Some of the dishes do not fit well in our dishwasher, so I let my son scrub them in the sink. He is pretty thorough, but I follow up to make sure they are clean. He also helps me unload the dishwasher by putting away the silverware. He is a great companion and loves being involved in whatever is going on in the kitchen.

Your post reminded me about some “Kumatos”, dark plum shaded tomato things, that I bought 2 weeks ago and need to check on this week. I need to do my home fridge assessment where I go thru the whole fridge tomorrow because I forgot this weekend.

I had four small containers of wasted food: 1 small jar of homemade gravy, a small jar of tahini dressing (again, homemade), a plastic container of moldy pasta dish that I accidentally forgot about in the work fridge, and about 1/3 cup of spoiled milk in a jar (again, the work fridge–I bring in jars of milk that I fill from the gallon in my fridge to work to mix in my tea or drink during the day).

I’ll probably waste a dozen clementines. It always happens – I buy one box too many each year. Half a peach went bad because I had felt queasy one day and unexpectedly was taken out to dinner the next. A plum sunk inconspicuously to the bottom of the fruit bowl, only 1/3 was edible. Half a homemade brioche went stale. Not much of a loss, I’m afraid: I tried the recipe with 1/2 whole wheat flour *and* it stayed in the fridge for 3 nights instead of the prescribed one.

OTOH I have enough Chinese leftovers for three meals and I made rice pudding for the office with only “waste” foods: rice from the Chinese, canned milk from the emergency stores (they gotta be rotated out every now and then) and a failed experiment in frozen cream.

I don’t think a dropped tomato counts as “waste” but as an accident! Don’t be so hard on yourself, Kristin!