In my community, there is a weekly farmers market, and I love to go there whenever I can. Unfortunately, my work schedule keeps me away far too often. For me, a trip to the farmers market is an adventure. I will concede that I may be a bit strange, but I love to look at different fruits and vegetables. I have been introduced to several […]
Part of our Thanksgiving morning ritual for years included my first born son and me wandering into the kitchen very early to begin the process of preparing Thanksgiving dinner. While the rest of our household slept, I rinsed, dried, seasoned and stuffed the turkey as I prepared it for the oven. Meanwhile, my number one son would sit on a chair in front of the […]
I admit it. I get a lot of ideas for my blog posts while I am at work. Today’s post was inspired by comments made by two of my co-workers during lunch. We are always sharing food where I work. Several of the women in my department are excellent cooks, and we often find ourselves serving as taste testers for new recipes. On this particular […]
When I was a little girl, my dad would make little kitchen experiments. One of those experiments that I have always remembered was his bacon pizzas. I remember the first time he made them for us. He invited me into the kitchen to watch him cook. He took slices of bread and topped them with slices of cheese and sprinkled chopped leftover bacon on top […]
Leftovers lurk in the dark recesses of my refrigerator. They are trying to weaken my resolve to use everything and let nothing go to waste. Sometimes, it’s something that we didn’t really like that much. Other times, it’s something that there just isn’t enough of to make a meal. There are even times when it was such an unusual thing that it just doesn’t seem […]
Sometimes, things don’t go as you plan in the kitchen. At least, that’s what happens at my house. Take the bananas that no one ate. Warmer weather means a shorter shelf life for the bananas, and I am less ambitious in the kitchen the warmer it gets. As a result, I found myself procrastinating as the bananas passed the point where someone would eat them, […]
The failed batch of Sum Gum kept taunting me from inside the refrigerator. It had already been two days, and I shuddered each time I saw it lurking on the second shelf. I had to do something with it before it spoiled, but I wasn’t sure exactly what. It was time for me to gather my resources and do a leftover makeover. The purpose of […]
When I assigned the homework in which I requested that you keep track of what food items you throw into the trash during the course of a week, I promised that I would keep track of my family’s food waste as well and share that information with my readers. I always make an effort to follow through on my promises, so here it is. An […]
Last week, I mentioned that when I watch those TV shows or news clips where people have basements full of food items and do super coupon shopping and bring home tons of food items for next to nothing, I am very impressed, but I often wonder how much of that food gets used before it spoils. Food that spoils before it is used goes into […]