Comments on: 20 Tips to Waste Less Food http://smallnotebook.org/2009/07/14/20-tips-to-waste-less-food/ Encouragement for a Simple Home Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:24:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Nathalie Goad http://smallnotebook.org/2009/07/14/20-tips-to-waste-less-food/#comment-9183 Nathalie Goad Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:56:16 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1412#comment-9183 Freezing wine to reuse to simmering meat dishes or spaghetti sauce is my favourite! Freezing wine to reuse to simmering meat dishes or spaghetti sauce is my favourite!

]]> By: Beth Ann http://smallnotebook.org/2009/07/14/20-tips-to-waste-less-food/#comment-9055 Beth Ann Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:48:49 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1412#comment-9055 My trick for most everything is the fridge! I have NEVER had a box of cereal go stale in the fridge even after being opened for months. So many of our dry opened goods go in the fridge and they seem to stay fresh for so long! My trick for most everything is the fridge! I have NEVER had a box of cereal go stale in the fridge even after being opened for months. So many of our dry opened goods go in the fridge and they seem to stay fresh for so long!

]]> By: wp-content/uploads/2009/08/produce4.jpg | CouponKatie.com http://smallnotebook.org/2009/07/14/20-tips-to-waste-less-food/#comment-8834 wp-content/uploads/2009/08/produce4.jpg | CouponKatie.com Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:12:34 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1412#comment-8834 [...] at Small Notebook compiled a really helpful  list of 20 ways to waste less food. Some of  the ideas I have tried before but some were really creative and new. I would also take [...] [...] at Small Notebook compiled a really helpful  list of 20 ways to waste less food. Some of  the ideas I have tried before but some were really creative and new. I would also take [...]

]]> By: Katie @ Kitchen Stewardship http://smallnotebook.org/2009/07/14/20-tips-to-waste-less-food/#comment-8754 Katie @ Kitchen Stewardship Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:28:45 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1412#comment-8754 Right on! Love my freezer and keep track of everything - there are many items that I freeze as soon as we open and use it, like pepperoni, cooked bacon, hot dogs...I just know I'll "forget" they're in the fridge until they're green. In the freezer, I can check my list and plan them into meals when they fit best. .-= Katie @ Kitchen Stewardship´s last blog post ..<a href="http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/08/24/monday-mission-conserve-energy-with-your-ovenstove/" rel="nofollow">Monday Mission: Conserve Energy with your Oven/Stove</a> =-. Right on! Love my freezer and keep track of everything – there are many items that I freeze as soon as we open and use it, like pepperoni, cooked bacon, hot dogs…I just know I’ll “forget” they’re in the fridge until they’re green. In the freezer, I can check my list and plan them into meals when they fit best.
Katie @ Kitchen Stewardship´s last blog post ..Monday Mission: Conserve Energy with your Oven/Stove

]]> By: Karen http://smallnotebook.org/2009/07/14/20-tips-to-waste-less-food/#comment-8368 Karen Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:53:39 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1412#comment-8368 Oops! I meant to say used in stock or broth - not soup. This method is best when you are going to be straining the solids out anyway. Oops! I meant to say used in stock or broth – not soup. This method is best when you are going to be straining the solids out anyway.

]]> By: Jenn http://smallnotebook.org/2009/07/14/20-tips-to-waste-less-food/#comment-8367 Jenn Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:50:40 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1412#comment-8367 We have red and white wine that we use in cooking that we have had for at least 6 months. We refrigerate the white wine and just leave the red wine out. I just assume that the alcohol kills any bacteria that try to contaminate it, and everything I cook with it still tastes the same. We have red and white wine that we use in cooking that we have had for at least 6 months. We refrigerate the white wine and just leave the red wine out. I just assume that the alcohol kills any bacteria that try to contaminate it, and everything I cook with it still tastes the same.

