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Trending: Could Food Waste Be the Future of Fashion?
A recent study analyzes agricultural waste streams in Asia and charts a roadmap for establishing alternative textile value streams at scale; while Lenzing puts this into practice with a lyocell fiber made from orange pulp and wood fibers. Ag waste-based textiles a sustainable fashion solution poised for growth A farmer gathers rice straw | Image credit: DoDo Phanthamaly/Pexels As the circular apparel market is projected to reach $77 billion in the next five years and new circular textile innovations seem to pop up weekly, a recent study shows that there are enough usable agricultural residue streams from South and Southeast
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Vegetarian: Bean and veggie wraps filled with nutrients, taste
Editor’s note: The food section will begin to offer a selection of recipes that cater to diverse food practices, such as eating gluten-free, sugar-free, vegan, vegetarian, etc. Starting this week, we will label articles accordingly whenever possible. Black beans, mushrooms, spinach leaves and Cheddar cheese find themselves tasty and nutrient-rich partners in this quick wrap sandwich. Ingredients4 fat-free flour tortillas (6 to 8 inch) 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms (5 oz) 1 medium onion, cut lengthwise in half, then cut crosswise into thin slices 1 can (15 oz.) black beans, drained, rinsed 4 cups fresh spinach leaves ½ cup
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Iced Coffees Hacks And Tips
1 Invest in an iced coffee machine Breville amazon.co.uk £39.99 If you want barista-quality iced coffees at home every single time, you can’t go wrong with buying an iced coffee machine. This Breville machine comes complete with a double-wall insulated tumbler, straw, coffee scoop and removable filter. Ooooooo, fancy! 2 Use leftover coffee to make iced coffee cubes Next time you make coffee, and you have some left over that you simply can’t finish, instead of pouring it down the sink, pour it into an ice cube tray. Allow it to cool, then pop the tray into your freezer. Then
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What’s new in food: Jazzy Vegetarian kicks off a new season
When it came time to start planning menus for the upcoming ninth season of her award-winning PBS cooking show, “Jazzy Vegetarian,” Hendersonville-based host Laura Theodore found inspiration looking inside, not outside, the box. “For about a year and a half, my husband and I have been getting fresh produce deliveries from Mother Earth [Food],” says the cookbook author, actor and jazz singer. “When I pulled a beautiful eggplant out of my box one week, it inspired the recipe for spicy eggplant rollatini, and it just went from there.” Theodore reached out to the food delivery service’s founder, Andrea Duvall,
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Healthy Life: Celebrate berry month
Did you know July is considered National Berry Month? Whether you are shopping at the market or gathering in the wild, the month of July offers a wealth of healthy food choices. Berries are among the healthiest foods you can eat. They are delicious as well as nutritious. A low-calorie food, berries contain good amounts of vitamin C, manganese, vitamin K1, copper and folate. These nutritional dense foods offer a number of health benefits. Berries are loaded with antioxidants. Antioxidants keep free radicals under control. Free radicals are unstable molecules that are beneficial in small amounts but can damage your
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3 fresh fruit dessert ideas to try for backyard party
I was recently relaxing in the backyard at a friends’ house with after-dinner drinks when our hostess popped out the back door bearing a platter of what looked, for a moment under the fairy lights, like pizza. But no, it was watermelon wedges drizzled with something creamy and white, flecked with macadamia nuts and scattered with mint. It was beautiful. And it was a delicious surprise that pretty well floored me. Seconds were immediately necessary, even though I wasn’t remotely hungry. What was this wonder, and how did it come about? Joe Merchanthouse is a chef we’re fortunate to call
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How To Make The Love Island Iced Coffee, According To TikTok
We’re just over a month into this year’s series of Love Island, and things are finally heating up in the villa. We’ve got drama, people! And what better way to settle into the dramatic happenings in the show than by making Love Island’s iconic iced coffee. A-huh, you heard me! Thanks to TikToker, Eli Hussein, we’ve found out the super-simple process for making the iced coffee that all of the islanders are drinking. And it couldn’t be easier to make. Eli’s video is currently sitting on over 1 million views, along with 103,000 likes and 865 comments. It’s clear
