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.
(plus a tomato. which isn’t a condiment.)
Remember how I told you last week that I had an abundance of tomatoes? Well, I was successful at using up all but one, and I have two batches of fresh salsa to thank for that.
(er, I’m thanking the salsa for the used-up tomatoes, not the rotten one.)
Plus, I wasted some pesto that had been in my fridge for a ridiculously long time.
And the stuff in the measuring cup is a failed batch of homemade French dressing. I followed the recipe very carefully, adding the oil in a REALLY slow, steady stream, but the dressing was still just basically oil with spices in it. I don’t know what went wrong…I use a similar recipe to make the dressing for my Mandarin Chicken Salad, and that always comes out fine.
Anyway, it was really disgusting on a salad, and I have no desire to eat it.
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David
Monday 25th of June 2012
Using every last scrap of soap. Here is how I do it. I am a guy, I like to work in my workshop, sometimes on my car. My hands get dirty. When I first started work - about 54 years ago - as we left the workshop there was a bucket with a mixture of wet soap and sand and we would get some of it and carry it into the wash room where we used it to clean our hands. It is VERY efficient. Just wash your hands with the soap and sand mix and voila your hands are as clean and smooth as you know what. So, you cut the little pieces of soap up and put them into a little plastic bowl like a yogurt or butter container with a lid. Add some water and some sand. Shake it and leave it. The soap gets real soft, if you put enough water in, if you didn't just add more water. Give it to your guy to keep in the basement or wherever he does his dirty work. It doesn't take much of the mix to get your hands nice and clean and smooth. Play sand works well.
Lucylastica2
Sunday 24th of June 2012
Next Friday, 29th, will be my first time taking part in Food Waste Friday. Am looking forward to it. I always try to use everything and limit watse, but this may make me very aware of how well I am doing.
Wanda
Saturday 23rd of June 2012
I haven't posted in awhile. My food waste has been much better I've had several weeks of no waste. This week was not so good. I ended up wasting a tomato mom forgot about in the frig and I wasted spaghetti and meat sauce because neither of us really wanted it to start with.
Tracy
Friday 22nd of June 2012
Sorry about the dressing, hate it when that happens! Thanks for this idea, it's really helping me to be more thoughtful in regards to our food consumption/waste.
Amanda @ Flour and Lace
Friday 22nd of June 2012
I lost a heart of romaine lettuce and a piece of chicken. The chicken was leftover from earlier this week and was totally dry and icky. The lettuce was from 2 shopping trips ago.. it got slimy and moldy :(