tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post5584972906357171093..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Food wasting awayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-69747005603790023382010-02-04T06:46:08.605-08:002010-02-04T06:46:08.605-08:00Feeding the chickens organic scraps from my kitche...Feeding the chickens organic scraps from my kitchen is much cheaper than buying organic chicken feed at the farm store.<br /><br />I have 3 highschool/college age sons (and a couple of little ones too) so my frig is pretty much self-cleaning. It is keeping it stocked that I have issues with! Kiminadvertent farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04383463809397445258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-15593275668746269342010-02-02T09:19:10.569-08:002010-02-02T09:19:10.569-08:00Didn't see this post until today, so I haven&#...Didn't see this post until today, so I haven't "mentally prepared" myself for full-on scrap salvage. BUT! By coincidence, I harvested a ton of lemons from our tree. From those lemons I got: zest, juice, AND.... candied lemon-peel. Yes, Crunchy, I used your recipe for candied orange peel, and they turned out wonderfully! I'm in the process of blogging about it (my entries The Nurturing Piratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13268305689672587081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-2974582558087550332010-02-01T09:25:09.794-08:002010-02-01T09:25:09.794-08:00This is something that the husband and I really ne...This is something that the husband and I really need to do. Even after four-plus years, I still tend towards buying produce like my mom did for a family of four. <br /><br />I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for helpful hints!<br /><br />StartofSomethinhFrugal.blogspot.comswiggetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11891906293411024469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-44388517291200241282010-01-31T11:23:50.226-08:002010-01-31T11:23:50.226-08:00when i reached a point of having to eeek my budget...when i reached a point of having to eeek my budget for groceries from the penny jar I became exceedingly and hyper aware of using every last morsel. i acknowledge that success at many levels for me means abundance in the fridge, after all if you have food for the table you are doing something right yes?? However empty nesting had me rethink the full fridge dramatically. It has a practicality to mother earth aka karenhanrahanhttp://www.bestwellnessconsultant.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-59573419282296234632010-01-31T11:23:10.411-08:002010-01-31T11:23:10.411-08:00I so totally need this challenge! I've been re...I so totally need this challenge! I've been really bad about wasting food lately. I was lounging on the couch this noon while my husband made lunch for our daughter. I had to nix over half of his suggestions because I knew that stuff was bad.<br /><br />My mom used to always make "crust cookies" with the leftover pie crust dough. It also helped use the energy from the preheating Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05308684878865888128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-89625428417194387982010-01-31T07:44:15.344-08:002010-01-31T07:44:15.344-08:00This will probably be my last challenge for a whil...This will probably be my last challenge for a while, as I deal with the challenge of having a baby! I have noticed that since getting pregnant, there are a lot fewer leftovers... but I'm going to work on cooking from the freezer, too, instead of buying fresh.Farmer's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04993260095409544097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-13620759770129954022010-01-31T06:41:35.222-08:002010-01-31T06:41:35.222-08:00Hmmm - this might go well with another challenge I...Hmmm - this might go well with another challenge I have set for myself: lose 5 pounds. <br /><br />We have a wood cookstove that, obviously, is "on" all the time during the winter. It's great for making soup/potage/stew (depends on how thick the "stuff" is.)<br /><br />I'm going to keep this on the stove and just keep adding my veggies to it. It will form the basis forOliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12535709771684332389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-26752583974388340022010-01-31T06:32:32.916-08:002010-01-31T06:32:32.916-08:00Freezing things before they turn helps us. Athough...Freezing things before they turn helps us. Athough that's rare because my husband plans our meals around what food we have to use before it turns. Kinda like Iron Chef but without Kitchen StadiumLisa Nelsen-Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731962631056727458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-35413936282383321302010-01-31T06:04:19.494-08:002010-01-31T06:04:19.494-08:00I make a huge pot (2 gallons+) of soup every week ...I make a huge pot (2 gallons+) of soup every week for a local family/childrens' support facility(The Caring Place, Allentown, PA). I've been saving the vegetable scraps in the freezer to start the broth for the next week's soup, THEN composting them. THey're getting double duty! Also, the bones and fat and gristle go to the farm for the herd of cats and the farm dogs, so very Sandyhttp://www.whosgotyourgoat.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-70742810536599795092010-01-31T01:45:24.302-08:002010-01-31T01:45:24.302-08:00We've found that we let a lot of things slide ...We've found that we let a lot of things slide into the deep, dark corners of our fridge, so we took out the drawers and the middle shelf - we can see EVERYTHING, and we have to be very picky as to what actually gets to go in the fridge - are we going to eat it this week? Is there enough for a full dinner? (a no, then yes both mean they go in our freezer in the dinner basket). <br /><br />Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273431755984995387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-90962022857141595692010-01-30T23:22:30.544-08:002010-01-30T23:22:30.544-08:00I have been "eating down the fridge" in ...I have been "eating down the fridge" in prep for the February Dollar a Day Challenge. Today I washed out a few of the bins and it is starting to look more like an appliance ad (minus the uncovered roasted chicken with trimmings).Chard Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10331048001826505504noreply@blogger.com