Gosh it’s been almost a month since I’ve written a NWTG post… doesn’t time fly?
This doesn’t mean to say that food waste (the reduction/elimination) hasn’t been firmly in mind.
We sailed over to Brittany in France on Thursday 11th, and did the overnight crossing to St Malo. Normally there’d have been a NWTG post on the 12th. I didn’t get chance in the busyness of packing to prepare one in advance, and had decided to step out of the blogging/virtual world once we hit the road and sea. There was not a bean in my fridge or freezer. In fact we switched the freezer off. The fridge stayed on as I had a few condiments in the bottom. The week before we had gone away I had emptied my untidy storecupboard and set about using everything up. In fact I didn’t do a grocery shop that week, relying once again on tinned and dried ingredients. We ate well… and I love doing this. I’m a pretty creative person and get immense satisfaction from making something from scratch and practically from nothing.
Messy Storecupboard before
Tidy Storecupboard after
I was able to sail away with peace of mind knowing that I had an empty fridge/freezer and would not return to any nasties lurking.
My No Waste Tastes Great habits did not disappear once on holiday. The first week I photographed my French Fridge (which was larger than the one I have at home!). We were heading off to our next destination on the Saturday and everything in the fridge was used up on that Friday.
Sideways on as for some reason won’t let me rotate the image – bizarre!
The following friday I didn’t photograph my fridge, but once again all was used up. Everything in our fridge was outed onto the outdoor table and we barbecued meat and used up salad (in the rain – gotta love Northern European weather). The fridge was once again bare.
We’ve been back since early hours Sunday. I did a grocery shop Sunday, and I’m back in the usual NWTG groove.
Todays suspects are:
2 x peppers
Broccoli
3 Sausages
Thats your lot! I’d clocked what would be left over yesterday so in anticipation I picked up some free range chicken. That means toad in the hole with veggies for kids and a slow cooked chicken rogan josh for Date Night at Chez Wright. Since doing my cooking from scratch cost experiment a few weeks ago, I struggle to buy a takeaway now (particularly when I have peppers to use up!).
How has the battle against food waste been going for you Guys? is it becoming a habit or are we still getting to grips with that once weekly empty fridge?
Reckon it’s a habit for me now – must be if I don’t even take a vacation from it when on holiday!
My holiday read – Summer wouldn’t be summer without a self-help book…
Off to enjoy the last few days of the school holidays with the kids at the park. Meeting up with my lovely friend for a relaxing day of good quality chat and watching the kids wear themselves out…
Nice to have you back!! I love an empty food cupboard and fridge knowing that i’ve eeked out every penny of my grocery budjet, which has incidentally taken a battering since the kids have been off school, have you ever seen how much food a 6ft tall slim as anything, 16 year old can put away?? Seriously he has hollow legs, will be glad to pack him off with his packed lunch next week 🙂
So what did you do with the three sausages? Or was it a take away?
I can’t imagine what a 16 year-old can put away, I’m shocked at what a 6 year-old can eat! Hope the return to school goes well. My Second Born starts ‘pre-school’ – very strange!
The sausages I made toad in the hole… As you are from over here presume you know what I mean?? But putting a photo on facebook as this has raised questions before 🙂
Nice to have you back!! I love an empty food cupboard and fridge knowing that i’ve eeked out every penny of my grocery budjet, which has incidentally taken a battering since the kids have been off school, have you ever seen how much food a 6ft tall slim as anything, 16 year old can put away?? Seriously he has hollow legs, will be glad to pack him off with his packed lunch next week 🙂
So what did you do with the three sausages? Or was it a take away?
I can’t imagine what a 16 year-old can put away, I’m shocked at what a 6 year-old can eat! Hope the return to school goes well. My Second Born starts ‘pre-school’ – very strange!
The sausages I made toad in the hole… As you are from over here presume you know what I mean?? But putting a photo on facebook as this has raised questions before 🙂
Nice to have you back!! I love an empty food cupboard and fridge knowing that i’ve eeked out every penny of my grocery budjet, which has incidentally taken a battering since the kids have been off school, have you ever seen how much food a 6ft tall slim as anything, 16 year old can put away?? Seriously he has hollow legs, will be glad to pack him off with his packed lunch next week 🙂
So what did you do with the three sausages? Or was it a take away?
I can’t imagine what a 16 year-old can put away, I’m shocked at what a 6 year-old can eat! Hope the return to school goes well. My Second Born starts ‘pre-school’ – very strange!
The sausages I made toad in the hole… As you are from over here presume you know what I mean?? But putting a photo on facebook as this has raised questions before 🙂
What is toad in the hole?
Hi June – going to put a photo on my Simply Being Mum Facebook page.
It’s basically yorkshire pudding with sausages in the middle…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toad_in_the_hole
What is toad in the hole?
Hi June – going to put a photo on my Simply Being Mum Facebook page.
It’s basically yorkshire pudding with sausages in the middle…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toad_in_the_hole
What is toad in the hole?
Hi June – going to put a photo on my Simply Being Mum Facebook page.
It’s basically yorkshire pudding with sausages in the middle…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toad_in_the_hole
I can never get over how very little is in your fridge. You are my inspiration. My fridge is packed up with way too much which increases the risk of wasting food.
Without a doubt (IMO) the key to reducing waste is to have less in the first place. I believe this principle is the same all over the home and life. The less you have the more careful you are. In my Fridge I only have enough for 7 days (apart from condiments such as mint sauce, mayo etc…) Also by being able to see what’s in the fridge you know what needs using up and when. It definitely works, can take a little time to perfect but well worth it….
I can never get over how very little is in your fridge. You are my inspiration. My fridge is packed up with way too much which increases the risk of wasting food.
Without a doubt (IMO) the key to reducing waste is to have less in the first place. I believe this principle is the same all over the home and life. The less you have the more careful you are. In my Fridge I only have enough for 7 days (apart from condiments such as mint sauce, mayo etc…) Also by being able to see what’s in the fridge you know what needs using up and when. It definitely works, can take a little time to perfect but well worth it….
I can never get over how very little is in your fridge. You are my inspiration. My fridge is packed up with way too much which increases the risk of wasting food.
Without a doubt (IMO) the key to reducing waste is to have less in the first place. I believe this principle is the same all over the home and life. The less you have the more careful you are. In my Fridge I only have enough for 7 days (apart from condiments such as mint sauce, mayo etc…) Also by being able to see what’s in the fridge you know what needs using up and when. It definitely works, can take a little time to perfect but well worth it….
Yes, i certainly do know what toad in the hole is, it’s absoloutly delish!! I’m trying to shed a few pounds so sadly it’s off the menu for a bit (loathe low fat sausages)
Ahh your little one started school, how was it??
Sharron x
Yes, i certainly do know what toad in the hole is, it’s absoloutly delish!! I’m trying to shed a few pounds so sadly it’s off the menu for a bit (loathe low fat sausages)
Ahh your little one started school, how was it??
Sharron x
Yes, i certainly do know what toad in the hole is, it’s absoloutly delish!! I’m trying to shed a few pounds so sadly it’s off the menu for a bit (loathe low fat sausages)
Ahh your little one started school, how was it??
Sharron x