Comments on: Food Waste Friday | Beans and Peppers http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/02/food-waste-friday-13/ cheerfully living on less Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:57:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cheryl http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/02/food-waste-friday-13/#comment-27415 Cheryl Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:04:59 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=5169#comment-27415 Obviously, I haven't warmed up my typing skills this morning... I meant to say the leftovers just DON'T get looked at again. Sorry. Obviously, I haven’t warmed up my typing skills this morning… I meant to say the leftovers just DON’T get looked at again. Sorry.

]]> By: Magdalena http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/02/food-waste-friday-13/#comment-27406 Magdalena Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:22:40 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=5169#comment-27406 I wish I'd found them in time! I hadn't purchased them, so I didn't know they were in the back of the cupboard until I moved some other things. Lesson learned: Check the backs of the cupboards once a month! Stuff gets pushed there and forgotten. I wish I’d found them in time! I hadn’t purchased them, so I didn’t know they were in the back of the cupboard until I moved some other things. Lesson learned: Check the backs of the cupboards once a month! Stuff gets pushed there and forgotten.

]]> By: Vera http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/02/food-waste-friday-13/#comment-27401 Vera Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:13:23 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=5169#comment-27401 Freeze your pine nuts and any other nuts so they won't get rancid. They are too expensive to waste... Freeze your pine nuts and any other nuts so they won’t get rancid. They are too expensive to waste…

]]> By: Cheryl http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/02/food-waste-friday-13/#comment-27397 Cheryl Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:06:27 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=5169#comment-27397 I need help. Just saw the story on CBN about your frugal blog, and Food Waste Friday really spoke to me. Let me just say that I'm glad I'm not the only one. I feel so guilty about throwing food (a.k.a., hard-earned money) into the garbage and down the drain. I have made some small baby steps toward correcting my kitchen irresponsibilities, such as letting the dog eat left over meat that wouldn't hurt her a bit; not cooking so much food to begin with; buying in smaller portions or freezing the larger quantities ahead of time. My biggest problem has, and remains to be, lack of imagination. I made something great for dinner, but have no clue what to do with the left overs or the remaining ingredients. We don't like left overs very much (unless it's roast, pizza, spaghetti, ham, or turkey). Anything "interesting and new" on day one, just get looked at again. And, with a narrow side-by-side refrigerator, it's very easy to push everything to the back and forget about it. And, that is the other part of my problem: I do not seem to organize the refrigerator in a way that encourages finding contents easily. I think refrigerators should be 12" deep and 5 feet long!!! Nothing would get lost in there then. Anyway, thanks for the interesting blog; I'm going to keep reading and hopefully find some inspiration to improve my lifestyle, budget, and kitchen skills. I need help. Just saw the story on CBN about your frugal blog, and Food Waste Friday really spoke to me. Let me just say that I’m glad I’m not the only one. I feel so guilty about throwing food (a.k.a., hard-earned money) into the garbage and down the drain. I have made some small baby steps toward correcting my kitchen irresponsibilities, such as letting the dog eat left over meat that wouldn’t hurt her a bit; not cooking so much food to begin with; buying in smaller portions or freezing the larger quantities ahead of time. My biggest problem has, and remains to be, lack of imagination. I made something great for dinner, but have no clue what to do with the left overs or the remaining ingredients. We don’t like left overs very much (unless it’s roast, pizza, spaghetti, ham, or turkey). Anything “interesting and new” on day one, just get looked at again. And, with a narrow side-by-side refrigerator, it’s very easy to push everything to the back and forget about it. And, that is the other part of my problem: I do not seem to organize the refrigerator in a way that encourages finding contents easily. I think refrigerators should be 12″ deep and 5 feet long!!! Nothing would get lost in there then. Anyway, thanks for the interesting blog; I’m going to keep reading and hopefully find some inspiration to improve my lifestyle, budget, and kitchen skills.

