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Coffee with a conscience
The next time you're ordering your favourite morning cappuccino, spare a thought for the planet. Here's why.

Glossary
Bronze died pastaArtisinal pasta makers cut pasta with a bronze blade (a plate called a ‘die’) and not a stainless steel one, leaving the edges slightly rough to hold more sauce. Then they dry the pasta at lower temperatures. While this takes longer, there is no comparison. Found at delis.

conversion table
½ t = 2 ml
1 t = 5 ml
1 T = 15 ml
½ cup = 125 ml
1 cup = 250 ml
Fahrenheit - Celsius
Subtract 32, then multiply by 0.56
Celsius - Fahrenheit
Multiply by 1.8, then add 32