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Cooking green : reducing your carbon footprint in the kitchen : the new green basics way
Title:
Cooking green : reducing your carbon footprint in the kitchen : the new green basics way
Author:
ISBN:
9780738212302
Edition:
1st Da Capo Press ed.
Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Lifelong, 2009.
Physical Description:
xi, 257 p. ; 24 cm.
General Note:
"Hundreds of tips and over 50 energy- and time-saving recipes to shrink your "cookprint"

Includes index.
Contents:
A cookprint, an ecovore and a scientist walk into a kitchen -- Where you cook : greening your kitchen zones -- Ovens : improving your mileage -- Green flames : cooktop cooking -- Frying : fast and fuel-efficient -- Cookware and fuel efficiency -- What to buy : a cook's guide to green basics -- Energy-efficient ingredients : new ways to eat -- Waste not : at home, at stores, in restaurants -- Saving the planet : one cook at a time -- The new green basics recipes -- About the recipes : cooking the new green basics way -- Small bites, appetizers and soup -- Main courses with meat, fish, or fowl -- Meat-free mains 'n' grains -- Vegetable sides and salads -- Breads and sweets.
Summary:
Choosing local, organic foods benefits your health and the planet's. But how you cook is as important as what you cook: cooking itself is an under-reported yet substantial greenhouse gas creator. Now, the author shows how to think like an environmentalist in the kitchen. Without changing your politics or completely disrupting your routine, you can reduce your impact on the planet by rethinking how you cook, shop, and consume food. Using your favorite recipes, you can bake, broil, and grill in greener ways, saving fossil fuels and shrinking your "cookprint."
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