Cooking with Curry

Ayesha Curry is not only wife to Stephen Curry and mom to two of the most adorable girls ever, but she's also a killer cook. She's had her own blog, Little Lights of Mine, for years, and she's coming out with a cookbook in September called The Seasoned Life: Food, Family, Faith, and the Joy of Eating Well. I recently spoke with Ayesha to learn more about the book (it's going to be good, you guys), and I also learned some pretty ingenious tips for something most home cooks struggle with — making the most out of fresh produce before it goes bad. Ayesha's favorite way to prevent food waste is simple yet effective: freeze everything. She's using her platform to raise awareness for food waste with Glad as Earth Day (April 22) approaches, because it's something that's more harmful to the environment — and our wallets — than we realize. "American families have a lot of food waste," Ayesha said. "On average, families waste about $2,200 on food a year, which, when you put it into perspective, is a lot of money. You could be going on vacation with that money!"

Her advice is to make sure you're getting the smartest use out of your freezer, which doesn't mean filling it up with processed, frozen meals. "Let's say you're making pasta and the recipe calls for half an onion, and then you're left with this little other half of the onion, and you either put it in the fridge and it rots, or you throw it in the garbage and it's being wasted. But you can chop it up, and it saves in the freezer for months. And then you build up this collection of fruits and veggies in your freezer, and you're not always having to run to the grocery store to pick up more because it's right there."

-PopSugar