It’s Friday Guys – My turn once more to host Food Waste Friday!
Each week since March 2008, in order to motivate her to waste less food, Kristen The Frugal Girl, has posted a picture of any food that has gone bad over the last seven days. She found this embarrassing practice so helpful, to her, that she invited other bloggers to post their own photos, and Food Waste Friday was born.
I started participating in October 2010 and have found, that 2-years on, the amount of food I waste is minimal. In fact every Friday, as part of my No Waste Tastes Great routine, I account (and devise a plan) for all my potential food waste as well as confessing to any items that I failed to save.
Kristen has kindly asked me to host Food Waste Friday, alternate weeks (when she doesn’t post herself), and her initial invite for everyone to join in is cordially extended here!
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Simply Being Mum’s Friday Fridge
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Looking a little packed for me, but there’s a plan. There’s always a plan!
Top Shelf – Butter, cheese, garlic and a solitary yogurt
Top Middle Shelf – Aubergine/eggplant, 3x peppers, 3x carrots and leftover slow-cooked ham in cola.
Bottom Middle Shelf – Christmas chutney, cranberry sauce and Christmas pud
Bottom Shelf – Milk, head of broccoli and cauliflower
Door – Milk, eggs and OJ
Let’s start with the aubergine, peppers and carrots. Basically I’d forgotten (when I did my meal plan) that this Thursday we were taking a school friend to Pizza Hut as a belated Birthday treat in lieu of a physical gift. There had been a vegetable curry planned. So, that’s what the Hubby, second-born and I will be having for dinner.
The slow-cooked ham in cola that’s leftover will be eaten by non-curry-lover first-born. Ham and eggs should go down a treat.
That’s dinner sorted.
The shelf below still has Christmas fayre hanging around. But there’s a plan, there always is a plan. But in the style of The Master of Suspense himself, I’m going to leave that for another day. (Did anyone see the Hitchcock drama on over Christmas? It left me slightly disturbed – the BBC has received criticism for their portrayal of the iconic director).
Bottom shelf is a no-brainer. I’m going to adapt 2 of my simple slow cooked soup recipes to make a broccoli and cauliflower cheese soup. Just before Christmas I sadly lost Big Ben my 6.5Ltr slow cooker. He cracked! And as I was planning to slow cook my turkey at Christmas (which was massively successful and I’ll share the recipe here) I quickly replaced him with Big Ben The Second. He’ll be put to good use today!
I do have a food waste confession, I’m afraid to report.
There’s this;
Leftover from the top-tier of this birthday cake – chocolate fudge cake mixture
Not sure how I could let it go to waste, regardless I’m slowly getting back on track…
As always I’ll leave the last word to Kristen…
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I must look up recipes for mincemeat – I’ve got half a jar left from when I made mince pies. Finished off the brandy butter last night, didn’t know what to do with it so we had it with ice-cream!
Hey Rebecca – when you said mincemeat I instinctively thought of puff pastry mini tarts or parcels. Cut some small squares and place mincemeat inside, put a top on and glaze with milk, oil or egg. they’d taste good with ice-cream I reckon…. shame all that brandy butter’s gone, that’d be fab on top also! Mincemeat works well with ice-cream, but I’m a fan of hot and cold together so I may be biased.
I wanted to use the brandy butter with whatever mincemeat creation I made, but wasn’t sure when that would happen so thought I’d just get on and eat it! It was ok with ice-cream but would probably have been better with something hot – I suppose I could have put it on toast!
I love brandy butter so much that I have to (correctly or incorrectly) convince myself it only appears on supermarket shelves in December. Else I’d buy year round!
I must look up recipes for mincemeat – I’ve got half a jar left from when I made mince pies. Finished off the brandy butter last night, didn’t know what to do with it so we had it with ice-cream!
Hey Rebecca – when you said mincemeat I instinctively thought of puff pastry mini tarts or parcels. Cut some small squares and place mincemeat inside, put a top on and glaze with milk, oil or egg. they’d taste good with ice-cream I reckon…. shame all that brandy butter’s gone, that’d be fab on top also! Mincemeat works well with ice-cream, but I’m a fan of hot and cold together so I may be biased.
I wanted to use the brandy butter with whatever mincemeat creation I made, but wasn’t sure when that would happen so thought I’d just get on and eat it! It was ok with ice-cream but would probably have been better with something hot – I suppose I could have put it on toast!
I love brandy butter so much that I have to (correctly or incorrectly) convince myself it only appears on supermarket shelves in December. Else I’d buy year round!
I had a spectacularly bad Food Waste week … just awful. But the silver lining, and there is always a silver lining, my fridge is looking a lot clearer now!
http://simplyburbs.blogspot.com/2013/01/food-waste-friday-really-very.html
Just been over to yours Becky. Yep quite a long list – but we all have those weeks :-). You’ve faced it and been honest, and I’m sure that means a much improved week next!
