Using Stale Bread For A Bread And Butter Pudding

Bread and butter pudding

Day 69 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: making the most of stale bread and other leftovers.

A while ago someone gave me a large bag of sliced bread after a function. I thought I would be able to use these pieces of French stick (baguette) to make garlic bread for Continue reading

Why The Bounty Of Home-Grown Fruit Is Good

Bowls of plums

Day 68 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: planting ahead for the bounty of home-grown fruit.

Back in February I had this wonderful bounty of plums.

Plums to eat.

Plums to share. Continue reading

Avoiding Plastic Cups & Straws In Cafes? Better Make Your Requests Clear

Plastic cup, lid and straw with orang drink

Day 65 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: finding out how careful you need to be when avoiding plastic cups and straws in cafes.

Watching the first episode of Series 2 of the War On Waste reminded me that I didn’t get around to posting about a particular incident earlier this year.

I was meeting someone in a cafe and we decided to order drinks. It was a hot day, so I Continue reading

How To Buy A Plastic-Free Nailbrush

Plastic nail brush

Day 64 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: finding a plastic-free nailbrush.

There’s a big push on to bring an end to ‘single-use’ plastic and shift to alternatives to plastic. Much of this push has come from people being disgusted about the impact of plastic on animals and the marine environment. We see pictures of birds, fish and turtles choking on plastic or dying of starvation with bellies full of plastic. The huge plastic Continue reading

Cooking Dried Beans In A Slow Cooker = Easy Preparation For #MeatfreeMonday

Cooking beans in slow cooker

Days 60 and 61 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: cooking dried beans in a slow cooker before using them in a quick climatarian, vegetarian, vegan or #MeatfreeMonday meal.

Dried beans are an inexpensive source of protein with a low carbon footprint – perfect for Continue reading