food waste – Garden State of Mind

April Is Busting Out All Over

Spring! It feels like a gift every year. Every winter I get used to winter. I put my pajamas on at 7 pm; I remember to wear a hat. I cook hot, filling meals. And I get to like it. Then the days lengthen, certain birds start singing again. A day comes when you can…

April 6, 2025

Winter Encore

We had some nice weather for a bit there, and even a thunderstorm one warm night. But Friday brought a chill wind and the return of sickness. Actually some of us have been sick most of this week. I took a sick day Friday and alternated between laying on the couch and then feeling like…

March 23, 2025

In Over My Bread

This week I was off two days and was only in the office one day. I was able to continue my streak of using up the food we have. Happy to report that we have eaten in the past six nights AND I even managed to bring leftovers for lunch on my office day. I…

January 5, 2025

Waste Not, Spend Not

Since Christmas I’ve been trying to avoid food waste. I made potato soup on the 26th to use up potatoes, carrots and heavy cream that were in danger of being wasted. We all had it for dinner–delicious. On the 28th, I cleaned out the fridge and made apple pie filling with some Gala and McIntosh…

December 30, 2024

Books ‘n’ Cookies

It’s snowing today, the second day of spring. Whatever, I don’t care because Daylight Savings Time is back and no matter how much snow falls, it clearly feels like spring. For us it will be one last day off from school (maybe two?), and definitely a day to bake. The other week, I used pineapple…

March 21, 2018

If It’s Broke, Don’t Fix It

This week the heater decided to break. It’s currently 67 degrees outside, so I’m choosing to not think about it. If “winter” keeps going like this, maybe I won’t need to have it fixed til next fall? Also, not sure where the heater falls as a priority amongst the broken dishwasher, the squirrels in the…

February 28, 2017