Goooood Friday morning, dear readers!
I kinda sorta forgot it was my week to host Food Waste Friday. Because I am very profeshunnul like that.
So, here’s my not-really-prepped-for-FWF fridge.
Although you can’t see it super well, the clutter is mainly the fault of a bunch of bruised apples and peaches I bought at the produce stand.
They need to be sliced and frozen (peaches), made into jam (peaches) and turned into applesauce (obviously I am not using the peaches for applesauce.)
That needs to happen today.
So then I was looking at my freezer and realized that several bags of chicken bones were jamming up the works. I took ’em out and since it’s actually not 95° today, I’m gonna make a batch of Chicken Broth That Is Actually Tasty and freeze it for future use.
Because it might not be 95° today, but it’s still not soup weather.
(I’m holding out for some 60° days before I bust out the soup pot.)
So now my freezer mostly contains smoothie ingredients. Well, that’s what’s in the far bin at least. The closer bin has more odds and ends, which I probably should consider dealing with.
I think there might be a few partially used packages of bacon in there, so this sounds like a promising job.
I don’t actually have anything to throw away at the moment, although last week (on my non-hosting week), I did have some waste. And now I can’t remember what the waste was. Maybe a piece of pizza?
Anyway! For the moment, at least, all is well here on the food waste front.
How are things in your neck of the woods? Wins? Losses? Share!
Put a peach or two in the apple sauce! It’s delicious!
I was thinking the same thing…just a hint of peach! YUM!
It rarely dips below 60 degrees here so I’ve already busted out my soup pot. I can’t wait! Now that school is back in session and Labor Day has passed, I feel like it is officially fall!
Fall must be kind of an odd concept in Naples, I guess. It’s not like anything exactly “falls” down there, right? And is it still in the 80s and 90s thru the whole fall season?
OK, the title of this post made me laugh out loud. My freezer is also filled with chicken bones and veggie scraps waiting for soup weather to arrive. Someone once suggested that I could put the crock pot out in the garage and make broth out there in the summer… which would be a great idea except for the fact that I am the world’s most scatterbrained human and I’d be likely to forget about it and burn the house down!
Anyhow, I think I’ll wait a few more weeks before jumping into broth making mode. But thanks so much for the tip about browning stuff first – it’s made a HUGE difference in the flavor!
Doesn’t it? The broth is almost instantly rich and flavorful when you do the browning first.
My crock pot isn’t very large, so I can make a bigger batch of broth if I just use the stovetop. So, that’s what I do!
Love the blog! I was just wondering about your ice cube tray in the picture. Does it have a cover so it pretty much doesn’t matter if the tray tilts? We have a bottom freezer but can’t hook up the automatic ice maker and I’m afraid we would spill the water if we use a traditional tray. I know it’s an odd question but I had to ask.
Yeah, that’s the idea…you fill the tray, smooth the silicone down over top of the tray, and stick it in the freezer. It’s supposed to keep the ice cubes from picking up off tastes too.
Mmm apple sauce with a hint of peach sounds so good. We have already started making soup. Theres nothing more homely than soup with home made bread on a chilly day. No food waste here this week yay! Xx
Well, it IS 95 today in Portland, OR. But it’s (finally) the first day of school, and I’m baking a batch of your cinnamon bread as a celebratory snack for when the kids come home this afternoon.
I had so much chicken broth in my freezer, I gave like 10 containers to my MIL. No food waste there! And, except that, we did not waste much this week, maybe a bit of fruits/veggies…?
I make chicken stock all year her in Atlanta. I freeze it in small serving sizes and, in the summer, use it for making rice, quinoa, sauces, etc. that said, our current mid 70’s weather is wonderful.