Earthy Kitchen Chats

17/08/2022

Such beautiful greens come attached to carrots, and yet we wonder what to do with them. Usually, they go into the freezer for the next round of veggie broth making. But could we be using them fresh? 🤔

What do you do with carrot greens?

30/07/2022

It's a sad day when this happens in one of our kitchens. But you know we juice the good part and compost the rest!

How do you keep tabs on ripening produce in your kitchen?

12/07/2022

I confess I like the ease of a squeeze bottle for honey...I just don't have whatever it takes to manupulate a honey dripper! But I hate buy plastic, so I get local honey in a refillable glass jar....then transfer it to my squeeze bottle. How long have I used that squeeze bottle? Long enough to know that using it just once is a supreme waste of our precious resources.

05/07/2022

At the risk of ewwww...did you know that cotton swabs are compostable? Just check to make sure yours doesn't have the plastic stem! Sure, it's a small thing and guess what? We believe the small AND big things we do all matter.

04/07/2022

Look at what I just discovered...at Target! Plastic free toilet cleaner. Better yet? It works! No more plastic-that-doesnt-get-recycled bottles OR DIY recipes that dont work. Happy day!

Do you have a plastic-free source for an effective bathroom cleaner?

28/06/2022

Despite our best intentions, we still find these in the back of the fridge on occasion. Off to the compost bin it goes!

How do you keep track and use up all the food in your refrigerator before it spoils?

23/05/2022

Episode 2 is here! We chat about ways to revive stale, limp foods and also ways to preserve it so it lasts longer. Do you can, dehydrate or pickle? Let us know!

See link in linktree in bio.

19/05/2022

Now this is what I call feeding the flock. This church converted its entire side yard into a vegetable garden and they gladly share their bounty with the community.

More and more cities are allowing people to grow "Front Yard food," though many HOAs still prohibit it.

I find front yard gardens more welcoming than traditional turf lawn. How do you feel about them?

16/05/2022

Today's use-it-up hack: the last lettuce leaf under the morning's egg scramble. Gives a nice color contrast, adds a little fiber, makes a simple breakfast look a little fancy, and uses up the green stuff before it goes bad.

How do you use up the last bit of lettuce?

11/05/2022

Love Earth Now available in Baton Rouge, Shenandoah area! Thank you to all the Little Free Library hosts around the world for inviting us in.

Do you have a Little Free Library near you?


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11/05/2022

Love Earth Now available in Baton Rouge, Shenandoah area! Thanks to all the Little Free Library hosts around the world for welcoming us all in.

Do you have a Little Free Library near you?

07/05/2022

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Though I could've done without the stickers, I'm thrilled to find paper straws at the La Fuente in Pulaski, Tennessee! Americans toss something like 500 million straws a day, filling up landfills and oceans with more plastic junk.

But not this straw! Not from this restaurant! Hooray and salud.

*slurping*

04/05/2022

Looks like co-host is up to one of her favorite things! If you e heard our Episode #1, you know! See link in tree in bio.

01/05/2022

It's here, it's finally here!

Earthy Kitchen Chats podcast has launched!

Do you get tripped up trying to do the Earth-friendly thing in the kitchen?

We do, too. Let’s chat about ways to make more sustainable choices
without going broke….OR batsh*t.

Grab a cup and pull up a chair.

Join your hosts, Cheryl Leutjen, author of Love Earth Now, and Christy Bell,
founder of Spoil Me Fresh for real conversations about making
Earth-friendlier choices in our favorite place to gather: THE KITCHEN.

See link to our first episode in the link tree in bio.

Or listen to Earthy Kitchen Chats on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher.

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Big shoutout to
for giving us the support we needed to launch. We are the village!

01/05/2022

I have a lot of leftover celery, and I'm headed out if town soon. What can I do to preserve it while I'm gone? Can you freeze celery?
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29/04/2022

Our first full episode is here! Co-hosts Cheryl Leutjen and Christy Bell chat about ways to reduce food waste in our kitchens.

Did you know...Americans waste approximately 108 billion pounds of food each year? All that lost food costs us money, time, resources like water and fertilizers to grow the food—plus all the emissions from producing, transporting and landfilling that wasted food.

We know how easy it is to forget the bounty in the refrigerator and cabinets…until it’s too late.

What can we do in our kitchens to reduce the amount of food we waste?

In this episode, we share ideas about purchasing, storing, using and remembering to use the food we bring into our kitchens.

What ideas do you have for reducing food waste? Let us know!

29/04/2022

Which is a zester and which is a grater? And who cares anyway? Listen to Earthy Kitchen Chats Episode 1....dropping today!...and you'll know why we care!

28/04/2022

Can't get the last of the honey out? I heat mine in the zapper for a few seconds...and it pours!

23/04/2022

Here's Cheryl with her reusable wine, no kombucha mug! It really is well insulated.

23/04/2022

Episode Zero of our Earthy Kitchen Chats podcast dropped today!

"Real conversations about making Earth-friendlier choices in our favorite place to gather: THE KITCHEN."

See "Episode Zero" in linktree in bio.

22/04/2022

So excited to get this dish scrubber in my subscription this month. The brush head made of wood and horsehair is both replaceable and compostable! Manufacturers, take note...make a plan for the end game for all the stuff you put out into the world, please. We are tired of dealing with your trash.

(Not an affiliate or paid endorsement.)

22/04/2022

Today's the day we launch! Episode Zero is here, with all (perhaps more than) you want to know about why co-host Christy Bell and I started a podcast called Earthy Kitchen Chats. Got comments? let us know!

https://cherylleutjen.com/ekcepisode0/

Welcome to Episode Zero of EARTHY Kitchen Chats. Real conversations about making Earth-friendlier choices in our favorite place to gather: THE KITCHEN.

14/04/2022

Welcome to Earthy Kitchen Chats!