Bruschetta Spaghetti with Unpackaged Foods

Cooking this Bruschetta Spaghetti with unpackaged food is easy when you shop at Wasteless Pantry, the best waste-free shop. Just refill your containers in-store or order raw bulk foods online from us. This way you get only what you want to use and everything stays fresh. Also, you avoid single-use plastic pollution thereby reducing single-use plastic effects on the environment. When you source bulk foods this way you have all the control over your impact!

Grab just what you need from these unpackaged food ingredients at WP:

– 1tbsp balsamic vinegar

– ¼cup olive oil

– ½tsp chilli flakes

– 1tsp salt

-¼tsp garlic granules

– 340g of spaghetti (you can use gf as well)

Plus

– 680g tomatoes (any type)

– 1cup basil leaves finely chopped

Method

1. In a large mixing bowl add tomatoes, vinegar, oil, garlic, chilli, salt & half the basil. Let sit for up to an hour at room temp or longer in the fridge, for the tomatoes to absorb the mixture.

2. Bring a large pot of salted water to boiling & cook the spaghetti until ready.

3. Add spaghetti to the bowl & mix well.

4. Serve immediately with added leftover basil & voilà!

Remember to make a plan for your leftovers (if you have any) so that nothing goes to waste. So enjoy as tomorrow’s lunch, invite someone else to eat with you, or halve the recipe so it all gets used!

Need other easy dinner ideas? Check out other recipes on our blog.


Spooky cooking time! Halloween Cookies

With goods from your favourite waste-free shop, Wasteless Pantry, you can make these terrifyingly delicious treats this Halloween. Source bulk foods unpackaged from us to make all your goodies plastic-free and waste-free. As the single-use plastic ban hasn’t reached food packaging yet, importantly, this is your chance to refuse plastic packaging by refilling your own containers or using our bulk food store online for delivery. As well as this, you will be able to buy in the quantities you need without wasting a thing.

To make these scary guys you’ll need:

– 226g (1cup) unsalted butter

– 1cup white sugar

– ½ tsp vanilla extract

– 1 egg

– 2tsp baking powder

– ½tsp salt

– 3cups plain flour

Icing:

-1.75cups icing sugar

– 3tbsp of any milk

– 1tsp vanilla extract

– ¼tsp salt

– matcha, charcoal & beetroot powder

Method

1. Preheat oven to 175°C

2. In a mixer, beat butter & sugar until smooth

3. then beat in extract & egg

4. In a separate bowl combine baking powder, salt & flour. Slowly add to the mixer until combined

5. Divide in 2-3 chucks, and roll out on a floured surface until 1/4 of an inch thick (we want it to be the thicker side)

6. Bake for 6-8min & let cool on the sheet, until firm enough to transfer to a cooling rack

7. Once completely cooled mix icing sugar, extract, milk & salt until smooth

8. Divide mixture into separate bowls, mixing with matcha, charcoal & beetroot powder, then put into piping bags & get decorating!

Need more inspiration for a plastic-free Halloween from our waste-free shop? Check out our tips on this blog.