Every week, I post a picture of the food that has gone bad over the last seven days. Why do I do this? Because in March of 2008, I finally got fed up with the amount of food I was wasting, and I thought that showing my waste to other people would motivate me to use up my food instead of wasting it. Because this often embarrassing practice was so helpful for me, I invited other bloggers to join me in posting their food waste photos, and Food Waste Friday was born. If you’re not a blogger but still want some food waste accountability, feel free to participate by leaving a comment.
This onion is from a bag of onions, and though the others were all fine, this one got squishy before I could use it.
The whole thing is squishy, so I can’t even cut out the bad parts and use the rest. So, it’s now resting in peace in my compost bucket.
Also, I have a single serving of leftover green beans that I think I am not going to eat. I have a whole bunch of other vegetables in my fridge that need to be used and that are much more appealing (leftover beans are just so unappetizing to me!).
So, I think that they can keep my squishy onion company in the compost bucket.
In non-food-waste new, I think I’m going to share my birthday pictures on Sunday since today is food waste day and tomorrow is menu plan day. So, check in on Sunday because the usually vacant blog will have something up. 😉
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Janie
Sunday 8th of May 2011
If your left over green beans are still useable-freeze them for soups or stews..or add them to pasta with a few cubed cooked potatoes (red skins are good0 and dress it with vinaigrette for a cold pasta salad, or dress it with olive oil and parmesan (or any shredded cheese) for a hot meal.
Moonwaves
Wednesday 4th of May 2011
Food waste has finally made it into the mainstream press in Ireland: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/pricewatch/2011/0502/1224295866192.html
Good practical tips at the bottom of the article too (all very well known to Food Waste Friday people already of course!)
Christina
Monday 2nd of May 2011
Leftover green beans taste great with Italian salad dressing and eaten cold, like a salad. Mix with other beans for a bean salad!
Heather
Friday 29th of April 2011
I chop up my onions and place them in a freezer bag in the freezer. You can break off what you need or package them individually, say in 1/4 cups servings. Works great for me.
Karen S.
Friday 29th of April 2011
What, nothing about the royal wedding? ;-)
Kristen
Saturday 30th of April 2011
Dear heavens, no! I'm quite the opposite of a celebrity nut. I saw a little bit of replay of the wedding on the tv at the gym yesterday (no sound, though), and that is all.