New Green Basics

Shrink Your Cookprint

40 Ways to Shrink Your Cookprint

By Kate Heyhoe

Reduce, reuse, recycle, repurpose, and rethink how you cook, shop, and eat. Learn all about cookprints here.

To shrink > think:

1. Energy-efficient kitchen zones
2. Water conservation and reuse
3. Lower hot-water usage and temperature
4. Energy-Star appliances

refrigerators

5. Small appliances as fuel-savers
6. Electric teapots over cooktop boiling
7. Avoiding peak power hours
8. Unplugging appliances
9. Renewable energy sources
10. Lower-emission grilling
11. Nontoxic, biodegradable cleansers
12. Regular over antibiotic cleansers
13. Reusable cloth napkins
14. Recycled and recyclable products
15. Plants over animals
16. Non-CAFO products
17. Local
18. Organic
19. Seasonal
20. Sustainable
21. Energy-efficient ingredients
22. Weather-sensitive cooking
23. Cooktop before oven
24. Induction burners
25. Passive cooking over active fuel use
26. Skipping the preheat when possible
27. Toaster ovens
28. Convection cooking
29. Microwave cooking
30. Simultaneous baking
31. Multitasking boiling water
32. Fuel-efficient cookware
33. Nontoxic cookware
34. Farmers markets and direct from farms
35. Fewer grocery trips
36. Shelf-stable over frozen
37. Minimal packaging
38. Bulk-buying
39. Aseptic and glass over cans
40. Extending food storage
41. No food waste
42. Green-conscious grocery stores
43. Low-carbon restaurants

You’ll find more details about why each action works in Cooking Green, which is full of recipes, tips and strategies.

Cooking Green

Hold Onto Your Heat

Use your microwave oven as a warming oven…

Gruyere-Toasted French Bread

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About The Book

Reviews, Interviews and More

“…when it comes to the green kitchen Kate Heyhoe is really the Green Goddess. A dynamic combination of Michael Pollan, Alton Brown, and Wonder Woman all rolled into one.”

About Cooking Green

“This information-packed volume provides detailed guidance for those looking to make thelr cooking and eating habits earth-friendlier…”

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