Comments on: Food Waste Friday (a bad one for me!) http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/06/food-waste-friday-a-bad-one-for-me/ cheerfully living on less Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:57:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Allie http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/06/food-waste-friday-a-bad-one-for-me/#comment-10400 Allie Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:54:23 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=2249#comment-10400 I have this trouble w/ leftover rice all the time. I usually just toss a little water or lemon juice (or soy, or whatever you like), then reheat it. Alternately, slightly drier rice is good for fried rice (lovely for breakfast with egg, bacon, onion and a bit of tomato fried in at the end) or also is fine for making those fried rice balls. Mix in onion, herbs, egg, and roll in bread crumbs before frying. I have this trouble w/ leftover rice all the time. I usually just toss a little water or lemon juice (or soy, or whatever you like), then reheat it. Alternately, slightly drier rice is good for fried rice (lovely for breakfast with egg, bacon, onion and a bit of tomato fried in at the end) or also is fine for making those fried rice balls. Mix in onion, herbs, egg, and roll in bread crumbs before frying.

]]> By: Paula http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/06/food-waste-friday-a-bad-one-for-me/#comment-10311 Paula Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:28:28 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=2249#comment-10311 I cleaned out my deep freezer, so a horrible week for me. Next week will be better! http://motherhen68.wordpress.com/2009/06/05/food-waste-friday-6509/ I cleaned out my deep freezer, so a horrible week for me. Next week will be better! http://motherhen68.wordpress.com/2009/06/05/food-waste-friday-6509/

]]> By: Mrs Green http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/06/food-waste-friday-a-bad-one-for-me/#comment-10280 Mrs Green Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:02:38 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=2249#comment-10280 We had some cooked veg for the compost - I put them in the cold oven to use that evening, but forgot Mr G has radically changed his diet to high raw. I found the veggies in the oven on Thursday - sweating, stinky and furry. Ewwww. http://myzerowaste.com/2009/06/food-waste-friday-and-weekly-weigh-in-year-1-week-1/ Sorry to hear about your bad week, maybe this week will be a good one! Congrats on the birth of your baby Cate - how lovely :) We had some cooked veg for the compost – I put them in the cold oven to use that evening, but forgot Mr G has radically changed his diet to high raw. I found the veggies in the oven on Thursday – sweating, stinky and furry. Ewwww.

http://myzerowaste.com/2009/06/food-waste-friday-and-weekly-weigh-in-year-1-week-1/

Sorry to hear about your bad week, maybe this week will be a good one!

Congrats on the birth of your baby Cate – how lovely :)

]]> By: Jill http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/06/food-waste-friday-a-bad-one-for-me/#comment-10274 Jill Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:57:32 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=2249#comment-10274 Only a half a lemon and half a container of yogurt this week! http://moneysavindiva-lovefromthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/06/food-waste.html Only a half a lemon and half a container of yogurt this week!

http://moneysavindiva-lovefromthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/06/food-waste.html

]]> By: Cate http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/06/food-waste-friday-a-bad-one-for-me/#comment-10246 Cate Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:49:44 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=2249#comment-10246 We wasted a lot this week because our daughter was just born! I don't feel terrible about it for obvious reasons, but it'll be nice when we're wasting less again. We wasted a lot this week because our daughter was just born! I don’t feel terrible about it for obvious reasons, but it’ll be nice when we’re wasting less again.

]]> By: Katy Wolk-Stanley http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/06/food-waste-friday-a-bad-one-for-me/#comment-10219 Katy Wolk-Stanley Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:16:43 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=2249#comment-10219 I did very well/poorly with food waste today. Poorly: Into the compost went some brown rice, a half bag of edamame that no one would eat, (the Trader Joe's edamame is juicy yet crispy with the perfect amount of salt, and has spoiled us for the cheap Asian grocery store stuff) and a small amount of cooked asparagus that got pushed to the back of the fridge and forgotten. Well: Dinner was a buffet of leftovers. Choices were chicken salad sandwich, (chicken was picked off a roasted chicken from two nights ago, only enough for one person. My 11-year-old snagged this one) chicken pasta with homemade pesto and Japanese curry over rice. (My husband and I ate up all of this.) A few handfuls of cherries were served as a side dish. I had not cleaned out the fridge in a few weeks, so this was actually three weeks of food waste, which is okay, but still not great. I have a hard time using up leftover rice, and have started cooking smaller amounts. No pictures though, as my goal was to simply get people fed and dinner over with. Katy Wolk-Stanley "Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without." I did very well/poorly with food waste today.

