Category Archives: Household

Bread Storage Q & A

A reader recently wrote in asking how best to store bread. I figured it’d be best to ask some real bread people. I thought that someone at Zingerman’s, a Michigan, mail-order bakeshop that ships breads all over the world would have some insight. And Zingerman’s customer service specialist Paul LaDuca certainly did. — What’s the […]

August 6, 2008 | Also posted in Q & A | Comments closed

Afternoon Reading

Check out this AP article on avoiding produce waste. I love the sentiment, but I have to take issue with two parts of this advice: The first step is to immediately inspect your goods once you get home and pluck out any spoiled specimens. Wouldn’t you inspect the fruits and vegetables before buying them? And […]

August 5, 2008 | Also posted in Supermarket | Comments closed

A Week’s Worth of Waste

True to her name, The Frugal Girl is attempting to not waste any food in her home. She’s illustrating her progress by posting photos of her weekly food waste on her blog. I admire Frugal Girl’s goal and her being brave enough to broadcast her waste online. In her most recent recap, she talks of […]

August 5, 2008 | Also posted in Composting | Comments closed

News Day

Across all media, yesterday was a big day for food waste news. First, CBS’ The Early Show had a segment on food waste, echoing an earlier one on The Today Show. Then (MS)NBC ran an AP story on how Americans waste produce. The story had some useful tips on how to avoid losses amongst your […]

July 24, 2008 | Also posted in Trayless | Comments closed

Friday Buffet

Behold, the Mount Everest Rushmore of cheese sculptures. Maybe they heard me coming, because the article notes that this cheddar masterpiece will eventually be eaten. (I’ve got dibs on Washington’s schnauze.) — — Check out this useful article on extending food shelf life from the increasingly waste-centric food writer China Millman at the Chicago Sun-Times. […]

July 18, 2008 | Also posted in Food Recovery, Friday Buffet, International, Tree Gleaning | Comments closed

Office Cookout

I recently enjoyed a cookout at work, but not the kind you might think. Yesterday for lunch, I enjoyed the leftovers from a perfect cookout last Saturday (thanks, Ben and Lacie!). Note: I used to call these barbecues, then I learned that barbecue is a noun. I replicated the cookout experience in my typical, staid […]

July 15, 2008 | Also posted in History and Culture, Personal | Comments closed

Friday Buffet

Despite its odd tone, this NY Times Magazine article was encouraging because food pieces in mainstream (some might say highbrow) publications rarely discuss leftovers. OK, so it’s lobster leftovers, but the author does advocate boiling the shell and assorted remnants to flavor a risotto. So that’s neat. — — Jamaicans have stopped bobsledding long enough […]

July 11, 2008 | Also posted in Friday Buffet, International | Comments closed

Strangers on a Drain

My wife and I moved into a new house about a week ago and have been working out the kinks ever since. One of the real changes, kitchen-wise, is the lack of an in-sink garbage disposal. My first reaction was that I’d grow tired of collecting and emptying food scraps in the drain catcher. Nine […]

July 9, 2008 | Also posted in Personal | Comments closed

Happy Birthday, America!

Warning: This post was written without a flag lapel pin (or a lapel). Today, I’ll be celebrating American independence by attending a family cook out where I’ll fret about uneaten burgers enjoy the good company and tasty food. Two thoughts before I’m off to BBQ land: 1. Wasting food should not be an American value. […]

July 4, 2008 | Posted in Household | Comments closed

Refrigerator Report

My wife and I moved this past weekend. And again Monday night, when we finally finished cleaning out the old place. The last item of business was cleaning out the fridge at our old house. In a 10 p.m. frenzy of food waste, we ended up throwing away an embarrassing amount. Here are the highlights […]

July 1, 2008 | Also posted in Personal | Comments closed