The Zero Waste Chef: Plant-Forward Recipes and Tips for a Sustainable Kitchen and Planet by Anne-Marie Bonneau

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  • Tender and tangy sourdough tortillas

    • NicoleBrown on February 25, 2025

      So much fun to make! I made the dough a few days ahead and then stored in the fridge. Followed instructions to the letter when I was ready to make them and they turned out fabulous!

  • No-waste nut and seed milk

    • NicoleBrown on February 11, 2025

      Pretty dang easy & made some real smooth almond milk! Soaked for 48 hours in the fridge. Used my ninja blender + cheesecloth.

  • #Easywhenyouknowhow sourdough bread

    • NicoleBrown on February 13, 2025

      A denser loaf I’m guessing due to the whole wheat + rye flours. I’m also new to sourdough so it also could just be my inexperience. Either way, I still found this to be very tasty! The breakdown of steps + timing was also very helpful to be able to plan out my day while still making this. Did the overnight cold proof!

  • Sweet or savory sourdough pancakes

    • NicoleBrown on February 15, 2025

      House was divided on these! Teenager and husband enjoyed them while my little boys did not. I used 2T (heaping) of leftover nut pulp + the eggs. Pancakes were more of the thin and crispy variety and did not puff up. Husband said they reminded him of something between a pancake and a crepe.

  • Ribollita

    • kbrooks on September 20, 2024

      Great way to use up odds and ends of veggies. Made this with fresh cranberry beans, heirloom tomatoes, corn and zucchini, all from the farmers' market. And of course the usual soup basics onions,garlic, celery and carrots. A parmesan cheese rind,herbs and red pepper flakes added depth. Also threw in some sliced smoked sausage. Definitely will make this with seasonal veggies year round.

  • Sourdough crackers with everything-bagel seasoning

    • NicoleBrown on February 08, 2025

      Great little crackers! I 1/2 the recipe, because I was a little shy on the amount of discard needed for the full one. With the way the instructions were written I was expecting the dough to be more sticky and unmanageable, but it was a breeze! Will bake again when I have enough discard for a full batch! Also love the note about freezing as that would not have occurred to me!

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  • ISBN 10 0735239789
  • ISBN 13 9780735239784
  • Published Apr 13 2021
  • Format Paperback
  • Page Count 288
  • Language English
  • Countries Canada
  • Publisher Penguin Canada

Publishers Text

A sustainable lifestyle starts in the kitchen with these use-what-you-have, spend-less-money recipes and tips, from the friendly voice behind @ZeroWasteChef.

In her decade of living with as little plastic, food waste, and stuff as possible, Anne-Marie Bonneau, who blogs under the moniker Zero-Waste Chef, has preached that “zero-waste” is above all an intention, not a hard-and-fast rule. Because, sure, one person eliminating all their waste is great, but thousands of people doing 20 percent better will have a much bigger impact. And you likely already have all the tools you need to begin.

In her debut book, Bonneau gives readers the facts to motivate them to do better, the simple (and usually free) fixes to ease them into wasting less, and finally, the recipes and strategies to turn them into self-reliant, money-saving cooks and makers.

Rescue a hunk of bread from being sent to the landfill by making Mexican Hot Chocolate Bread Pudding, or revive some sad greens to make a pesto. Save 10 dollars (and the plastic tub) at the supermarket with Yes Whey, You Can Make Ricotta Cheese, then use the cheese in a galette and the leftover whey to make sourdough tortillas. With 75 vegan and vegetarian recipes for cooking with scraps, creating fermented staples, and using up all your groceries before they go bad—including end-of-recipe notes on what to do with your ingredients next—Bonneau lays out an attainable vision for a zero-waste kitchen.



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