Food waste: cut waste at home with simple steps
A Rutgers expert explains the scale of food waste in the United States and offers practical tips. Plan weekly menus minimize purchases, use frozen or canned staples, and repurpose produce. Freeze or donate produce that will spoil, portion foods, and rely on smaller plates and half portions to control waste.
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United States
Ruth Litchfield
Iowa State University
Litchfield
America
Creative mayo uses in everyday cooking
A playful guide suggests adding mayonnaise to foods beyond sandwiches. It lists uses from cakes and mashed potatoes to grilling meats, frying grilled cheese, breading chicken, shaping ground meat, and scrambling eggs, highlighting mayo as a moistening fat.
Nifty new product keeps herbs fresh in style
The Honey-Can-Do Herb Preserver preserves leftovers for at least two weeks using a glass interior tray and a tight lid. It fits in most fridge doors and doubles as a table accent. Made from borosilicate glass, it sells for about $20 at honeycando.com and select stores.
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Oprah Winfrey
Honeycando.com
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