I had a spectacularly bad Food Waste week … just awful. But the silver lining, and there is always a silver lining, my fridge is looking a lot clearer now!
http://simplyburbs.blogspot.com/2013/01/food-waste-friday-really-very.html
Just been over to yours Becky. Yep quite a long list – but we all have those weeks :-). You’ve faced it and been honest, and I’m sure that means a much improved week next!
Well this week has been pretty successful. The menu planner worked well and meant that I bought what I used. I have some peppers and celery left over in my fridge, and some crumble mix. I do my weekly shop on a Mon so we still have 2 days of shopping left there. I do have to confess neglected potatoes in the back of my cupboard (forgotten about, so I’d bought another bag of potatoes). I think that’s the only thing that will need to go into food recycling
Great stuff Helen. You do have to be careful with pots. I have never experienced such a foul smell as one that I’d missed and it decayed (very odd) – lesson learnt.
Well this week has been pretty successful. The menu planner worked well and meant that I bought what I used. I have some peppers and celery left over in my fridge, and some crumble mix. I do my weekly shop on a Mon so we still have 2 days of shopping left there. I do have to confess neglected potatoes in the back of my cupboard (forgotten about, so I’d bought another bag of potatoes). I think that’s the only thing that will need to go into food recycling
Great stuff Helen. You do have to be careful with pots. I have never experienced such a foul smell as one that I’d missed and it decayed (very odd) – lesson learnt.
You did well this week, there’s hardly any cake batter at all in that bowl 🙂
I thought I was organised and cleared the fridge of anything perishable before we went away over Christmas, but alas, I was foiled by half a carton of rice milk that didn’t last the two and a half weeks in the fridge 🙁 Oh well, there’s always next week.
http://www.economiesofkale.net/food-waste-friday-rice-milk/
That doesn’t sound too bad to me at all. I was surprised at the milk’s branding! What a blast from the past. is it the same Woolworths? Hmmm now I’m wondering – maybe I jumped gun on my comment over at yours.
You did well this week, there’s hardly any cake batter at all in that bowl 🙂
I thought I was organised and cleared the fridge of anything perishable before we went away over Christmas, but alas, I was foiled by half a carton of rice milk that didn’t last the two and a half weeks in the fridge 🙁 Oh well, there’s always next week.
http://www.economiesofkale.net/food-waste-friday-rice-milk/
That doesn’t sound too bad to me at all. I was surprised at the milk’s branding! What a blast from the past. is it the same Woolworths? Hmmm now I’m wondering – maybe I jumped gun on my comment over at yours.
New to this, but here’s our first one. Some stuff is from the fridge and some is from the annual kitchen cupboard clear out. (Couild only face one so there may be more horrors to report next week).
Brandy butter from Christmas
Left over home made chocolate pudding from New Year’s.
Tiny bit of Parmesan
Packet of ground almonds•Golden syrup – completely solid golden syrup!
Maple syrup – dregs
Suet – unopened. (Opps!)
Cake decorations
Welcome! It’s lovely to have you here.
It seems quite a few people still have Christmas fayre hanging around (me included!).
Sounds like you had a baking cupboard declutter? I’m due one of those – I dread to think what will be uncovered! Pretty sure my syrup isn’t solid (just yet) 😉
New to this, but here’s our first one. Some stuff is from the fridge and some is from the annual kitchen cupboard clear out. (Couild only face one so there may be more horrors to report next week).
Brandy butter from Christmas
Left over home made chocolate pudding from New Year’s.
Tiny bit of Parmesan
Packet of ground almonds•Golden syrup – completely solid golden syrup!
Maple syrup – dregs
Suet – unopened. (Opps!)
Cake decorations
Welcome! It’s lovely to have you here.
It seems quite a few people still have Christmas fayre hanging around (me included!).
Sounds like you had a baking cupboard declutter? I’m due one of those – I dread to think what will be uncovered! Pretty sure my syrup isn’t solid (just yet) 😉
Great job – I’d call that little bit of loss a resounding success!! I found some moldy leftovers in the fridge last week when I tidied it. Nasty. Since then, though, we have not wasted anything! I cleaned out my freezer and my bulk food storage area and am feeling a lot better about going forward! Here’s my post: http://www.simplifylivelove.com/2013/01/food-waste-friday-organizing-to-prevent-loss.html
So agree – fridge/freezer organisation is key to reducing waste! Great job over at yours!