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/02/food-waste-friday-13/#comment-27380 Rebecca Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:31:08 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=5169#comment-27380 Hello, just found you and I am encouraged by doing many of the things you do. I will follow you and see how maybe I can improve on the things I do and get even better. God bless you. My 'waste' is not that exactly. Some is fed to our pets, the rest is composted and thus used in our gardens. So it is not exactly wasted. It is kept to a minimum and I am sure we could do even better if we paid more attention. Thank you for sharing so freely and I hope you are blessed along with all your readers. Hello, just found you and I am encouraged by doing many of the things you do. I will follow you and see how maybe I can improve on the things I do and get even better. God bless you. My ‘waste’ is not that exactly. Some is fed to our pets, the rest is composted and thus used in our gardens. So it is not exactly wasted. It is kept to a minimum and I am sure we could do even better if we paid more attention.
Thank you for sharing so freely and I hope you are blessed along with all your readers.

]]> By: Mrs Green http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/02/food-waste-friday-13/#comment-27109 Mrs Green Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:32:58 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=5169#comment-27109 No food waste here either; thankfully. I do have some rice that must be used tomorrow or else. And I found a lonely sausage that I had left in the oven overnight instead of refrigerating, but I made it into a casserole, added plenty of immune boosting garlic and thyme and I'm pleased to report hubby is still alive ;) That's the beauty of buying fresh from the butcher rather than from a supermarket I suppose. No food waste here either; thankfully. I do have some rice that must be used tomorrow or else. And I found a lonely sausage that I had left in the oven overnight instead of refrigerating, but I made it into a casserole, added plenty of immune boosting garlic and thyme and I’m pleased to report hubby is still alive ;)
That’s the beauty of buying fresh from the butcher rather than from a supermarket I suppose.

]]> By: Reese http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/02/food-waste-friday-13/#comment-27107 Reese Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:14:52 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=5169#comment-27107 Oh! It's friday already!? Without this post, Kristen, I would have forgotten :D (It's been a really busy day. I haven't had time to think of days of the week!). I've got veggies that went bad from a party---though, in my defense, someone pawned them off on me. I was forced to take the celery home and I don't much like celery (unless it's slathered in pb, and that defeats the purpose!). Also have two pieces of turkey lunchmeat, and a couple small jalapeno peppers. *sigh* Oh friday... next week you better play nice! Oh! It’s friday already!? Without this post, Kristen, I would have forgotten :D (It’s been a really busy day. I haven’t had time to think of days of the week!).

I’ve got veggies that went bad from a party—though, in my defense, someone pawned them off on me. I was forced to take the celery home and I don’t much like celery (unless it’s slathered in pb, and that defeats the purpose!). Also have two pieces of turkey lunchmeat, and a couple small jalapeno peppers. *sigh*

Oh friday… next week you better play nice!

]]> By: Freckles http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/02/food-waste-friday-13/#comment-27106 Freckles Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:51:44 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=5169#comment-27106 Thanks, Cate! I am the MOST novice of cooks and it wouldn't surprise me in the least to find out I was doing something to poison myself or others! Ha ha. I don't seem to have any common sense at all when it comes to cooking. Thanks, Cate! I am the MOST novice of cooks and it wouldn’t surprise me in the least to find out I was doing something to poison myself or others! Ha ha. I don’t seem to have any common sense at all when it comes to cooking.

]]> By: LenciB http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/02/food-waste-friday-13/#comment-27104 LenciB Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:44:42 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=5169#comment-27104 LOL! I have red bell pepper lingering around too :) We had two meals which needed red bell pepper. I had half of one left over. I didn't want to just use it with either meal because that would have been a bell pepper over load. I had a good idea to just cook it with some onions and eat it on a sandwich. I may just do it, I think its on its last day. LOL! I have red bell pepper lingering around too :) We had two meals which needed red bell pepper. I had half of one left over. I didn’t want to just use it with either meal because that would have been a bell pepper over load. I had a good idea to just cook it with some onions and eat it on a sandwich. I may just do it, I think its on its last day.

]]> By: EngineerMom http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/02/food-waste-friday-13/#comment-27100 EngineerMom Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:00:26 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=5169#comment-27100 Like several other commenters, I cook up a big batch and freeze them in usable portion sizes. I really only like black beans, so that's all I cook, usually on the stove. In the summer, we like hummus, so I cook up chickpeas. Like several other commenters, I cook up a big batch and freeze them in usable portion sizes. I really only like black beans, so that’s all I cook, usually on the stove. In the summer, we like hummus, so I cook up chickpeas.

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