What you see: Strings in your avocado. What they are: Vascular bundles! Eat or toss: Eat! The avocado is fine, just not as creamy as you might like.
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Six ways to use carrot greens
Carrot greens are edible and versatile -- don't toss them! After a good cleaning, they'll blend well into just about any sauce or dip you can dream up. You can
Is milk still safe to drink when it starts to spoil?
What you see/smell: Your not-so-fresh milk smells a bit off; it might even be separating or clumpingWhat it is: Spoiled milk!Eat or toss: If it’s just starting
Four ways to prep chicken using pickle juice (Plus one vegetarian “chicken” nugget dish)
More fun with pickle juice! We've previously shared ideas for repurposing the brine in bread, dips and salads. Now it's back again to show off its skills as a
Dark spots or discoloration on mushrooms
What you see: Brown areas on your mushrooms that won’t wash off. What it is: Discoloration from bruising or aging. Eat or toss: A little discoloration isn't a
Soups to make when you need to clear out your fridge and cabinets
Soups are pros when it comes to gracefully transforming odds and ends into dinner. We've collected five recipes from popular food blogs that demonstrate just
Cookies or bars turned green?
What you see: The cookies or bars you baked with sunflower seed butter are a dark bluish green. What it is: A harmless chemical reaction involving a common
Uses for beet greens
Beet greens are edible, delicious greens! They have some of the earthy flavor of beets themselves, along with a leafy texture that's sturdier than spinach, but
Black circles on avocado’s surface?
What you see: Black circles just below the avocado’s peel. You may also see small holes in the bruises. What it is: Finger bruising. Eat or toss: Eat! But you
How to make a meal or snack from sourdough discard
A sourdough starter is a wonderful, living, growing, breathing, bread-giving thing. But as every parent of a starter knows, sometimes you need to trim and
What’s the dirt on mushrooms?
What you see: Dirt in your package of store-bought mushrooms. What is is: Peat!Eat or toss: Clean the mushrooms and eat. If you can’t get every speck of the
Salads you can make with pickle juice
One of the easiest and fastest ways to make the most of your pickle juice is pouring it over your salad. Treat pickle juice like the vinegar in a standard
Black lines under shrimp shell
What you see: Dark lines on your shrimp’s flesh. What it is: Likely, naturally occurring discoloration. Eat or toss: Eat! As long as the shrimp smells
Five ways to use citrus peels in desserts
We've previously written about how to candy citrus peels. It's an easy, delicious, low-waste and extraordinarily inexpensive way to make a fancy treat.
Can you eat expired yogurt?
What you see: A sealed container of yogurt that has been refrigerated, but is months past its "expiry date."Â What it is: Really old yogurt!Eat or toss: Discard
Sauces and pestos you can make with radish greens
Yes, you can eat radish greens! You might sauté them, cook them in soup, put the tenderest ones in salads or blend them into pestos. They can up nutrition and