Cass B Chickpea

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Using a slow cooker really makes dinner easy. You just put all of the ingredients in and let it cook while you're at work, out, or whatever you want. This easy slow cooker red lentil chili is definitely one of my favorites. It is the epitome of easy and tastes so delicious. It's also full of protein and veggies! This picture does not do it justice.  To make this recipe zero waste, I like to buy the beans dry. I soak them in water the night before I plan to cook (so you do have to think ahead), and simmer them for 1.5 hours in the morning. Then I start the slow cooker. This works for me because I usually cook on weekends when I'm home all day and can cook the beans before the dish. If you need to have your beans ready in the morning, then make sure to get them cooked beforehand, like have them soak the day before when you are out and cook them the night before. The specific quantities and instructions are at the bottom of the post. What goes in this recipe - bell pep

I just arrived back in Atlanta from DC yesterday. I had such a great trip. I got to visit a lot of monuments and museums, like the Botanic Garden (picture), the Holocaust Museum, the Lincoln Memorial, etc. I also really enjoyed movie nights with my friends while we were there and just walking around a new city. Unfortunately, I produced a lot more trash than I expected. Continuing from my Traveling Part 1 post, I added the hummus container, another package of instant rotini noodles, some things from eating out, and more that I'm probably not remembering. It may have been less trash than my trip mates, but it was way more than I usually produce. That makes me really disappointed. Since this was my first vacation since I became zero waste, this blog post is going to list a few things that can be done to make sure that you are living the most sustainable life while traveling. Research stores and markets: I was planning to cook most of my meals at our Airbnb, but I had not resea

I am spending my spring break in the capital of the United States - Washington DC. This is my first trip since I began to live zero waste, and in this blog post, I am going to write about the struggles I am experiencing during my trip thus far. We left Atlanta, GA, yesterday prepared for the 10 hour car ride. The car was packed with our clothes, homework, and ourselves. We rented an airbnb with a kitchen so that we could cook our own meals instead of eating out every day. We brought a few food staples, like peanut butter and the vegan cookies I buy from Sprouts Farmer's Market. The plan was to arrive at our airbnb in the afternoon and have enough time to go shopping for food at a nearby grocery store. I even brought my own produce and grocery bags hoping to find a grocery store like home... I was very wrong. Once we arrived, we googled grocery stores and found that there are a lot of Trader Joe's in the area. None of us had been to a Trader Joe's, but we had heard that

I LOVE apples. I am a full believer of eating an apple a day. I also love snacking. Applesauce combined apples and snacking. Perfect! Unfortunately, most applesauce at stores is either in big plastic containers or those tiny one sized plastic containers. I used to buy 6 tiny containers of applesauce every week. Buying one pack once a week for 6 months is 156 tiny plastic containers.. For a year, that's 312. 312 plastic containers!! I know they can be recycled, but a few years ago, I wasn't recycling and I'm sure that there are other people that don't recycle or reuse those containers either. Since I still wanted to eat applesauce but didn't want to buy the glass jarred applesauce or the plastic containers, I had to find my way around it. Well thankfully, homemade applesauce is zero waste! And it's extremely cheap to make! I buy the golden delicious apples at Sprouts Farmer's Market. They're usually 98 cents a pound, so I can get a lot for really chea

Living a zero waste life and going grocery shopping can be very challenging. Ready made and processed products can be so tempting and sometimes cheaper. I admit, I am definitely not perfect when it comes to shopping at the grocery store, but I am taking steps to reduce my use of plastic and packaging. Here is what I have been doing to buy/use less packaging at the grocery store: Bring produce bags! Going in with bags for things like apples, lettuce, or whatever produce you get, saves from using those small plastic bags that are just thrown away every week. And if you buy a lot of produce like me, then you are using so much less plastic. My favorite produce bags are by a company called Earth Junky. I bought them on Amazon here . Disclaimer: This is just my opinion. I am not a paid spokesperson for these bags, but I do highly recommend them. Bring reusable grocery sacs. This seems like a simple thing, but taking grocery sacs can save so many plastic grocery sacs from being used. A