How to store half a lemon – and 17 other ways to keep leftover food fresh

The Guardian— What should you do with opened tins, cut avocados and egg yolks that weren’t required in your recipe? Chefs and food experts tell allAttention home cooks: do you, like me, have half a lemon, perhaps encased in a beeswax wrap or clingfilm, sitting in your fridge? Half a cucumber, going dry at one end? Or maybe an open jar of capers, barely used, but well past the two-week recommended refrigeration period? So often, a recipe requires just half an onion, or a third of a block of tofu – especially...

coventrytelegraph—Simple way to keep bananas fresh and yellow for up to 26 days. A storage expert has shared a clever hack to keep bananas fresh for longer - and it's so simple. The trick will help you avoid brown spots and keep the fruit yellow for longer

Charleston City Paper—Focus on fresh: Charleston restaurants work hard to keep things ‘fresh on the menu’. If you’ve ever dined at a restaurant and seen the “Fresh on the Menu” claim on the menu, you might just assume that this is just another farm-to-table restaurant. You’d be partly correct.

One Green Planet—4 Ways to Keep Your Skin Hydrated. There are some effective things you can do to treat dry skin fast. There are also some long-term changes you can make to keep your skin in tip-top shape.