THE Prepping thread - a new beginning :)

Karmacat yes I'm seriously interested in microgreens as well. For soup.

That would work yes

Himself last night: 'Why do we have a freezer if we don't eat all our meals from there before buying anything else?'.


Oh, dear...[deep breath]

I managed to not reply with 'because you can't be trusted to shop for ingredients and prepare a proper meal with vegetables when there are bags of sweets and crisps for you to spend our money on instead'.

I replied with something about

Having fresh fruit, meat, fish and vegetables throughout winter when they're really expensive.
Not wasting half of what's cooked because it's left in the pan overnight (and I refuse to touch anything that hasn't at least gone into the fridge - which he really should be remembering by now)
Being able to take advantage of reductions and offers rather than pay full price.
Being able to save by getting larger amounts and have the rest later.
Having ice ready for my gin when the tonic water has been left out of the fridge.
Having choices to be able to come up with ideas when there's not much in the shops.
Having proper meals when we're too tired, busy, ill or skint to go to the shops.

I omitted Not having to chisel slime moulds off the inside of the pans, slow cooker, microwave and fridge because you've left things in there and it's only been noticed on my day off when I want to cook something, so I'm less likely to go ballistic about food safety and wasting my time cleaning filth off my kitchen and chucking away things I have worked damn hard to buy when I'm the one out at work all week. And Because the World Is Probably Going To S*** And We Will Be On The Receiving End Of Some Of It At Some Point.



He's lovely, really. But there are times when I wonder whether he's engaged his brain before he speaks.

I've heard several similarly baffled souls mutter, but like Jojo. I step away from the knife block & frying pan, deal with the facts & then growl elsewhere...

I think some chippies should label their regulars with "if found please return to" tags...

We swim in germs and it may be that your (relatively) isolated life isn't challenging your immune system sufficiently. It's reckoned 3-5 colds per year are normal for most adults (double that easily if you're exposed to young children).


A useful product is the nasal spray V1cks F1rst Defense. Buy it now, and use it the minute you start getting cold symptoms and it often stops them in their tracks. I managed to get through several months of cold season last year, working in a call centre, before getting a cold and I attribute that to this product. HTH.