What you see: Random patches of reddish pink INSIDE your apple. What it is: Bonus apple pigments!Eat or toss: Eat! This apple is quirky, but still fine to
Clear-out-the-kitchen oatmeal cookies, aka chametz cookies
Let's say you want to clear out your kitchen of various odds and ends AND you want cookies. Enter: Clear-out-the-kitchen oatmeal cookies. I also call these
Gray patches on basil
What you see: Your fresh basil has grayish areas; in extreme cases, much of it may look black. What it is: Chilling injury. The basil was stored in a too-cold
How to tell if food has freezer burn
What you see/taste: Dry, whitish, grayish or light brownish patches on your frozen food that can't be wiped away. You could also see noticeable shrinking or
Do ice crystals mean food has freezer burn?
What you see: Unexpected ice crystals, or maybe something that looks like a snowdrift on your frozen food.What it is: Frost!Eat or toss: In many cases, eat! If
How long can you leave food in the freezer?
So, how long will that frozen food last in your freezer? It seems like a straightforward question, but it actually depends on many, many factors. My quick
Destroyed tip of corn, possibly with caterpillar
What you see: The tip or top portion of your ear of corn is destroyed and gross. It may be covered in something that looks like wet, brown dryer lint. You may
How to use up the rest of the capers in the jar
If you’re not in the habit of cooking with them, capers are one of those ingredients that you might buy for a certain recipe (in my house it’s lox bagels) and
How to rescue leftover salad
Sautéed salad? Yep, sautéed salad. This grew out of my aversion to leftover salad. Once the greens, particularly delicate greens, are dressed, I just
In the Washington Post: Global inspiration for low-waste cooking
Check out my latest article in The Washington Post! This time, I rounded up recipes from around the world that are great for using up odds and ends. The
Moldy cream cheese
What you see: Mold inside your cream cheese tub. What it is: Old, moldy cream cheese. Eat or toss: Toss! In a soft food like cream cheese, the mold could be
Fondue Leftovers Soup
Today, I'm excited to feature a recipe from Teralyn Pilgrim, author of the excellent book, No Scrap Left Behind: My Life Without Food Waste. Read her book! It's
Black spots on your orange’s peel
What you see: Black dots on your orange peel. What it is: Peel damage of some kind. Eat or toss: If the orange looks and smells good under the peel,
White stuff on one end of blueberry
What you see: A white something or other on the frilly end of a blueberry. It’s not fuzzy like mold and may look like linen or gauze up close. What it is:
Dark spots on grapefruit peel
What you see: Dark spots on your grapefruit’s peel.What it is: A lot of issues could cause dark spots, but in this case a physical injury is likely.Eat or toss:
Yellow patches inside broccoli
What you see: Yellow beads on portions of your broccoli where the florets come together. You might only see the yellow if you bend the broccoli a bit to peer
