This morning I have been looking at my food stores and removing anything looking past it's best. In the past I haven't done this and ended up throwing away a lot of food from the fridge, especially salad and veg or fresh cream.
These apples were looking a bit soft and yellow, so I peeled, cored and chopped them (with Daisy's help...her eating knife not a sharp one) and put them on to simmer. Daisy will love stewed apple and custard later (a lot of the retro puddings I have been making contain double cream which I cannot buy lactose free) and I can make apple crumble for the freezer too.
The cores and peelings will be enjoyed by our chickens.
The bits and bobs I took out of the fridge will be used up at lunchtime and go into our tea.
A little time taken to save money by not wasting it!
How much food do you end up throwing away...or is nothing wasted?
Thanks for reading,
Mandy x
I used to throw quite a bit of fridge stuff out, but nothing is going to be wasted any more, every penny counts.
ReplyDeleteYes it does! I used to waste far too much fridge stuff, but not anymore xx
DeleteWe try hard not to waste anything but if I do its usually carrots, bagged carrots tend to go mushy on the ends very quickly even though I take them out of the bag and let them dry off before putting them into the salad drawer. I have more Apples from the tree to use up today, the oven is going on so I will make a crumble for tea :-) x
ReplyDeleteHi Karen,
DeleteI have the same problem with bagged carrots...you have to keep a close eye on them before they start to turn! Xx
I try not to waste any food. If I find something fresh that may not last I pop it in the freezer for soup.
ReplyDeleteI loved the look of yesterday's desserts might have to try them!
Thanks Mary Jo xx
DeleteI also try not to throw out any food. If something fresh is needing to be used but I can't use it up straight away for whatever reason, I quickly cook and freeze it. I always used to cook too much and end up throwing away leftovers.....now I try to only cook just enough, if I miscalculate and cook a bit too much, I freeze the leftovers when cool....it can always go towards another meal another day.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely! Xx
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