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Photo: Sylvia Fountaine/Feasting at Home
List from Mary Mazzoni
To celebrate the season, we're getting creative with the three As of spring: Asparagus, artichokes and arugula.

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Shane Valentine Vegan Rice and Beans Recipe HP
Tips from Mary Mazzoni
Making dinner for the family can create a whole lot of waste - from tossed leftovers to piles of packaging. But our resident grocery shopping guru Shane Valentine is out to prove that preparing a waste-free meal can be fun, simple and surprisingly satisfying.

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List from Mary Mazzoni
Going local can seem challenging in the winter, especially if you call a cold-weather climate home. Don't fret, hungry locavore. Earth911 broke down seasonal produce suggestions for every region of the country, along with belly-filling, time-saving recipes for each.

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List from Mary Mazzoni
Guests often hate to arrive at a party empty-handed. But in many cases, their good manners can leave you with a table full of half-empty liquor bottles and unopened gifts of wine, spirits and other well-intended intoxicants. You hate to ...

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Photo: Flickr/armigeress
Tips from Kathryn Sukalich
If you’re making a holiday meal, odds are you will probably have some leftover food. If you’re cooking for a large group, you may have a lot of leftovers. Before you shove all those dishes of extras into the refrigerator ...

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List from Kathryn Sukalich
During the holiday season, you may find yourself cooking for a large number of people, which means you might have a lot of leftovers or ingredients you ended up not needing. You may also get invited to a cookie swap ...

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Photo: Shutterstock
Feature from Kathryn Sukalich
When was the last time you had too many fruits or vegetables on your hands and didn’t know what to do with them? If you’re like us, it probably wasn’t that long ago. Preserving your own food – perhaps like ...

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List from Kathryn Sukalich
40% of food in the United States goes to waste, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council, and much of this is produce, since fruits and veggies don't typically last as long in storage as other foods. Herbs are no exception to this problem, especially since they are frequently sold in large quantities. Check out these clever tips and cut back on your herb waste.

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Photo: Jennifer Berry, Earth911
Feature from Kathryn Sukalich
Eating local food is becoming increasingly popular, with the number of farmers’ markets nationwide topping 7,000, according to the USDA. The Union of Concerned Scientists claims that eating local foods is beneficial to both our communities’ economies and to our ...

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Feature from Mary Mazzoni
Sweltering summer temperatures can be a serious drag, but here at Earth911, we try to look at the glass half-full. An unseasonably warm summer may lead us to crank our air conditioners more than usual, but it can also hold ...

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List from Mary Mazzoni
You’re bound to get a little peckish throughout the workday, but those trips to the vending machine for potato chips and candy harm more than just your summer diet. Americans produce more than 76 million tons of packaging waste every ...

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Feature from The Daily Meal
Each week, The Daily Meal’s edit team takes on a new ingredient or theme with one goal in mind: providing easy and delicious recipes. This week’s theme is ‘vegetarian.’ The environmental and waste-reducing merits of a vegetarian or vegan diet ...

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