Poorly:

Into the compost went some brown rice, a half bag of edamame that no one would eat, (the Trader Joe’s edamame is juicy yet crispy with the perfect amount of salt, and has spoiled us for the cheap Asian grocery store stuff) and a small amount of cooked asparagus that got pushed to the back of the fridge and forgotten.

Well:

Dinner was a buffet of leftovers. Choices were chicken salad sandwich, (chicken was picked off a roasted chicken from two nights ago, only enough for one person. My 11-year-old snagged this one) chicken pasta with homemade pesto and Japanese curry over rice. (My husband and I ate up all of this.) A few handfuls of cherries were served as a side dish.

I had not cleaned out the fridge in a few weeks, so this was actually three weeks of food waste, which is okay, but still not great. I have a hard time using up leftover rice, and have started cooking smaller amounts.

No pictures though, as my goal was to simply get people fed and dinner over with.

Katy Wolk-Stanley

“Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.”

]]> By: Melissa http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/06/food-waste-friday-a-bad-one-for-me/#comment-10212 Melissa Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:53:58 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=2249#comment-10212 It was a better week than usual for us, food waste wise, but I am still striving for a no waste week! Here's my post: http://momsplans.blogspot.com/2009/06/food-waste-wednesday-6309.html It was a better week than usual for us, food waste wise, but I am still striving for a no waste week! Here’s my post: http://momsplans.blogspot.com/2009/06/food-waste-wednesday-6309.html

]]> By: Angela http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/06/food-waste-friday-a-bad-one-for-me/#comment-10209 Angela Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:45:21 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=2249#comment-10209 A so-so week. An onion and a grapefruit half were forgotten about after the beautiful CSA delivery full of more interesting produce. Here's my post: http://myyearwithoutspending.blogspot.com/2009/06/its-that-time-again.html A so-so week. An onion and a grapefruit half were forgotten about after the beautiful CSA delivery full of more interesting produce. Here’s my post:
http://myyearwithoutspending.blogspot.com/2009/06/its-that-time-again.html

]]> By: friday forum « compact by design http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/06/food-waste-friday-a-bad-one-for-me/#comment-10206 friday forum « compact by design Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:51:25 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=2249#comment-10206 [...] Food Waste Friday.  And this is my waste.  There was actually no mold on the tomato paste but as it was pretty [...] [...] Food Waste Friday.  And this is my waste.  There was actually no mold on the tomato paste but as it was pretty [...]

]]> By: calimama http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/06/food-waste-friday-a-bad-one-for-me/#comment-10205 calimama Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:49:06 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=2249#comment-10205 I imagine you're not eating a lot of soup these days but I would think the brown rice could be added there. (Had it not been left out of the fridge of course!) I have found the menu plan really helps me keep track of leftovers as I can tell from that what night we had chicken so I know when it was cooked. Thank you for inspiring a menu which has helped more than just getting dinner each night. My waste is minimal this week, but it is there. Or here... http://tinyurl.com/foodwaste6 I imagine you’re not eating a lot of soup these days but I would think the brown rice could be added there. (Had it not been left out of the fridge of course!)
I have found the menu plan really helps me keep track of leftovers as I can tell from that what night we had chicken so I know when it was cooked. Thank you for inspiring a menu which has helped more than just getting dinner each night.
My waste is minimal this week, but it is there. Or here… http://tinyurl.com/foodwaste6

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