Personally, I think the best meals that I make are when I just use what I got at home and make it work. In a way, cooking like that is art. You have to be creative, trust the process, and sometimes you didn’t even anticipate the final product though it turns out exactly as it was meant to be. For me, cooking is a representation of culture, skill, and identity. I want my love for family, people, and the planet to be clear in the food I make.
I am going to clean out my fridge, freezer, and pantry next week. ( maybe one each week over 3 weeks). You have inspired me. I am going to check with my grandson, Miles, to see if his school has a Save It! Don't Waste It! box in their cafeteria., and suggest it, if they don't. I also am going to look into composting.
Belle and Bea, ask Mamie about the dog pan at your Boone cousins' house when she was growing up. It was totally disgusting but there was never any wasted food in our house. If I only had 4 big hunting dogs! I thought of it immediately when I saw the snack box in your fridge.
Thanks as always for the FTT. It is always such a wonderful source of information, and inspiration. My love to all.
So many good ideas. I recently started using canning jars for saving food. Love it. It's glass. The save it don't waste it box is just great. I use a local composing program because I am not set up for composting at home. Working on cleaning up my act. :)
The refrigerator door shelves full of old condiments, miso, kimchi, etc. are daunting... that stuff is so appealing for about the first 3/4 of the jar & then gets forgotten...
One thing that helps my family is a little note on the fridge door listing things that Need to be Eaten/Used ASAP. (ie leftover rice, particular veggie). A form of "merchandising," I think : )
That school Share it Don't Waste It box is a great idea!
Personally, I think the best meals that I make are when I just use what I got at home and make it work. In a way, cooking like that is art. You have to be creative, trust the process, and sometimes you didn’t even anticipate the final product though it turns out exactly as it was meant to be. For me, cooking is a representation of culture, skill, and identity. I want my love for family, people, and the planet to be clear in the food I make.
I love this cook's credo.
I am going to clean out my fridge, freezer, and pantry next week. ( maybe one each week over 3 weeks). You have inspired me. I am going to check with my grandson, Miles, to see if his school has a Save It! Don't Waste It! box in their cafeteria., and suggest it, if they don't. I also am going to look into composting.
Belle and Bea, ask Mamie about the dog pan at your Boone cousins' house when she was growing up. It was totally disgusting but there was never any wasted food in our house. If I only had 4 big hunting dogs! I thought of it immediately when I saw the snack box in your fridge.
Thanks as always for the FTT. It is always such a wonderful source of information, and inspiration. My love to all.
So many good ideas. I recently started using canning jars for saving food. Love it. It's glass. The save it don't waste it box is just great. I use a local composing program because I am not set up for composting at home. Working on cleaning up my act. :)
Yes, inspirational!
The refrigerator door shelves full of old condiments, miso, kimchi, etc. are daunting... that stuff is so appealing for about the first 3/4 of the jar & then gets forgotten...
One thing that helps my family is a little note on the fridge door listing things that Need to be Eaten/Used ASAP. (ie leftover rice, particular veggie). A form of "merchandising," I think : )
That school Share it Don't Waste It box is a great idea!
Lots of good ideas in this edition—I enjoyed reading it. Thank you!
I am inspired to clean out the fridge!! ( and a little scared) haha. Thank you!!
Haha--mine was a little scary! The whole process took about 1 1/2 hours, and it involved a hose.