Cherry // fruit

Cherry // fruit

🌱🍒🤔 Did you know that can make vibrant syrup from cherry pits that would typically be tossed? Cherries offer you all the things you have been looking for in a berry: juiciness, color, and sweet taste.  💪 Cherries are not only a great snack but…

Olives // fruit

Olives // fruit

🌱🌿🤔 Did you know no part of olives goes to waste? Even in ancient times, dry olive residues were burned in the Mediterranean region for heating or cooking. Still today, olive pits can be burned as a former by-product to generate heat, electricity, biogas, and biofuel,…

the Way of St. James (Camino de Santiago) // TRAVEL

the Way of St. James (Camino de Santiago) // TRAVEL

🥾🤔 Did you know that the pilgrims on the Way of St. James (Camino de Santiago) used pumpkins as water bottles by hanging them from their walking sticks for centuries? Nowadays, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims like Grandma Sita exchange ideas and cultures across the…

Beetroot // vegetable

Beetroot // vegetable

🌱🍠🤔 Did you know that beetroot leaves and stems are entirely edible and taste like Swiss chard but are sweeter? They are delicious when sautéed as a crispy side dish or tossed in a salad. Beetroot is more usually associated with the depths of winter,…

Aquafaba – the starchy liquid that chickpeas have been cooked in

Aquafaba – the starchy liquid that chickpeas have been cooked in

🌱🥫 Grandma Sita loves cooked chickpeas because there is nothing to waste at all. Overall she matches the chickpeas with veggies in delicious salads/soups, use them to make homemade hummus and even bakes her yummy plant-based treats with aquafaba.  👩‍🍳 Aquafaba is the starchy liquid…

cooking workshop: plant-based Breakies from leftover bread

cooking workshop: plant-based Breakies from leftover bread

🌱🍪🍞 Grandma Sita had a lot of fun baking plant-based breakies made from leftover bread, brown bananas, and some fruit with the kids and parents of Forældrenes Børneklub in Copenhagen, DK.  🤗 All children were welcome with their parents or adult companions generating a space…

Tips to make fruit and vegetables last longer

Tips to make fruit and vegetables last longer

🥬🍎🥔🍇🗑️🤔 Did you know that fruit and vegetables, plus roots and tubers, have the highest wastage rates of any food? Not only does this food waste cost us money, but it also has a wider cost to the environment. Luckily Grandma Sita provides you with…

carrot greens // vegetable

carrot greens // vegetable

🌱🥕🤔 Did you know that carrot greens are just as edible as carrots? Carrot greens are a great replacement for herbs in traditional sauces like pesto or chimichurri and even sautéed with garlic and red pepper as a delicious side dish. Carrot leaves have 6…

NATURAL DYEING GUIDE from food waste: avocado peels and pits

NATURAL DYEING GUIDE from food waste: avocado peels and pits

♻️ Did you know that dye with avocado peels/pits gets beautiful pink shades in textile fabric?  Grandma Sita puts together the step-by-step natural dyeing guide with food waste for you to try.  ➡️ Natural dyes, made from food scraps like avocado peels/pits that would otherwise…

May the fourth be with you // celebration

May the fourth be with you // celebration

🥦🍉✨ In the food universe, a Jedi master is a grandmother like Grandma Sita, and their valuable experience and resourcefulness should be more recognized, inspiring everyone to learn the importance of minimizing their waste and generally the true value of food.  “Always pass on what…