No Opportunity Wasted: Making the Most of Every Ingredient in the Kitchen

A natural gardener and adventurous cook, Alexis deBoschnek gives home cooks a creative guide to minimizing waste, maximum deliciousness

Growing up in the Catskills, Alexis deBoschnek spent most of her time outdoors, following her master-gardener mother around a sumptuous garden. Now she's sharing her sustainable cooking ethos with others. Nicole Franzen

That half-bunch of kale is wilting in the fridge. There’s a lone carrot at the back of the crisper. And those apples have lost their crunch. Can anything be done to save them from the trash?

Alexis deBoschnek says yes! That kale? It’s perfect, she would enthuse, for a massaged kale salad with lemon juice and parmesan, one of her personal favorites.