What do you do with 12 pounds of summer squash when you live by yourself? Are you a little weirded out by bruised fruit or confusing food labels? There isContinue reading “#NoWasteWednesday Challenge: Measure Your Food Waste!”
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Love Food, Stop Waste Cooking Series – CSA Savvy
Last month, Melissa Smithers of A Local Palate taught the second in a series of classes dedicated to reducing food waste. June’s class focused on using all of theContinue reading “Love Food, Stop Waste Cooking Series – CSA Savvy”
#NoWasteWednesday: John Oliver Talks Food Waste
In this week’s #NoWasteWednesday blog, we are going to let one of the great comedians of the time, John Oliver, explain some of the causes and effects of food wasteContinue reading “#NoWasteWednesday: John Oliver Talks Food Waste”
#NoWasteWednesday: Using up the Last Bits of Jams, Mustards, and Tomato Paste
A little bit of flavor and creativity goes a long way! The dregs in your jars of jam, jelly, mustard and tomato paste can be used to create sauces, dressingsContinue reading “#NoWasteWednesday: Using up the Last Bits of Jams, Mustards, and Tomato Paste”
Cooking with Seasonal Produce and Chef Nick Furrow
City Fruit is focused on eliminating food waste through improved harvest methods, our Save Seattle’s Apples campaign, and through community education. As part of that effort, Chef Nick Furrow taught us howContinue reading “Cooking with Seasonal Produce and Chef Nick Furrow”
When Life Gives You Plums…
I genuinely believe that I have the ability to eat more plums than most. I adore them, in every shape and form. I recently celebrated a birthday, and one of my favorite giftsContinue reading “When Life Gives You Plums…”
Food Waste Makes National Headlines
This month, John Oliver highlighted the issue of food waste in his weekly show, Last Week Tonight. Check out of the full segment here (warning: contains some explicit language). He highlighted the outrageousContinue reading “Food Waste Makes National Headlines”
Favorite Fruit of the Presidents – Thomas Jefferson
We begin our President’s Day series of blogs by City Fruit staff members with a focus on Thomas Jefferson and his favorite fruit. My husband is a long-time admirer ofContinue reading “Favorite Fruit of the Presidents – Thomas Jefferson”
Fruit-Filled Recipe: Walnut Date Torte
Walnut Date Torte Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 1 1/2 hr Servings: Makes 8 servings Ingredients 1/4 cup boiling water1 1/2 cups pitted dates (1/2 pound), finely chopped1 1/2Continue reading “Fruit-Filled Recipe: Walnut Date Torte”
Fruit-Filled Recipe: Pumpkin-Ginger Crumb Cake
For today’s holiday recipe post, we are venturing from fruit a bit and focusing on another seasonal ingredient: the pumpkin! Enjoy! This is a great addition to your pumpkin repertoire! ShareContinue reading “Fruit-Filled Recipe: Pumpkin-Ginger Crumb Cake”