Comments on: Food Waste Friday | I. Am. Tired. http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/07/food-waste-friday-i-am-tired/ cheerfully living on less Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:11:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Wanda http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/07/food-waste-friday-i-am-tired/#comment-47868 Wanda Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:12:49 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=6941#comment-47868 No waste this week but if I don't find a use for those new red potatoes I will next week. No waste this week but if I don’t find a use for those new red potatoes I will next week.

]]> By: Sara http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/07/food-waste-friday-i-am-tired/#comment-47761 Sara Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:33:07 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=6941#comment-47761 I had some taco meat approaching 2 weeks old! It somehow got buried behind milk & tea (I'm not sure how they even ended up on the same shelf!) so it was neglected and therefore it had to go! Oh well....I'm not gonna beat myself up over a small bit of taco meat. ;-) Hope everyone has a blessed weekend!! www.saramarlar.scentsy.com I had some taco meat approaching 2 weeks old! It somehow got buried behind milk & tea (I’m not sure how they even ended up on the same shelf!) so it was neglected and therefore it had to go! Oh well….I’m not gonna beat myself up over a small bit of taco meat. ;-)

Hope everyone has a blessed weekend!!
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]]> By: Jenny http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/07/food-waste-friday-i-am-tired/#comment-47756 Jenny Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:32:57 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=6941#comment-47756 Not a good week here on the food waste front. Half a loaf of bread, two avocados, the last inch of salsa in a giant jar, half a cantaloupe, and a nectarine. We had family visting, and apparently it's hard to know how much to buy for 8, when you usually buy for 2. I was trying to avoid a trip to the store during the visit (which I had to make anyway for milk) but next time I will buy less and visit the store as needed. Not a good week here on the food waste front. Half a loaf of bread, two avocados, the last inch of salsa in a giant jar, half a cantaloupe, and a nectarine. We had family visting, and apparently it’s hard to know how much to buy for 8, when you usually buy for 2. I was trying to avoid a trip to the store during the visit (which I had to make anyway for milk) but next time I will buy less and visit the store as needed.

]]> By: Dmarie http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/07/food-waste-friday-i-am-tired/#comment-47752 Dmarie Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:43:19 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=6941#comment-47752 next time you come up with a so-so mayo-based dip recipe, you might turn the leftovers into a base for a pasta salad & add other seasonings, plus cut up bell peppers and celery. :) next time you come up with a so-so mayo-based dip recipe, you might turn the leftovers into a base for a pasta salad & add other seasonings, plus cut up bell peppers and celery. :)

]]> By: Laura http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/07/food-waste-friday-i-am-tired/#comment-47745 Laura Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:59:23 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=6941#comment-47745 Threw out some very stinky raw chicken thighs yesterday. They got bumped up from last week's menu, but the chicken didn't last that long, even though it had been sealed and refrigerated the whole time. Not an inexpensive error, either. Threw out some very stinky raw chicken thighs yesterday. They got bumped up from last week’s menu, but the chicken didn’t last that long, even though it had been sealed and refrigerated the whole time. Not an inexpensive error, either.

]]> By: Moonwaves http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/07/food-waste-friday-i-am-tired/#comment-47743 Moonwaves Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:47:56 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=6941#comment-47743 Meant to add that I do occasionally try foods that I don't like, just in case I like them now as I know that your tastes can change over the years. Cucumbers, melon and peppers are all things that I consistently dislike (skinned peppers are okay but with the skins even the smell makes me start to think of having indigestion). Olives are something that I have finally learned to like. Turnip I can manage to eat now without gagging although I still don't like it. I do think it's important to try things every once in a while. I did try some cucumber the other day which had been freshly picked from the organic garden I helped in and although definitely crisper than I remember cucumber being it was still horrible. So I think I'll memorise the name of that compound you mentioned so that I can explain it to people better in future. :) Meant to add that I do occasionally try foods that I don’t like, just in case I like them now as I know that your tastes can change over the years. Cucumbers, melon and peppers are all things that I consistently dislike (skinned peppers are okay but with the skins even the smell makes me start to think of having indigestion). Olives are something that I have finally learned to like. Turnip I can manage to eat now without gagging although I still don’t like it. I do think it’s important to try things every once in a while.
I did try some cucumber the other day which had been freshly picked from the organic garden I helped in and although definitely crisper than I remember cucumber being it was still horrible. So I think I’ll memorise the name of that compound you mentioned so that I can explain it to people better in future. :)

