan our refrigerator contents so that they are at zero (excluding condiments) at the exact moment we leave for the airport. READ MORE Read More

Here's a surprisingly little secret: You know all those dates you see on food products — sell by, use by, best before? Those dates do not indicate the safety of your food, and generally speaking, they’re not regulated. Read More

Don't waste that food! Learn how Josh Treuhaft and Chef Celia Lam's Salvage SupperClub creates gourmet food out of what might otherwise become food waste. Read More

Results from a survey taken at WeHateToWaste.com about attitudes and behaviors towards restaurant food waste, and creative ways to manage it. Read More

These days the term "Lean In" is getting a lot of traction due to Sheryl Sandberg's book of the same name, but in my case it means dumpster diving, head first. I can't pass a garbage dumpster without sticking my head and most of my torso in. Usually I find something irresistible. Read More

What if we saved our food scraps, dumped them on ourselves and filmed it - to help end food waste? Are you brave enough to take the Scrap Bucket Challenge? Read More

How to make the best turkey sandwiches from your Thanksgiving leftovers, plus recipes for Homemade Mayo and White Béchamel Sauce Read More

  One of my favorite recipes carefully tucked away in my Mother’s accordion file (ca. 1955 plus), pictured below, is this one from Craig Claiborne, published in the New York Times. This turkey noodle soup is just the thing to feed the many mouths that are likely to be gathered around your house all weekend  — and to use that naked turkey carcass to its full potential. Read More