As we’ve been working our way through Organizing in October, one area I have not tackled is the ubiquitous "plastics cupboard." It seems everyone has one, and they’re usually infamous for being a tumbling pile of mismatched lids and containers, hopeless in organization. My excuse for not tackling the plastics cupboard is named John: He’s [...]
Entries Tagged as 'food storage'
5 Crazy Ways I Save on Kitchen Prep Time {so we can Eat Well, Spend Less}
October 17th, 2012 · 47 Comments · KS lifestyle
I just got yesterday’s oatmeal going on the stove. No, we haven’t been waiting for breakfast for 24 hours – two-day oatmeal is one of the "shoddy shortcuts" I take every week in an attempt to save a few minutes in the kitchen. Believe me, I spend enough time there already. "Mommy, play with me!" [...]
Tags: dishes·Eat Well Spend Less·food storage·oatmeal·shortcuts·time·time management·timesavers·tips
7 Ways to Avoid Using Plastic Wrap
March 6th, 2012 · 13 Comments · Green Living
That’s my fridge. It’s pretty full (that’s normal). Yes, that’s a lot of eggs (sometimes there’s more). I took this photo because I thought it was starting to look like "Pyrex world" in there. You have glass storage containers in your house, right? They should pay me for a commercial here, seriously. You’re actually supposed [...]
Tags: food storage·plastic wrap·plastics
Less Waste at Lunch with My Little Green Shop{GIVEAWAY} – CLOSED
September 30th, 2011 · 3 Comments · What to Buy
I feel guilty nowadays if I use a plastic baggie to pack a lunch. At the very least, I try to make sure it gets used multiple times, as I detailed in this green lunch packing post. I’ve had a handful of different reusable sandwich bags since last year, and they’ve gotten a TON of [...]
Tags: containers·food storage·giveaway·lunch·product review·reusable bags·sandwiches·stainless steel
Real Food Stockpile: Grains
June 2nd, 2011 · 72 Comments · Frugality
In The Long Winter, a book in the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder, the family ends up in dire straits, trapped in a tiny new town with very few food stores, and no trains until spring. There’s a terrible blizzard about every 2-3 days that lasts 3 days, and no one can go [...]
Tags: food storage·grains·preparedness·rice·wheat
Real Food Stockpile: Fruits and Vegetables
May 20th, 2011 · 32 Comments · Frugality
Luckily, most kids like raisins. When you’re talking long-term food storage or preparedness, chances are you might end up with some foods and/or forms of food preparation that are a little foreign to your family. When it comes to fruits, it’s just fun. In the style of yesterday’s meat, protein and fat long-term storage post, [...]
Tags: dehydrator·food storage·fruit·fruit leather·preparedness·preserving vegetables·vegetables
Real Food Stockpile: Meats, Proteins, and Fats
May 19th, 2011 · 62 Comments · Frugality
Powdered TVP made from soy just isn’t going to cut it on the real food diet. Let me count the ways… Actually, if you need me to count the problems with unfermented soy, “meat substitute”, and powdered foods in general, maybe the concept of “real food” is foreign to you! TVP, by the way, stands [...]
Tags: beans·fats·food storage·meat·preparedness·protein
