Hashtag ScrapCooking

Here is anoth­er sign of the times that sus­tain­abil­i­ty, resource­ful­ness, and stretch­ing con­sump­tion are top of mind. IKEA has a new cook­book — and Instagram Live per­for­mances — fea­tur­ing fifty recipes for find­ing fur­ther use of your table scraps. Banana peels, broc­coli stems, and wilt­ed greens get a sec­ond chance instead of going to the land­fill. You’re still expect­ed to have a pret­ty stocked pantry of sea­son­ings and spices to breathe new life into these scraps so it’s not all the way to strug­gle meals yet. That’s prob­a­bly best cov­ered by the Dollar General Food Desert Field Guide. Don’t get me wrong — this is a step in the right direc­tion, but we’re about a mil­lion steps behind.