L1011 wrote: » I copped out and bought some tubes of premade pastes today for stuff I'd never, ever do it. Garlic, ginger, red chillis. Purely because I didn't have any (well, except garlic) and probably won't be cooking meals that'll use them until next weekend at the earliest Is there something I'm missing here that isn't just "eat the same damn thing till its all gone"?
kylith wrote: » So I bought Harina de Maiz thinking I could make corn tortillas (turns out that's that's masa Harina). Anywho, it seems that arepas is the thing you make with this stuff. Bit meh, imo. Anything else I can make with this stuff?
rubadub wrote: » tesco do a half cabbage for 59cent, full size is 99cent, so reasonable price, still quite big but it keeps well. I wish they did a half iceberg lettuce. The small packs of leaves are ridiculous prices. Same with many other things, loose onions cost way more per kilo than big ones. If the gov was serious about reducing waste it would force them to charge the same per kilo, or a max % more or something. Just like if they were serious about tackling binge drinking they would force pubs to charge half price for a half pint. The heavily discounted bulk buys, or rather overpriced single unit pricing, leads to both food waste and possibly obesity problems, for me anyway -e.g. multipack 4 bars often just cost 10-30cent more than a single one and then I scoff the lot way quicker! When I get a sliced pan I will take out portions and freeze them, the half pans are just a few cent less than the regular.
Graces7 wrote: » Salad stuff un heard of and eg a cabbage is too big for o ne person..
L1011 wrote: » I copped out and bought some tubes of premade pastes today for stuff I'd never, ever do it. Garlic, ginger, red chillis. Purely because I didn't have any (well, except garlic) and probably won't be cooking meals that'll use them until next weekend at the earliest Lead me to think of the problems of food waste when catering for smaller family units. There's only two of us - if I get salad greens in it condemns us to having them for the next two days after, if they even last that long. Local shop doesn't help by prepacking stuff in multiples, meaning I had to buy four tomatoes when I wanted one for use on burgers* last week, and by the time I went to cook something that could use them they'd gone mushy. And this is with a fridge that appears to be magic - celery has lasted six weeks in a usable condition before. Other stuff that we rarely use all of in time would be bottles/jars of sauces, prepacked mushrooms and even the normal supermarket sizes of bog standard cheddar cheese. Is there something I'm missing here that isn't just "eat the same damn thing till its all gone"? *my partners burger actually. I hate tomatoes in burgers!
Faith wrote: » Could be pantry moths (Aka Indian meal moths). When it’s dusk, keep an eye on the cupboard and see if you spot any small brownish moths in there. They’re a complete pest and will eat into anything meal-related. Also look for webbing inside packets. That being said, it’s not impossible for rodents to get into high cupboards. They can fit through a space the size of a pencil.
Graces7 wrote: » A food related mystery here. I keep vulnerable food ( deep rural so ..) in a top cupboard and the doors are always closed. No holes etc! I was sorting it today looking for lentils then decided a stock take etc, And found things have been.... nibbled, chewed. eg shredded wheat double packets. Very definitely chewed . No sign of livestock. Never seen the like. Seemed too much damage for any insect? Do spiders do that kind of thing?
twignme wrote: » Maybe your potted pork is similar, how do you make it?
New Home wrote: » But a cucumber decomposes in just a few short days, whereas plastic...
rubadub wrote: » I like the fact they are wrapped in pairs. Some complain about packaging but loads of food goes to waste due to not being used up in time. Also I would just eat the lot in a couple of days if it was just 1 pack.
