3 imagesEasy Ranger Cookies with a Smidgeon of Sourdough Discard - Zero-Waste Chef
These ranger cookies are like oatmeal cookies with shredded coconut and dried fruit upgrades. They also contain a sourdough discard flax egg.

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3 imagesThese ranger cookies are like oatmeal cookies with shredded coconut and dried fruit upgrades. They also contain a sourdough discard flax egg.
3 imagesIf you started baking sourdough bread, bake this sourdough pumpkin ginger cake to use up discard left over from feeding your pet starter.
3 imagesBake perfect peanut butter cookies when eggs are scarce and sourdough discard is plentiful. No one will even notice this egg substitution.
3 imagesClick here to jump to the recipe I’ve filed these granola bars under desserts and sweets in my recipe index. From Merriam-Webster cookie noun cook·ie ˈku̇-kē cookie : a small flat or slightly raised cake These are cookies. Bar cookies to be more precise. Unlike Big Food I will not market these as energy bars, meal replacements, […]
3 imagesMake pie crust yourself and skip store-bought shells packaged in ocean-clogging plastic. This whole wheat pastry has a slightly nutty flavor.
3 imagesSemolina adds a slightly nutty flavor to this flaky, simple pastry. Intimidated? Follow these tried-and-true, pastry-making tips.
3 imagesThese oatmeal chocolate chip cookies contain a very small amount of sourdough discard and flaxseed meal to replace the egg.
3 imagesUse those juiced lemon rinds by macerating them in sugar to make a simple, no-cook and hands-off, lazy lemon syrup.
3 imagesMy daughter Charlotte started feeling sick Friday. As I left for the grocery store to fill up on supplies for my sourdough bread boot camp workshop, she asked me to bring her back sorbet, or sherbet or some other frozen dessert other than ice cream to soothe her throat. I said I would look. In […]
3 imagesIf you glance at my Instagram feed at the moment, you can easily surmise that lemons have come back in season here in Northern California. So far, I’ve started a few jars of preserved lemons, made fermented lemonade, started lemon extract, and last night—at 2am—made the lemon curd in this post. And took the pictures. […]
3 imagesFrost cakes or cupcakes with this simple, 5-ingredient frosting with a coconut butter base. Keep it vegan with a nut or seed milk of your choice.
3 imagesNo taste testers have detected that these chocolate chip cookies contain a sourdough discard flax egg replacer. They just ask for more.
3 imagesWhether you're new to sourdough or you've baked it for years, you can likely use another recipe for your discard, especially one for an easy chocolate cake.
3 imagesIf you've adopted a pet sourdough, you'll need to find recipes for the discard you accumulate from feedings. This carrot cake makes your discard disappear.
3 imagesHomemade tofu renders an astonishing amount of soybean pulp, or okara. You better make this biscotti to avoid food waste. All for the cause!
3 imagesDetermination to use every last peel from a near 30-pound haul of lemons culminated in this fabulous limoncello biscotti.
3 imagesThis fruit crumble tastes delicious will various types of fruit. Use up what you have, save money and reduce food waste, all by eating this dessert.
3 imagesOut of toasted sesame oil? With two ingredients—sesame seeds and a neutral-tasting oil—you can make it and skip the store for another day.
3 images(Updated 05/02/22) We eat lots of hummus and so go through quite a bit of tahini. I’m pretty sure when people set out to reduce their waste, their hummus intake becomes inversely proportional. There’s likely a mathematical theory that proves this. This past weekend, I cooked two cups of chickpeas in my pressure cooker for […]
3 imagesIn a hurry for a get-together with friends, my daughter Charlotte quickly made this flavorful roasted salsa, using fresh seasonal ingredients.
3 imagesUpdated 01/23/18 If you prefer your food bland, skip this blog post. Until now, when I made preserved lemons in the past, honestly, I struggled to use up an entire jar. Classically, you use preserved lemons in chicken tagine but we don’t eat much chicken. They go well with fish but we eat little fish. […]
3 imagesThis pear and cranberry chutney tastes delicious with your Thanksgiving dinner and other savory dishes. Start is a few days before your big meal.

This easy-to-make mouthwash passes the don't-put-anything-down-the-drain-that-you-won't-eat test. It contains only vodka, spices and water.
3 imagesMy daughter MK made me some homemade toothpaste a couple of years ago that I really liked. It was very similar to this recipe but she added calcium powder to it. She bought calcium supplements and emptied the contents of the gelatin capsules into her toothpaste concoction. I have wanted to make her toothpaste recipe […]
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