]]> By: Karen http://smallnotebook.org/2009/07/14/20-tips-to-waste-less-food/#comment-8366 Karen Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:45:49 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1412#comment-8366 To expand on the carcass idea - I read (somewhere! Can't remember where) where someone would save all of their fresh vegetable cuttings to put in their soup stocks. When they trimmed the skin off of onions, they saved that to put in the soup. Likewise with the carrot and celery tops. When I did it, I saved up all of my cuttings in a freezer bag until I had enough to make in the stock of what I would usually do with the whole vegetable. They claimed the taste was better. While I can't attest to that (I've only done it once so far and didn't compare the two side by side), it tasted fine to me. To expand on the carcass idea – I read (somewhere! Can’t remember where) where someone would save all of their fresh vegetable cuttings to put in their soup stocks. When they trimmed the skin off of onions, they saved that to put in the soup. Likewise with the carrot and celery tops.

When I did it, I saved up all of my cuttings in a freezer bag until I had enough to make in the stock of what I would usually do with the whole vegetable.

They claimed the taste was better. While I can’t attest to that (I’ve only done it once so far and didn’t compare the two side by side), it tasted fine to me.

]]> By: Susanne http://smallnotebook.org/2009/07/14/20-tips-to-waste-less-food/#comment-8335 Susanne Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:35:52 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1412#comment-8335 Rochelle, I have a side-by-side here in our rental house, and it drives me nuts! The shelves are so much narrower, I have a hard time keeping it organized and getting things to fit. Plus my kids have a hard time reaching things on the upper shelves. The only thing I really like about it is the in-door ice and water dispenser. In my old fridge (freezer on top) I used bins to organize the freezer and used lazy susans in the fridge for smaller items like condiments. My dream fridge is the newish french door with bottom freezer drawer, but they cost over $2000! So I guess I'll probably be dreaming the rest of my life... The grass is always greener, ain't it? .-= Susanne´s last blog post ..<a href="http://theskyisbiggerhere.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/08/twenty-seven-years.html" rel="nofollow">Twenty Seven Years</a> =-. Rochelle,

I have a side-by-side here in our rental house, and it drives me nuts! The shelves are so much narrower, I have a hard time keeping it organized and getting things to fit. Plus my kids have a hard time reaching things on the upper shelves. The only thing I really like about it is the in-door ice and water dispenser.

In my old fridge (freezer on top) I used bins to organize the freezer and used lazy susans in the fridge for smaller items like condiments.

My dream fridge is the newish french door with bottom freezer drawer, but they cost over $2000! So I guess I’ll probably be dreaming the rest of my life…

The grass is always greener, ain’t it?
Susanne´s last blog post ..Twenty Seven Years

]]> By: 20 Tips to Waste Less Food « Moon Dreams & Day Beams http://smallnotebook.org/2009/07/14/20-tips-to-waste-less-food/#comment-8310 20 Tips to Waste Less Food « Moon Dreams & Day Beams Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:32:17 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1412#comment-8310 [...] a comment » I am in a constant quest to simplify my life and my home. I found the 20 Tips to Waste Less Food by Small Notebook really [...] [...] a comment » I am in a constant quest to simplify my life and my home. I found the 20 Tips to Waste Less Food by Small Notebook really [...]

]]> By: Mrs. Smith http://smallnotebook.org/2009/07/14/20-tips-to-waste-less-food/#comment-8286 Mrs. Smith Sat, 08 Aug 2009 12:45:33 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1412#comment-8286 Instead of tossing them, I keep a freezer bag full of carrot ends, celery leaves & onion ends. I use them to make vegetable stock. This has saved me a ton of money, and it tastes better! .-= Mrs. Smith´s last blog post ..<a href="http://endmeetend.blogspot.com/2009/08/to-do-liquidate.html" rel="nofollow">To Do: LIQUIDATE!!</a> =-. Instead of tossing them, I keep a freezer bag full of carrot ends, celery leaves & onion ends. I use them to make vegetable stock. This has saved me a ton of money, and it tastes better!
Mrs. Smith´s last blog post ..To Do: LIQUIDATE!!

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