Perfectly Good Food: A Totally Achievable Zero Waste Approach to Home Cooking

A Food & Wine Best New Summer Cookbook A Book Riot Most Anticipated Cookbook of 2023 A Smithsonian American 2023 Staff Recommendation How to cook flexibly and fight food waste, with 80 recipes and 150 ideas to use up what you have. Youre standing in front of your refrigerator, a week after your last trip to the supermarket. Youve got a bunch of random veggies, some wrinkly fruit, near-expired milk, and those pricey fresh herbs you bought for that one recipe and dont know how to use up. For a split second you picture yourself opening a trash bag, throwing everything away, and ordering takeout. Weve all been there. But insteadyou pick up this cookbook. In no time youve prepared a Make-It-Your-Own Stir-Fry and How-You-Like-It Savory Pancakes, plus a Mix-and-Match Fruit Galette that youll have for dessert. Time to celebrateyoure saving food, shrinking that grocery bill, and learning some key skills for making the most of what you have. Its exciting to be able to create new dishes and waste less food, and most importantlya delicious dinner is on the table! Perfectly Good Food is a book for those moments everyone has, whether you cook for one or a whole householdmoments standing before an overfull pantry or near-empty fridge, not sure what to do with an abundance of summer tomatoes or the last of the droopy spinach. Chock-full of ingenious use-it-up tips, smart storage ideas, and infinitely adaptable recipes, this book will teach you why smoothies are your secret weapon; how to freeze (almost) anything; why using your senses in the kitchen (including common sense!) is more important than so-called shelf-life. Written by the chef-sisters behind Bostons acclaimed Mei Mei Dumplings, this cookbook/field guide is a crucial resource for the thrifty chef, the environmentally mindful cook, and anyone looking to make the most of their ingredients. 30 illustrations