Food-Waste Fighting Meals | the lunches-only edition
When I make breakfast and lunch for myself, I almost always do so with an eye to using up odds and ends of food. And …
Food Waste
Ikea published a free anti-food-waste cookbook and I have mixed feelings
Ikea, purveyor of home goods with Swedish names, has recently published a free downloadable e-cookbook focused on food waste fighting. (Click the link above to …
Food Waste Fighting Breakfasts and Lunches | Edition #3
Every so often, I share a collection of my breakfasts and lunches because those are the meals where I typically work hardest at fighting food …
Care about something a lot? Then the work will fall on you (and that’s ok)
A little while back, a reader asked if my kids feel about my food-waste avoidance efforts; do they think it’s dumb? Are they as enthusiastic …
Anti-food waste breakfast and lunch (in pictures)
I recently shared a collection of breakfast and lunch photos, all with a bent towards using up odds and ends in the name of avoiding …
How I fight food waste at breakfast & lunch
I have often mentioned that I employ breakfast and lunch as use-it-up meals for myself, and I’ve shared some of my tactics here and in …
What is Hungry Harvest?
Updated 11/2020 to add a $10 discount code instead of the old $5 discount. Looking for a discount code? Get $10 off your first harvest …
How to freeze summer peaches
After I mentioned that I was freezing my bruised peaches, you all had questions about the process. And since I like to write about what …
How to grocery shop less often: 10 tips
If you’ve ever read the comments here on my blog, you are familiar with Kristin, from Going Country. I knew that Kristin is a seasoned …
How to Avoid Food Waste Near-Misses
Some of the most thrilling moments in my fight against food waste have come in the form of creative rescues. Turning squishy produce into a …
I think my odds and ends are all gone!
I’ve been doing a freezer challenge for the last few weeks, mainly inspired by wanting to stay out of the grocery stores as much as …
How to make berries, broccoli, and bananas last longer
Some years ago, I wrote about how to make broccoli, strawberries, and bananas last longer. The post was originally a sponsored one, so it was …
Freezer challenge | Why do I have four bags of bread?
If you’re new here: since we’re all trying to minimize our grocery shopping, my readers and I are busy trying to take advantage of the …
Freezer Challenge Update! Smoothies, pizza, fish cakes, and more
I and lots of other Frugal Girl readers have been busy working on eating the odds and ends in our freezers. We’ve been chatting about …
Freezer challenge, anyone?
Since the grocery store options are a little iffy for most of us, this seems like a perfect time for a freezer challenge. Are you …