Comments on: Food Waste Friday-The last of 2009 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/12/food-waste-friday-the-last-of-2009/ cheerfully living on less Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:57:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sharon http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/12/food-waste-friday-the-last-of-2009/#comment-22210 Sharon Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:06:53 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=4335#comment-22210 Wow - no waste 2 weeks running! Go Kristen! Wow – no waste 2 weeks running! Go Kristen!

]]> By: Carla http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/12/food-waste-friday-the-last-of-2009/#comment-22186 Carla Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:16:46 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=4335#comment-22186 So it has been another good week for you, Kristen! Excellent. Mine won't be so great. My husband has been out of town and there is only so much I can eat, plus we leave for a round of Xmas visiting tomorrow. I'll clear out the fridge tonight and compost what I can. Better than the trashcan! So it has been another good week for you, Kristen! Excellent. Mine won’t be so great. My husband has been out of town and there is only so much I can eat, plus we leave for a round of Xmas visiting tomorrow. I’ll clear out the fridge tonight and compost what I can. Better than the trashcan!

]]> By: Mrs Green http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/12/food-waste-friday-the-last-of-2009/#comment-22173 Mrs Green Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:03:05 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=4335#comment-22173 Alas I had some furry apple and blueberry puree hiding in the back of the fridge. Well done you though, Kristen - another successful week! Good luck with making the presents :) hiptobeme - you sound very organised; I love the idea of making a pie and then freezing it for later use :) Alas I had some furry apple and blueberry puree hiding in the back of the fridge. Well done you though, Kristen – another successful week!

Good luck with making the presents :)

hiptobeme – you sound very organised; I love the idea of making a pie and then freezing it for later use :)

]]> By: hiptobeme http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/12/food-waste-friday-the-last-of-2009/#comment-22169 hiptobeme Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:57:58 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=4335#comment-22169 Whenever I have a big turkey or ham dinner, I always deal with the leftovers straight away by making a casserole with layers of of the meal and even some gravy with the mashed potatoes on top. This goes in the freezer for a work night or other occasion when I am too busy to cook. Another trick is to put it all in a pie shell. Turkey pie is a great heat and eat meal. Happy Holidays! Whenever I have a big turkey or ham dinner, I always deal with the leftovers straight away by making a casserole with layers of of the meal and even some gravy with the mashed potatoes on top. This goes in the freezer for a work night or other occasion when I am too busy to cook. Another trick is to put it all in a pie shell. Turkey pie is a great heat and eat meal. Happy Holidays!

]]> By: Striving for a Simple Life http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/12/food-waste-friday-the-last-of-2009/#comment-22168 Striving for a Simple Life Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:21:37 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=4335#comment-22168 Great job Kristen! Have a Merry Christmas. :-) Stephanie Great job Kristen!

Have a Merry Christmas. :-)

Stephanie

]]> By: WilliamB http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/12/food-waste-friday-the-last-of-2009/#comment-22165 WilliamB Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:35:37 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=4335#comment-22165 Almost none this week! All sorts of things that do not, in my opinion, count as traditional food waste. Bread I brought home from dinner out, that went stale. I consider this to be a plus since at the restaurant it probably would have thrown out. All the end of season tomatoes. I picked them before first frost and the few potentially edible ones went inedible before I could get to them. I did not compost them. I don't like dealing with the volunteer plants that grow in my compost pile, so I don't compost tomatoes, apple cores, seeds from squashes and gourds. These things *are* compostable, though! Kristen, I propose a post or two of recipes for Christmas leftovers. I have several I could contribute, many of which are suitable to be frozen for later use. Almost none this week! All sorts of things that do not, in my opinion, count as traditional food waste.

Bread I brought home from dinner out, that went stale. I consider this to be a plus since at the restaurant it probably would have thrown out.

All the end of season tomatoes. I picked them before first frost and the few potentially edible ones went inedible before I could get to them. I did not compost them. I don’t like dealing with the volunteer plants that grow in my compost pile, so I don’t compost tomatoes, apple cores, seeds from squashes and gourds. These things *are* compostable, though!

Kristen, I propose a post or two of recipes for Christmas leftovers. I have several I could contribute, many of which are suitable to be frozen for later use.

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