Love Food Hate Waste 2020

wow chums I am impressed at all your ingenuity and money saving ideas. I have just finished off the last of my pot of strawberry yogurt that I bought last friday, and looking through my fridge I ampleased to see that there is really nothing needed this week for food shopping at all I still have more than enough F&V left and plenty of salad bits I have used about half of the edam cheese given to me by my DD last Sunday (a Christmas leftover) so no cheese needed,and I discovered that there was 6 egg at the back of the fridge hiding behind some other bits so no eggs needed.I think I will be able to go perhaps until about tuesday before I need anything .I too am using up odds and ends of stuff. Talking about beetroot I have 5 separate beetroots in the freezer as the last time they were on offer in the vacuum pack I bought some and then wrapped individually in cling film and froze.I am not keen on vinegar but I like diced beetroot with salad etc I have even made soup with it and added paprike and lazy garlic to liven it up,but it can be a bit messy and the pot needs a good clean afterwards ,but it does make a nice soup ,in the summer even nicer cold on a hot day.

I still have christmas biscuits given to me by friends ,but I am being good and only having two as a treat with a cuppa or I would be like a butterball .Very nice to be given but I would prefer something more practical.My DDs ma-in-law is a sweetie and one of her presents was a large jar of strawberry jam which has been more than useful in Victoria sponge cakes. She is a very practical down to earth lady of 83 and like me thinks that although candle and body lotion is nice you can't eat them or use them often .I end up donating most of the beauty stuff to our local refuge for women as otherwise I would be drowning in the stuff I do enjoy a nice candle now and again but a big jar of jam goes a lot further I do for my friends wh are housebound small shoe boxes of stuff in small amounts for treats One lady in particular I do a small tin of peaches and pears and pineapple which I know she appreciates along with a few small soaps and a talcum powder and a book of crosswords. inexpensive stuff picked up during the year and she loves her little 'hamper' of goodies. I usually do about four different boxes for my friends who get few treats and I know they appreciate them. an afternoon with a cuppa and a natter brightens up their week.One lady has three children all of who are scattered around the world so she has few visitors at all. I try to nip and see her when I can

JackieO xx