tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post1609131132628197113..comments2024-02-24T20:03:05.666-08:00Comments on The Grocery Cart Challenge: Saving My Produce From A Certain DeathGaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02763405062458388462noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-23311675270134145672009-01-02T17:19:00.000-08:002009-01-02T17:19:00.000-08:00Hi I've been enjoying reading your blog very much....Hi I've been enjoying reading your blog very much. <BR/><BR/>Here's a tip for "frozen tomatoes"<BR/>1. clean up the tomato before freezing. <BR/>2. Toss into the freezer in a bag<BR/>3. Remove from freezer.<BR/>4. Toss frozen tomato into a pot of broth or stock at the very beginning of the simmering time.<BR/><BR/>By the time the broth/stock is finished cooking the tomato will have disappeared, mamalvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10609118350102235534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-31419705594263232272008-12-23T07:57:00.000-08:002008-12-23T07:57:00.000-08:00Anonymous,If the compost pile freezes it stays ina...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>If the compost pile freezes it stays inactive. But as soon as the spring thaw comes you can pick up where you left off. I don't turn my compost pile, I just let it set and do it's thing. It takes a little longer to decompose but since I have a few bins, I just rotate each year and I always have fresh compost. My compost book also says not to turn during the winter because Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02763405062458388462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-18988899679917327802008-12-23T06:48:00.000-08:002008-12-23T06:48:00.000-08:00Somehow the other day I didn't do my comment corre...Somehow the other day I didn't do my comment correctly because it never showed up. Anyway, I saw you mentioned a compost bucket. I have stopped composting because temps here are in the 30's and I didn't think I could. am I wrong....are you just throwing things on your pile and will turn later? Could you expand answer please?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-53335409741844482372008-12-23T05:25:00.000-08:002008-12-23T05:25:00.000-08:00Great idea! I much prefer freezing food to canning...Great idea! I much prefer freezing food to canning anything. Jams, sauces, broths, etc, all easier to freeze.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-88642845554885317322008-12-18T19:46:00.000-08:002008-12-18T19:46:00.000-08:00Whole tomatoes in the freezer?? I put pepper whol...Whole tomatoes in the freezer?? I put pepper whole and onions chopped in the freezer but never tomatoes. Did it affect your taste of the tomatoes any? I will definately be freezing tomatoes instead of letting them die.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the great tip!!Frosting & Threadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11103435515584420527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-16475318628480490132008-12-18T16:49:00.000-08:002008-12-18T16:49:00.000-08:00I just cleaned out my produce drawer and "saved" s...I just cleaned out my produce drawer and "saved" some heads of romaine. I cut off the bad stuff, rinsed it off, put it in the spinner, and wrapped it in a dish towel before sending it back in the refridgerator.Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04235268495034052160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-34200940329662512352008-12-18T15:47:00.000-08:002008-12-18T15:47:00.000-08:00that is a great idea! I will definitely have to r...that is a great idea! I will definitely have to remember that one.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958981528207127681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-32574752376542871802008-12-18T14:06:00.000-08:002008-12-18T14:06:00.000-08:00Way to go! If I can offer just a little tip that I...Way to go! If I can offer just a little tip that I learned about a year ago - don't put your tomatoes in the fridge. Just stick them in your pantry. They actually lose flavor and get mealy faster in the fridge, but will keep well in the pantry.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02831243896567542815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-68872170985193818252008-12-18T05:03:00.000-08:002008-12-18T05:03:00.000-08:00This year I canned tomato sauce but I had way too ...This year I canned tomato sauce but I had way too many tomatoes to deal with and not enough time, so instead of dicing/stewing/canning the rest, I just threw them in the freezer in bags. Whenever I am making something that calls for a can of diced tomatoes or anything, I just use some of these. I have determined that 3 large frozen tomatoes is approximately equal to one 28 oz can of diced Lucy Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09172695235913542465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-79867181102284721662008-12-18T03:44:00.000-08:002008-12-18T03:44:00.000-08:00That is something I never would've thought to do -...That is something I never would've thought to do - great thinking! Thanks for the tip!Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07396128017217743158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-3644317665683546342008-12-17T23:04:00.000-08:002008-12-17T23:04:00.000-08:00Hi! Love your blog and I just tagged you for a me...Hi! Love your blog and I just tagged you for a meme!Julia@SometimesLucidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14750362656434125400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-60872053469592505772008-12-17T20:56:00.000-08:002008-12-17T20:56:00.000-08:00Great idea! Wish I'd read this last week when I a...Great idea! Wish I'd read this last week when I added those funky tomatoes to the compost!onemotherslovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04329761483454659167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-30474277650981253142008-12-17T20:27:00.000-08:002008-12-17T20:27:00.000-08:00The freezer is my best friend!! Rather than throw ...The freezer is my best friend!! Rather than throw away leftovers, I'll freeze them until I can figure out a good way to repurpose them. Just the other day I took out a tiny hunk of roast pork to use as a topping for baked potato night. I'm also a huge fan of Once A Month Cooking. I figure that even though I can't get our budget down to $60 a week, if I'm not throwing food away I'm doing pretty Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05574095883181118049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-73048690809867085942008-12-17T20:16:00.000-08:002008-12-17T20:16:00.000-08:00I do that too! Can also use for salsa! CHEERS! Mic...I do that too! Can also use for salsa! CHEERS! MichelePug1https://www.blogger.com/profile/09579933817802918142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-87301085972210296002008-12-17T19:39:00.000-08:002008-12-17T19:39:00.000-08:00Awesome Gayle. I would never have thought to pop w...Awesome Gayle. I would never have thought to pop whole tomatoes in the freezer. I do that with my bananas for banana bread. Thanks for the tip!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09905276266251018393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177530866163973083.post-44236553564808231182008-12-17T17:49:00.000-08:002008-12-17T17:49:00.000-08:00Very clever. I am sad to say that the tomatoes I ...Very clever. I am sad to say that the tomatoes I pulled out of my fridge were past the point of no return. Even you could not have breathed life into their poor shriveled up little bodies. Some big bully shoved them in the back of the fridge, and there they stayed....timid and to shy to come out. Now they're gone...it's a sad, sad day.momsthewordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14519343990735608713noreply@blogger.com