It’s Friday Guys – time for No Waste Tastes Great
Fridays I take a little time to strip down the fridge and perishables cupboard, clean both of them, take note of anything that needs replenishing and return any items back to the fridge leaving what needs using up on the counter.
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The original inspiration for No Waste Tastes Great came from The Frugal Girls’ Food Waste Fridays, and for that I am eternally grateful to Kristen.
Simply Being Mum’s Friday Fridge
This week we have:
- Top Shelf – Olive oil spread and baking margarine plus squirty cream – all with plenty of life left in them so no action required there.
- The huge homegrown cucumber – still hanging around from last week. It still feels firm and I am definitely going to use it up this week!
- Two homegrown green peppers
- Some cauliflower and broccoli
- 4lb of homegrown cherry tomatoes (yes still working my way through these!)
The peppers will be used tomorrow as I have a Slow Cooked Rogan Josh planned for the Hubby and I.
The cauliflower and broccoli will be made into a cauli/broc cheese dish and frozen. I couldn’t do it today as I am not grocery shopping until tomorrow and we are out of cheese. At Chez Wright we operate a ‘When it’s gone it’s gone’ policy as explained in the post about reducing our grocery spend. The vegetables will last another day no problem.
Finally the tomatoes – yes I am still working my way through them. I did slow cook some tomato soup yesterday but accidentally added curry powder instead of mixed herbs oops! It still got eaten! I plan to slow cook the remainder over the weekend to make my Simply Smouldering Cherry Tomato, Chilli and Lentil Soup – which I have now adapted to include half the original amount of chilli powder based on friends and family feedback.
Normally Friday Night is Date Night at Chez Wright, but I’m out for a friend’s birthday so the Hubby will be partaking in a takeaway on his own. The kids are having a super easy beans and fish fingers Kiddy Tea!————————————————————————————————–
How’s your Fridge looking this Friday? Fit to burst or lean and mean? Please share in the comments!
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When you cook the cherry tomatoes, do you have a problem with the skins? When I cook with cherry tomatoes, it seems like they are all skin. Do you just blend them enough that the skins are pureed?
When you cook the cherry tomatoes, do you have a problem with the skins? When I cook with cherry tomatoes, it seems like they are all skin. Do you just blend them enough that the skins are pureed?
When you cook the cherry tomatoes, do you have a problem with the skins? When I cook with cherry tomatoes, it seems like they are all skin. Do you just blend them enough that the skins are pureed?
I really don’t like peeling tomatoes, the juice irritates my skin as I peel. I left the skin on and perhaps because it was cooked so slowly the skins softened really well, and when I blended it the skins purified easily.
The benefits of not peeling also are that you are wasting the skin (No Waste Tastes Great! :)) and my presumption is that there’s some goodness in the skins that you wouldn’t get if peeled?
I also didn’t remove the seeds, which was a bit of an experiment, but it seemed to work just fine.
I really don’t like peeling tomatoes, the juice irritates my skin as I peel. I left the skin on and perhaps because it was cooked so slowly the skins softened really well, and when I blended it the skins purified easily.
The benefits of not peeling also are that you are wasting the skin (No Waste Tastes Great! :)) and my presumption is that there’s some goodness in the skins that you wouldn’t get if peeled?
I also didn’t remove the seeds, which was a bit of an experiment, but it seemed to work just fine.
I really don’t like peeling tomatoes, the juice irritates my skin as I peel. I left the skin on and perhaps because it was cooked so slowly the skins softened really well, and when I blended it the skins purified easily.
The benefits of not peeling also are that you are wasting the skin (No Waste Tastes Great! :)) and my presumption is that there’s some goodness in the skins that you wouldn’t get if peeled?
I also didn’t remove the seeds, which was a bit of an experiment, but it seemed to work just fine.
Great new picture Jo!
Thanks Laura! I have a confession to make – my old Gravatar was about 5 years out of date. Since having kids I have had hardly any photos (well just the one) taken of me on my own. I hadn’t changed that much apart from a few more wrinkles so it didn’t really matter. Then Friday I went to the hairdressers and came back practically with a short back and sides – well one side anyway! My Big Sis popped over to watch the kids for an hour and she photographed me. I’ve decided to go shorter, and am back at the hairdressers to get it chopped a bit more! I’ve update my About page to show a larger image as the gravatars as so small on this layout! Oh and I may put it on facebook also…
ps – have to share this… when I collected my daughter from school, she saw me from where she was standing with her teacher at the classroom door and burst into tears!
After having long hair for decades, I got my hair cut really short a couple of weeks ago. (According to my husband, it’s the Emma Watson-look.:))
One of my kids burst out in tears as well, saying that all mums should have long hair! A coincidence or what!?
@Laura from Jo (I can’t add another reply below so adding here!) – Wow a big coincidence! Doesn’t short hair feel fab?
Great new picture Jo!
