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By: Denise

Denise — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:43:34 +0000

That 40% is probably counting all the wasted produce and meat not to mention bakery items that are thrown away every day at your local grocery store. We Americans are very spoiled. Why do we need full shelves at the grocery store? Does everyone realize that these things are thrown away not given away to the homeless, charities, etc? All of the produce could be used to feed farm animals and if they are too bad to compost. In case you were wondering how I know this my husband works at a grocery store and they throw away all outdated merchandise including produce, bakery and meat not to mention any canned or boxed items. Big waste – also did you know that the big box stores also throw away any items that are not sold including clothes, shoes, decorative items? They have big dumpsters in the back that are filled and usually locked as well. All of that stuff could go to homeless shelters, goodwill, salvation army, etc. and actually benefit someone. This stuff should not be going to a garbage dump.

I will now get down off my soapbox

By: Cheap Eats — Katy’s Scone Recipe « The Non-Consumer Advocate

Cheap Eats — Katy’s Scone Recipe « The Non-Consumer Advocate — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:49:20 +0000

[...] wrote the other day about tucking leftover cranberry sauce into a double batch of scones, and a number of readers asked me to share my [...]

By: Pat

Pat — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:53:34 +0000

I was raised to believe that ” In a good kitchen, NOTHING goes to waste.” Even the juice from canned vegetables gets saved to start the soup kettle. It adds an extra level of flavor and nutrients.
When we made a lot of apple pies from our orchard, the peelings were cooked for the pectin in them to make jelly.
I cant believe the amount of waste in this country. Hopefully blogs like this will help .

By: Pat

Pat — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:03:26 +0000

I too read about the 40% waste and was appalled. My sister works in the kitchen at our local hospital and she told us that all the leftover food at the hospital gets sent to the incinerator instead of the local homeless shelter where people could actually eat it! This is a real pity. I have become more conscience of our leftovers for quite a while now and making a real effort to not waste so much. I have a shelf spot where ALL leftovers go and I check it first for possible lunch/ dinner fare. This past week I made a really wonderful casserole with bits from the frig and a half bag of hash browns I discovered in the freezer. I encourage everyone to take a second look at what they already have and be creative!

By: Louise

Louise — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:42:51 +0000

Tonight we had Chef’s Salad made with lettuce, leftover steak (I didn’t finish my serving a couple days ago), hard boiled eggs (eggs getting a little past their prime are best for boiling), plus a sprinkling of leftover cheese and ends of cut veggies. Very tasty! Didn’t taste at all like leftovers, because it wasn’t just re-heated meat. Somehow, slicing the meat thin and serving it chilled on the greens made it seem just like a fancy restaurant salad.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:14:26 +0000

I waste very little food. Most of our meals are homemade and cooked in big batches. Whatever doesn’t get consumed gets frozen for another meal. If it isn’t wiped out the second time around, the leftovers end up either in the compost pile or being eaten by my dogs and cats. All bread scraps are frozen and used for bread crumbs or dressing. Even fish bones are saved and added to garden soil. They help grow great tomatoes.

By: Christy

Christy — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:04:59 +0000

Yes Katy, please share your recipe!

By: Melody

Melody — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:20:13 +0000

Funny, I just yesterday made cranberry pecan bread to use up the whole cranberries that were part of the Thanksgiving table decorations. But I still have some cranberry sauce sitting around, so if you feel like sharing your scone recipe, I’m all ears.

By: Bellen

Bellen — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:05:24 +0000

Was your cranberry sauce jellied or whole? I make my own whole cranberry sauce, using some calamondums from our tree.
When I needed something else for a pork chop dinner I chopped and sauteed a medium onion and then stirred in about 1/2 cup whole cranberry sauce and 1/4 tsp ground cloves – it was delicious & different.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:02:50 +0000

Katy, I would love to have your scone recipe! There is a can of cranberry sauce floating around somewhere from Thanksgiving, so I would love to use some of it up! I love scones (especially for breakfast). Do you feel like sharing?
~Elizabeth~