Love Food Hate Waste 2020

poppy811

makes me sad that people continue to throw away perfectly usable food,  I was brought up just after the war and was taught well by my grandma and mum.  youngest son was amazed recently when I said I always try to fill the oven up rather than cook one item.

cornishchick

Mrs_Salad_Dodger said:

She might not be so blasé when 2nd spike, no-deal Br*x*t & the flu season kicks in 😱 

I am with you cornishchick - would have used everything & it might have been fun trying to work out what to do with marmite/jam covered toast 😉

I was thinking some sort of french toast with the jam one and posh cheese on toast for the other one, I'd be interested in any thoughts as an exercise in ideas though..

nursemaggie

I have never thrown eggs out and I have never cracked open a  bad one.

I may have made a bread and butter pudding with the jam one just to find out what it tasted like with jam. I often make one with the last two slices. I leave it soaking over night and put it in the microwave in the morning. It makes a lovely breakfast and you don't feel hungry until evening.

nursemaggie

so the eggs were there to make the bread and butter pudding. Did he pour the milk out or throw any fruit out? That would have gone in the bread and butter pudding as well. Bananas are quite nice cooked into a bread and butter pudding too. I found that out when Asd* sent me 10 bananas instead of the tree I ordered. No sugar needed with the banana or the jam.

nursemaggie

I was born at the end of the war so I remember when things came off ration. I was always hungry when I was a kid.

candygirl

It's amazing how long egg last after the best before date .I put them in a bowl to check their freshness first

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Do you do the float test, candygirl?
Used cottage pie mix from freezer & the last of the potatoes + some hg tomatoes for Tuesday night’s dinner.
Had to bin DSis’s bag of grated cheese as it was blue with mould 🤢
Nothing that DH or I bought has been binned 🥳

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

2nd bag of DSis’s grated cheese binned ☹️ & bag of mouldy soft rolls out for the birds.

Have used hg tomatoes & neighbours hg apples to make chutney.
A couple of very tasty hm soups using los from freezer.
Nothing binned 🥳

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Starting to empty freezers
Sunday dinner was fish pie. Los from freezer to make a soup. Chicken breasts out for Monday’s dinner.

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Made a los soup - chicken based, zizzed & taste tested & it is delicious 🤤 
Monday night’s dinner was chicken fried in butter, boiled potatoes & corn on the cob. No los.