Thanks Laura! I have a confession to make – my old Gravatar was about 5 years out of date. Since having kids I have had hardly any photos (well just the one) taken of me on my own. I hadn’t changed that much apart from a few more wrinkles so it didn’t really matter. Then Friday I went to the hairdressers and came back practically with a short back and sides – well one side anyway! My Big Sis popped over to watch the kids for an hour and she photographed me. I’ve decided to go shorter, and am back at the hairdressers to get it chopped a bit more! I’ve update my About page to show a larger image as the gravatars as so small on this layout! Oh and I may put it on facebook also…
ps – have to share this… when I collected my daughter from school, she saw me from where she was standing with her teacher at the classroom door and burst into tears!
After having long hair for decades, I got my hair cut really short a couple of weeks ago. (According to my husband, it’s the Emma Watson-look.:))
One of my kids burst out in tears as well, saying that all mums should have long hair! A coincidence or what!?
@Laura from Jo (I can’t add another reply below so adding here!) – Wow a big coincidence! Doesn’t short hair feel fab?
Great new picture Jo!
Thanks Laura! I have a confession to make – my old Gravatar was about 5 years out of date. Since having kids I have had hardly any photos (well just the one) taken of me on my own. I hadn’t changed that much apart from a few more wrinkles so it didn’t really matter. Then Friday I went to the hairdressers and came back practically with a short back and sides – well one side anyway! My Big Sis popped over to watch the kids for an hour and she photographed me. I’ve decided to go shorter, and am back at the hairdressers to get it chopped a bit more! I’ve update my About page to show a larger image as the gravatars as so small on this layout! Oh and I may put it on facebook also…
ps – have to share this… when I collected my daughter from school, she saw me from where she was standing with her teacher at the classroom door and burst into tears!
After having long hair for decades, I got my hair cut really short a couple of weeks ago. (According to my husband, it’s the Emma Watson-look.:))
One of my kids burst out in tears as well, saying that all mums should have long hair! A coincidence or what!?
@Laura from Jo (I can’t add another reply below so adding here!) – Wow a big coincidence! Doesn’t short hair feel fab?
Your hair is gorgeous!
I’ve always wanted to go short but am way too chicken. My mom cut all my hair off in second grade and everyone said I looked like a boy. Still carrying that one around with me. Every time I get a bob I hate it and grow it out. I’ll have to do it someday.
Rachel I can’t do bobs my hair is way too thick.! This works much better, as it is cut over my ears. The photo really isn’t very accurate as it was taken not long after leaving the hairdressers. This week I’ve adapted it and pushed the fringe back and it works better. I love it, seriously it is so windy here today and my hair doesn’t move. Loads of people have commented, and nearly as many have said what you have that they’d love to have the chop but don’t feel brave enough to do it! Honestly I can say that apart from the initial feeling nauseous when the first bunch of hair hit the ground, I have not regretted it at all. Not even when they got the clippers on the back!!
Dan’s telling everyone Mommy has ‘boy hair’ and Leah has finally come round (after bursting into tears at the school door when she first saw me) and now reckons I look like a ‘rockstar’ haha! 🙂
ps – it has been great for running! Hope you Guys are all good…
Your hair is gorgeous!
I’ve always wanted to go short but am way too chicken. My mom cut all my hair off in second grade and everyone said I looked like a boy. Still carrying that one around with me. Every time I get a bob I hate it and grow it out. I’ll have to do it someday.
Rachel I can’t do bobs my hair is way too thick.! This works much better, as it is cut over my ears. The photo really isn’t very accurate as it was taken not long after leaving the hairdressers. This week I’ve adapted it and pushed the fringe back and it works better. I love it, seriously it is so windy here today and my hair doesn’t move. Loads of people have commented, and nearly as many have said what you have that they’d love to have the chop but don’t feel brave enough to do it! Honestly I can say that apart from the initial feeling nauseous when the first bunch of hair hit the ground, I have not regretted it at all. Not even when they got the clippers on the back!!
Dan’s telling everyone Mommy has ‘boy hair’ and Leah has finally come round (after bursting into tears at the school door when she first saw me) and now reckons I look like a ‘rockstar’ haha! 🙂
ps – it has been great for running! Hope you Guys are all good…
Your hair is gorgeous!
I’ve always wanted to go short but am way too chicken. My mom cut all my hair off in second grade and everyone said I looked like a boy. Still carrying that one around with me. Every time I get a bob I hate it and grow it out. I’ll have to do it someday.
Rachel I can’t do bobs my hair is way too thick.! This works much better, as it is cut over my ears. The photo really isn’t very accurate as it was taken not long after leaving the hairdressers. This week I’ve adapted it and pushed the fringe back and it works better. I love it, seriously it is so windy here today and my hair doesn’t move. Loads of people have commented, and nearly as many have said what you have that they’d love to have the chop but don’t feel brave enough to do it! Honestly I can say that apart from the initial feeling nauseous when the first bunch of hair hit the ground, I have not regretted it at all. Not even when they got the clippers on the back!!
Dan’s telling everyone Mommy has ‘boy hair’ and Leah has finally come round (after bursting into tears at the school door when she first saw me) and now reckons I look like a ‘rockstar’ haha! 🙂
ps – it has been great for running! Hope you Guys are all good…