]]> By: Moonwaves http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/07/food-waste-friday-i-am-tired/#comment-47740 Moonwaves Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:42:50 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=6941#comment-47740 That's interesting. I remember learning that tasting cucumbers is one of the things that's genetically determined but it's interesting to read exactly why. Funny that you mention some people report it having a melon taste as melon is something else I really can't stand to eat. Really dislike the taste of it and it seems to be there regardless of the type of melon. Now if only I had such a sensitive palate when it came to something nice like wine or cheese - I could make a career out of it. Funnily, I think I am quite sensitve to the tastes of apples as well as I went to an apple-tasting once and could far better identify the flavours described than I have ever been able to do at wine-tastings. Hint of blackberries? Oaky? Nope, just tastes like nice wine to me. Sherbety apple? Absolutely. That’s interesting. I remember learning that tasting cucumbers is one of the things that’s genetically determined but it’s interesting to read exactly why. Funny that you mention some people report it having a melon taste as melon is something else I really can’t stand to eat. Really dislike the taste of it and it seems to be there regardless of the type of melon.

Now if only I had such a sensitive palate when it came to something nice like wine or cheese – I could make a career out of it. Funnily, I think I am quite sensitve to the tastes of apples as well as I went to an apple-tasting once and could far better identify the flavours described than I have ever been able to do at wine-tastings. Hint of blackberries? Oaky? Nope, just tastes like nice wine to me. Sherbety apple? Absolutely.

]]> By: The Head Hunter http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/07/food-waste-friday-i-am-tired/#comment-47735 The Head Hunter Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:19:43 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=6941#comment-47735 I love your site, your posts are always fun. Keep up the great work, it's very appreciated! That Mr FG is one lucky guy. I love your site, your posts are always fun. Keep up the great work, it’s very appreciated! That Mr FG is one lucky guy.

]]> By: Elizabeth L. http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/07/food-waste-friday-i-am-tired/#comment-47734 Elizabeth L. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:17:10 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=6941#comment-47734 When I was researching bitter cucumbers I came across this on Wikipedia "There appears to be variability in the human olfactory response to cucumbers, with the majority of people reporting a mild, almost watery flavor or a light melon taste, while a small but vocal minority report a highly repugnant taste, some say almost perfume-like. The presence of the organic compound phenylthiocarbamide is believed to cause the bitter taste". It sounds like you have highly sensitive taste buds (at least for cucumbers!) When I was researching bitter cucumbers I came across this on Wikipedia

“There appears to be variability in the human olfactory response to cucumbers, with the majority of people reporting a mild, almost watery flavor or a light melon taste, while a small but vocal minority report a highly repugnant taste, some say almost perfume-like. The presence of the organic compound phenylthiocarbamide is believed to cause the bitter taste”.

It sounds like you have highly sensitive taste buds (at least for cucumbers!)

]]> By: Moonwaves http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/07/food-waste-friday-i-am-tired/#comment-47731 Moonwaves Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:09:09 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=6941#comment-47731 No food waste today but have posted what I should have included in my last one - I was convinced those beets would still be okay but when I took them out two days after my last food waste friday post they were growing something. Eeeww. Getting nervous now about bitter cucumbers as I brought home a load on Tuesday and have just finished pickling the last of them. I hate cucumbers though so haven't been taste testing as I went - to me they kind of always taste bitter and horrible so no idea how I'd tell if they were off or not. Have to bring the finished products back to the garden tomorrow for people to 'enjoy' (I hope!) with their break. I wish I had someone else here to taste first for me! No food waste today but have posted what I should have included in my last one – I was convinced those beets would still be okay but when I took them out two days after my last food waste friday post they were growing something. Eeeww.

Getting nervous now about bitter cucumbers as I brought home a load on Tuesday and have just finished pickling the last of them. I hate cucumbers though so haven’t been taste testing as I went – to me they kind of always taste bitter and horrible so no idea how I’d tell if they were off or not. Have to bring the finished products back to the garden tomorrow for people to ‘enjoy’ (I hope!) with their break. I wish I had someone else here to taste first for me!

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