Let’s see. What’s happenin’ on the food waste front?

The only possible bit of waste I have is this lemon, which came in a bag of lemons and was squishy when I brought it home.

(Check the bag better next time, Kristen!)

I may see if I could possibly salvage it for a stove-top air freshener, though.

So, that’s all I’ve got waste-wise.   Could I have some thunderous applause???

Alllrighty.

Here’s a peek at a few things I did to avoid waste.

I grind my whole wheat flour from grain I purchase in bulk, and I had ground a little too much.

Freshly ground whole wheat flour gets a little stale-tasting if you don’t use it or freeze it somewhat promptly, so I decided to use it by making some whole wheat bread.

I tried a cinnamon-raisin experiment with the dough this time around and while it was good (my children all approved), I think it needs a little more tweaking.

More cinnamon!

More raisins!

In other bread news, I thawed some frozen sweet potatoes and used them in a pumpkin bread recipe.

Nutritious?   No.

Delicious?   Yes.

In fruit news, I ended up with many bananas ripening all at once, so I sliced and froze a few of them both for snacking and for smoothie-making.

I also froze some leftover fruit salad that no one seemed to want to eat.   No one complains about these same bits of fruit when they’re smoothified, fortunately.

I made a cheesecake for Mr. FG’s birthday, and he likes it topped with canned cherry pie filling.

The cheesecake was gone before the pie filling, though, so I rinsed off the remaining cherries and froze them to use in a smoothie.

I’m not sure how nutritious cherries from pie filling are, but this still seems better than throwing them out.

Here’s how my fridge is lookin’:

It’s a little full at the moment because I went to the grocery store yesterday to buy things for Sonia’s birthday meal.

(Why yes, it IS birthday season at our house! 4/6 of our family’s birthdays occur within a six-week period.)

I don’t have a lot in the way of leftovers in my fridge, which is always good news.   There are a few grilled veggies, which I will probably eat with my eggs this morning.

And there’s quite a bit of tortellini soup left from last night’s dinner.   The kids and I will eat a fair amount of that for lunch today, I think.

Leftover soup makes such a great lunch meal.

So! It was a good week at Chez Frugal Girl.   I don’t know why, but I’ve just been in a good food waste groove of late.   Hopefully it’ll continue!

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How’s the fight against food waste going at your house?   Tell us about your losses and saves, and feel free to leave a link if you’ve posted about your food waste this week!