Category Archives: Household

Eating Down the Mountain

“Eating Down the Fridge” has a literary ring to it, kind of like that old kids book Sing Down the Moon. More importantly, it’s the name of a challenge issued by The Washington Post‘s Kim O’Donnel. The deal: don’t buy groceries for a week, instead living off what you have in the house. From where […]

March 10, 2009 | Posted in Household | Comments closed

A Splendid Show

I caught The Splendid Table this week, an unusual thing for me. I was glad I did, as the radio show had a few Wasted Food-related scraps. In this great feature on Tater Tots, we learn that Ore-Ida created potato puffs as a way to put spud scraps to use. Now, the potato castaways that […]

March 9, 2009 | Also posted in School | Comments closed

When Grandmas Go Green

What’s not to love about The Green Granny? While I’d rather eat my grandmas’ cooking than this “green” dish, this GG has noble goals. If you take your grannies soothing, English and environmental, sit back and enjoy: The video is part of Oxfam’s 4-a-week campaign, which suggests four actions we can take to help those […]

March 4, 2009 | Also posted in Environment, International | Comments closed

Freeze Waste

It’s official. When a New York Times piece advocates using frozen instead of fresh vegetables, you know we’re in a recession. When the Dining section does the same you can call it a Depression. The engrossing Health section piece about eating nutritiously for less, suggested using frozen veggies for a few reasons. The nutritional benefit […]

March 3, 2009 | Posted in Household | Comments closed

Sausages Sizzle Again

On the repurposing food front, I recently heard from an Australian reader named Angela. I’ll let her tell the story: We, too, are constantly looking for ways that we can use leftovers and avoid wasting food. I thought I’d share something that we did for the first time this week. We had a BBQ on […]

February 24, 2009 | Also posted in International, Repurposing | Comments closed

Making Meat Last Longer

Monday, I wrote about the turning excess buns from barbecue takeout into garlic bread. Well, what about the meat? We had two rather large containers of chopped beef and barbecue chicken and had consumed more than our fill of both. Yet, plenty more remained! My idea: meatloaf! I was really glad to have my mom […]

February 18, 2009 | Also posted in Personal, Repurposing | Comments closed

Parents of Wasted Food

No, I’m not writing to confess how much food waste family life creates. That’ll come in a year or so. (Joking, hopefully). More to the point, my parents are in town helping out while we get used to life with a son (a cute guy, in my humble opinion). Fortunately for us, my mom has […]

February 16, 2009 | Also posted in Personal, Repurposing | Comments closed

Friday Buffet

Santa Barbara has had a commercial composting pilot program for the last two years. Now they’ve hired a consultant to ascertain whether or not people think it’s ‘yucky.’ My guess: yes. My hope: no. — — The idea of going fridgeless is interesting. While I fear it could mean more food waste, which could undo […]

February 6, 2009 | Also posted in Composting, Energy, Farm, Food Recovery, Friday Buffet, School | Comments closed

Shopping Day(s)

With a baby arriving any day now (my wife is past her due date), I’ve been hesitant to do much meal planning. I don’t want to be in the hospital fretting about that whole chicken in the fridge. As a result, I’ve been grocery shopping on a day-to-day basis. I have to say: it’s not […]

February 4, 2009 | Also posted in Farmers' Market, Personal, Supermarket | Comments closed

Friday Buffet

A vermicomposter in every kitchen? GreenWiggler provides the knowhow for a simple, D.I.Y. worm bin. — — A Notre Dame student plans to start a composting program. And not a moment too soon, as the average Golden Dome diner wastes more than a quarter pound (5.03 ounces) per meal. — — While things are looking up […]

January 30, 2009 | Also posted in College, Composting, International, Vermiculture | Comments closed