Cooking Mindfully

Fight Food Waste with Creative Recipes for Pickling, Dehydrating, and More!

Nourish your body and make the most of your produce year-round with this farm-to-table cookbook full of delicious sustainable recipes. Kait Welch, creator of the blog Habits of a Modern Hippie, shows you how to make incredible nutrient-dense meals and organic pantry staples using local, in-season produce. You’ll learn to pickle, dehydrate, and turn your beautifully ripe fruit and veg into creative snacks and spices—and never waste food again. Enjoy all-natural recipes such as:

Spiced, Salt-Preserved Meyer Lemons
Rustic Potato Leek Soup
Spring Greens Pasta
Watermelon-Lime Fruit Leather
Mullein Cough Syrup
Tart Quick-Pickled Rhubarb
Carrot Marmalade
Roasted Garlic Rustic Loaf
Tangy Natural Ketchup
After-Sun Balm

Eating with the seasons ensures you are getting the most from your grocery budget, with the smallest carbon footprint. Plus, as you source a rainbow of local produce, you can connect with your community in new, profound ways. With this indispensable guide, it’s easier than ever to fill your dinner table with organic meals and combat food waste one nutritious recipe at a time!