Great job – I’d call that little bit of loss a resounding success!! I found some moldy leftovers in the fridge last week when I tidied it. Nasty. Since then, though, we have not wasted anything! I cleaned out my freezer and my bulk food storage area and am feeling a lot better about going forward! Here’s my post: http://www.simplifylivelove.com/2013/01/food-waste-friday-organizing-to-prevent-loss.html
So agree – fridge/freezer organisation is key to reducing waste! Great job over at yours!
Yep, some Christas fayre went to waste here too this week. The good news is that there was cake, there is ALWAYS cake!
There has to be cake! Thanks to the generousity of family and friends, our cupboard is holding it’s own chocolate and biscuit convention so we’re good for a while
As I hardly ate over Christmas we have piles of goodies hanging around – not so much cake but biscuits here!
Yep, some Christas fayre went to waste here too this week. The good news is that there was cake, there is ALWAYS cake!
There has to be cake! Thanks to the generousity of family and friends, our cupboard is holding it’s own chocolate and biscuit convention so we’re good for a while
As I hardly ate over Christmas we have piles of goodies hanging around – not so much cake but biscuits here!
Here’s my Food Waste Friday post: http://www.myhousemyrules.com/food-waste-friday-carbs-galore/
My waste this week was all carbs, but I have a VERY GOOD REASON for wasting the food. Honestly! 🙂
Intrigued I’d better pop over…
Here’s my Food Waste Friday post: http://www.myhousemyrules.com/food-waste-friday-carbs-galore/
My waste this week was all carbs, but I have a VERY GOOD REASON for wasting the food. Honestly! 🙂
Intrigued I’d better pop over…
Hi everyone,
I have to confess, I haven’t actually gotten back into the whole meal planning routine properly yet… So there’s quite a bit of food left over, which should hopefully get used up over the weekend. Waste this week: half a block of cheese, some oat milk (who knew that this wouldn’t last as long as cow’s milk?!), and – much to my dismay – one avocado.
I’ve never even heard of oat milk! But now I know it doesn’t last as long as cow’s 😉
Hi everyone,
I have to confess, I haven’t actually gotten back into the whole meal planning routine properly yet… So there’s quite a bit of food left over, which should hopefully get used up over the weekend. Waste this week: half a block of cheese, some oat milk (who knew that this wouldn’t last as long as cow’s milk?!), and – much to my dismay – one avocado.
I’ve never even heard of oat milk! But now I know it doesn’t last as long as cow’s 😉
That Hello Kitty cake is AMAZING! 🙂
No waste for us, we’re on a roll! Eating from the pantry & freezer though – time to deplete the resources so we can save some $ and make room for new sales.
Linking up:
http://myliladventures.wordpress.com/2013/01/11/food-waste-friday-11113/
Way to go! have been over to yours and left a comment 🙂
Thank you 🙂
That Hello Kitty cake is AMAZING! 🙂
No waste for us, we’re on a roll! Eating from the pantry & freezer though – time to deplete the resources so we can save some $ and make room for new sales.
Linking up:
http://myliladventures.wordpress.com/2013/01/11/food-waste-friday-11113/
Way to go! have been over to yours and left a comment 🙂
Thank you 🙂
Did much better this week, after getting the Christmas leftovers into the compost last week.
That is one beautiful cake you made 🙂
Yeah – I reckon we’ll all do a little better when all the Christmas leftovers are used up, composted or dare I say it tossed!
Did much better this week, after getting the Christmas leftovers into the compost last week.
That is one beautiful cake you made 🙂
Yeah – I reckon we’ll all do a little better when all the Christmas leftovers are used up, composted or dare I say it tossed!
I recently started a new job and am not home for a lot of dinners during the week. Iv’e found my boyfriend finds its easier to either get takeout or have something easy like eggs on toast rather than cook something substantial … now I find I am wasting a lot of fresh produce!
http://sarahannemarrie.wordpress.com/2013/01/11/food-waste-fridayleft-leftovers/
With regard the ricotta – we’ve all done it 😉 Lovely to find your blog!
I’ve found a use for the mincemeat – tonight’s dessert will be mincemeat and peach crumble (with some tinned peaches that were lingering in the fridge from a couple of days ago!). Served with leftover whipped cream from yesterday’s Eton mess (which was made with leftover meringues!!).
I recently started a new job and am not home for a lot of dinners during the week. Iv’e found my boyfriend finds its easier to either get takeout or have something easy like eggs on toast rather than cook something substantial … now I find I am wasting a lot of fresh produce!
http://sarahannemarrie.wordpress.com/2013/01/11/food-waste-fridayleft-leftovers/
With regard the ricotta – we’ve all done it 😉 Lovely to find your blog!
I’ve found a use for the mincemeat – tonight’s dessert will be mincemeat and peach crumble (with some tinned peaches that were lingering in the fridge from a couple of days ago!). Served with leftover whipped cream from yesterday’s Eton mess (which was made with leftover meringues!!).