Author: Susie Klein
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What To Do About Flour For This Month’s Challenge
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Now that I’m making my own bread, with moderate success, I need to be more mindful of my flours’ packaging. I say flours – plural – because when you’re gluten-free you usually use a mix of different flours. One of the things I’ve noticed with the gluten-free flours is that…
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What Was Life Like Before Plastic: Focus on Bread
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Sorry, I seem to have a hard time getting these “life before plastic” posts out on time. I keep underestimating how long it takes to find research articles on the subject. Or I end up finding information that needs more clarification. But here is what I’ve found so far relating to this month’s challenge of plastic-free bread.…
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Dish Scrubbers – A Quick and Easy Eco Friendly Craft
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Yay! I’m finally getting a crafting post up! I’ve been meaning to write about these dish scrubbers for a while now, and today is the day! I’ll go into a bit more detail about why it took so long later. But let me just say, these dish scrubber pads are one of my favorite eco-friendly crafts!…
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September’s Challenge is Plastic-Free Bread and Bakery Items
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A new month, a new challenge. Last month’s deli meat and cheese challenge got me thinking about how much bread I go through. With all those sandwiches I decided to make this month’s challenge about plastic-free bread and other bakery items. So what’s the plan for going plastic-free with breads?…
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Thoughts About This Month’s Challenge
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Time to reflect on this month’s challenge of reducing the plastic from deli meats and cheeses. What did I enjoy about this challenge? What was difficult? Was the challenge easier or harder than I originally thought it would be? And so on… This has been a good challenge for me…
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What about the Shredded Cheese for this Challenge
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For this month’s challenge (reducing plastic waste from deli meat and cheeses), I’ve been buying blocks of cheese from the cheese kiosk at the store and shredding it as needed. There isn’t anything wrong with this system. It’s just sometimes I miss the convenience of packaged shredded cheese. It would be nice…
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Beef Salad Recipe That is Great For Sandwiches
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This Beef Salad Recipe as another deli meat alternative for this month’s challenge. Because it uses freeze-dried ingredients it reduces plastic waste and is quick and easy to make. Note: I will only recommend products that I personally use and love and that can hopefully be of benefit to others…
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How is the Deli Meat and Cheese Challenge Going?
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This marks the third week of the Deli Meat and Cheese Challenge. Time to take a look at how things are going. So far, I haven’t needed to buy any meat or cheese in their conventional plastic packaging. Some things, like the alternatives, have worked well for this challenge. But there are some…
