Waste To Taste

10/13/2026

Meet Lucky Penny! 🍓

Lucky Penny was passed over at the grocery store for having a few extra lobes. Their loss!

Food like Lucky Penny needs a home where people can come shop for rescued groceries. We’re expanding into a new space to make that happen, but we can’t move in just yet.

This new space is more than just more square footage. It’s stability, dignity, and making sure no one goes hungry on our watch.

Thanks to your support, we’ve raised enough to fund a new roof and the construction of our commercial kitchen, an essential step in getting this project underway!

Now we’re making a final push to raise the funds for our Waste to Taste space, where good food gets a second chance and our community has more ways to access the food it needs.

Just $50 helps us cross the finish line and gets Lucky Penny one step closer to her forever home. 🏡

https://burritobrigade.org/build-a-food-hub/

10/06/2026

Our Fall Classes have begun. Due to people not coming when signed up last year, we are only releasing a couple at a time.
We are trying a new thing with Saturday classes!

The first two sessions will be Get Fizzy: methods to make your own drinks with Katie Neall

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094FABA62FAAFFC07-57142051-csaclass #/

10/03/2026

We’re here! Are you?

09/30/2026

Meet the Sniff Sleuth 👃

They trust their senses over the date on the label — and they’re onto something. A significant amount of food gets tossed simply because people misread “Best By” as “Unsafe After.” Generally speaking, date labels signal peak quality, not safety. Two exceptions worth knowing: infant formula, where the date is a safety cutoff, and meat, which you’ll want to use or freeze by the date on the package.

Everything else? Trust your senses. Quick tip from us: most dairy is still good about 7 days past the date if it’s been kept cold — but the real test is simple. Smells right, tastes right, it’s good. Smells off? Trust that instead.

Here’s the bigger problem: right now there’s no single national standard for what “Best By,” “Sell By,” “Use By,” and “Expires On” actually mean, every state and manufacturer does it differently, which is exactly why so much good food gets thrown out. The bipartisan Food Date Labeling Act would fix that by creating one clear system nationwide: one label for quality, one label for safety, no more guessing. It’s currently in Congress. Tell your representatives you want it passed.

Find and contact your member of Congress: house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative and senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm

Tag your Sniff Sleuth, tag Food Waste Prevention Week use .

Nominated? Confirm, post, then tag, you’re it — nominate your person.

09/13/2026

Beautiful colors of the rainbow.

Excess Sunday.
Come see us during the rain 9/13/2026

12-1pm
Appts not required during the special weekend time

*if you shopped this week, please leave room for others 🙂

09/07/2026

Anybody out there interested in animal scraps?

We had 2 farmers drop out this week.
I need 1 regular weekly pick up and 1 backup

Please message us

08/29/2026

Edit no one came
Sunday 11-2 today 8/30

Excess soft pears !!!!

Saturday 8/29 12-3p or until gone

1775 W 6th Ave

08/18/2026

Another load of carrots Tuesday and Wednesday pick up 12-3

We have too many baby carrots!
Time to pickle! Time to candy them!

Come to 1775 W 6th Ave, between 12-4 Tuesday and Wednesday or until we run out

08/18/2026

🍅 A Volunteer Tip for Saving Your Tomatoes

Don't let soft, bruised, or surplus tomatoes go to waste—slow-roasting is the ultimate way to rescue and preserve them. One of our long-time volunteers shared their kitchen routine for concentrating the flavor so you can save them for later.

The Steps:

1️⃣Prep: Dice the tomatoes and spread them in a single layer on a baking sheet.
2️⃣Season: Lightly drizzle with olive oil and a pinch of salt.
3️⃣Roast: Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes. Turn the oven down to 350°F for another 20 minutes. Drop the heat to 300°F for the next 20 minutes. Finish at 250°F for the final 20 minutes.

Once they cool, you can stir them into pasta sauces, drop them into scrambled eggs, or freeze them to use all throughout the year.

https://practical-plate.com/roasted-tomatoes/

Slow-roasted tomatoes are an easy way to turn fresh tomatoes into a deeply flavorful, versatile ingredient with just olive oil and salt. The secret isn’t complicated. Tomatoes are diced and roasted in a single layer, starting at a high temperature and gradually reducing the heat. Over 80 minutes, ...

08/17/2026

At Waste to Taste, we often have extra loaves of pre-buttered garlic bread left after all the shoppers have come through. While it is delicious on its own, a surplus is the perfect excuse to get creative! We experimented with transforming them, and the results came out really delicious.

The garlic butter keeps the inside incredibly soft and springy, while toasting ensures the outside gets perfectly crunchy. Since the loaves are already baked, split, and seasoned, they make the ultimate canvas for whatever ingredients fit your household's style. Plus, the fact that the bread is already "sauced" with delicious garlic butter makes this a very budget-friendly meal shortcut!

Here are three ways to transform yours:

Toasted Sandwich (Top Right):
Layer on your favorite cold cuts, cheese, fresh or pickled veggies, or whatever you like on a sandwich. You don't really need extra sauces or mustard since the bread is already buttered, but you can certainly add your favorite sandwich spread or mustard once it is out of the oven! Toast the sandwich open, then fold and enjoy.

Rustic Pizza or Bruschetta (Bottom Right):
Layer with diced tomatoes or your favorite pizza sauce, and top with cheese. Just toast and slice until crisp, hot, bubbly, and brown. Add as many or as few of your favorite pizza toppings, or just keep it simple with classic bruschetta toppings. It couldn't be easier.

Pizza Bianca — White Pizza (Bottom Left):
Since the bread is already topped with garlic butter, skip the red sauce and pile on your choice of protein, cheese, and veggies.

How to cook: Assemble your favorite combinations and heat in a toaster oven, air fryer, or conventional oven at 350°F for about 6 minutes until crisp, hot, bubbly, and brown.

This is the perfect weeknight-friendly dinner, ready in about 10 minutes, and for an extra fun and interactive experience, everyone can customize their own!

Which of these three styles would your family try first, or do you have a creative topping idea of your own? Drop your thoughts in the comments below!