tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post8744294427460929168..comments2024-03-27T05:30:07.368-04:00Comments on The More, The Messier: Back Slowly Away From The Gladware, Ma'am, With Your Hands UpSuburban Correspondenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-78892016365932801662008-08-02T23:13:00.000-04:002008-08-02T23:13:00.000-04:00Hillarious! I am so impressed that you clean your...Hillarious! I am so impressed that you clean your refrigerator every week! Wow! And now I'm doubly impressed that you CAN!Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04833496035710371887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-15782321119821871712008-08-02T11:06:00.000-04:002008-08-02T11:06:00.000-04:00I personally very much look forward to this little...I personally very much look forward to this little weekly feature--I at first walk away a little self-righteous--and then I open my fridge and (yikes) see the carnage and confess my sins....<BR/>Blessings!carrhophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017807695487933660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-85975585350501101822008-08-01T13:10:00.000-04:002008-08-01T13:10:00.000-04:00I view our fridge as a lay-over for left-overs on ...I view our fridge as a lay-over for left-overs on their way to the garbage. I can't quite get myself to throw away perfectly good food at the end of a meal - even if it's less than a full serving and I know that no one will ever eat it. However, once it has been in the fridge for long enough to become gross, then I have no choice but to throw it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-48319228504699018012008-07-31T19:05:00.000-04:002008-07-31T19:05:00.000-04:00My family inhales everything but the handles on th...My family inhales everything but the handles on the fridge, so I never have to throw anything away. Lucky me, LOLSheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16088648997897145149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-26265749328797753962008-07-31T17:52:00.000-04:002008-07-31T17:52:00.000-04:00I am so glad to see that my family is not alone in...I am so glad to see that my family is not alone in their wasteful and distasteful food habits;) The jam looks good--peaches--Yum!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-70477549781424082962008-07-31T16:35:00.000-04:002008-07-31T16:35:00.000-04:00I have those bowls, they are wonderful. I even kee...I have those bowls, they are wonderful. I even keep them in the original box when I'm not using them.Memarie Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03289584923725420572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-62460212587505665252008-07-31T15:14:00.000-04:002008-07-31T15:14:00.000-04:00As I was reading this, I kept asking myself, "Why ...As I was reading this, I kept asking myself, "Why are you so interested in the contents of someone else's refrigerator?" It was like a train wreck. I couldn't stop reading, no matter how much I wanted to.<BR/><BR/>I might just join your club, simply because cleaning out my refrigerator once a week would be a huge accomplishment for me. Plus, I'm a little low on content lately.Juliannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142847731212742672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-34454438574111268152008-07-31T13:27:00.000-04:002008-07-31T13:27:00.000-04:00congrats on the courage to tell the world about wh...congrats on the courage to tell the world about what's crawling in your fridge. thanks for the trick with the baby carrots, that's new to me but so smart! <BR/><BR/>my advice on the scallions and any other fresh spice such as parsley, cut it all up when it's still wet from those sprinklers in the grocery store (or when you pick it in the garden, after cleaning it) and put it in a ziploc. store it in the freezer and whenever you need the spice you can just take a little from the bag. because the spice was wet when frozen it is like you just picked it when you actually use it. *my mommy taught me that trick*proud*<BR/><BR/>franziAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-82649407972366368652008-07-31T12:33:00.000-04:002008-07-31T12:33:00.000-04:00No, no, no -- you made 4 jars of peach jam and 4 j...No, no, no -- you made 4 jars of peach jam and 4 jars of peach SAUCE, perfect for topping ice cream or layering in a cake with whipped cream! (Glass half-full!)Mom on the Vergehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06764277306253027011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-84483087889251864732008-07-31T12:26:00.000-04:002008-07-31T12:26:00.000-04:00I don’t buy it and let it go bad, you don’t buy it...I don’t buy it and let it go bad, you don’t buy it and let it go bad, so what happens to the food we don’t buy and let go bad? Does it set in the stores and go bad there? <BR/>I agree, I hate it everytime I throw away food. The only time my conscience doesn’t kill me is when I justify it with, “It’s rotten, no one can eat it now,” and in the trash it goes. Since we are all smart women can’t there be a better way? SusieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-90715213113438257862008-07-31T11:32:00.000-04:002008-07-31T11:32:00.000-04:00I am trying to make a weekly meal plan so that I k...I am trying to make a weekly meal plan so that I know just what we are having and how many days of leftovers we will have. I also make sure to store some things in small "lunch" containers for DH, and make sure they are FRONT and CENTER...otherwise he forgets them and we have waste. This week made a beef stew that has already been two meals, and will be leftovers on Saturday. I still throw some stuff out, but mostly, I just MAKE somebody eat it on leftover night! However, celery, that has a sad, sad, life in my house.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07505258364895249347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-32192048912501857072008-07-31T11:16:00.000-04:002008-07-31T11:16:00.000-04:00Once a week fridge cleaning?! I'm impressed!Once a week fridge cleaning?! I'm impressed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-82992440748215900672008-07-31T10:15:00.000-04:002008-07-31T10:15:00.000-04:00THE LIDS! Sweet baby jesus, where do they go? I ...THE LIDS! Sweet baby jesus, where do they go? I have five lovely pyrex bowls that ALL had lids once upon a time. Now? ONE! SOB!Fanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13256873494991946979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-59749167782530126272008-07-31T09:36:00.000-04:002008-07-31T09:36:00.000-04:00You have inspired me to clean out my fridge.Howev...You have inspired me to clean out my fridge.<BR/>However, garbage day was Tuesday, so I think I'll need to wait until Monday. I'm sure by then there will be even more things I can clean out.<BR/><BR/>At our house we have a saying concerning leftovers. "Do we throw it away now, or put it in the fridge and wait for it to go bad?"<BR/><BR/>It's just easier to throw away food after it's gone moldy.Jillybeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12150574987267072428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-42867632432502070012008-07-31T08:39:00.000-04:002008-07-31T08:39:00.000-04:00Oh, most definitely, Brandi - it does upset me tha...Oh, most definitely, Brandi - it does upset me that, despite my best efforts, this food ends up being wasted. I think making jokes about it is my way of dealing with <A HREF="http://suburbancorrespondent.blogspot.com/2008/07/i-saw-best-minds-of-my-generation.html" REL="nofollow">the guilt</A>. It doesn't mean I'm celebrating the waste!Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-23546961123222840492008-07-31T08:28:00.000-04:002008-07-31T08:28:00.000-04:00http://todbrilliant.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03...http://todbrilliant.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/starvation.jpg<BR/><BR/>You asked for humiliation, but this is not funny to me. What would these kids think of your pictures of wasted food? I post this not in maliciousness, but in sincere hope that we might rethink our attitude towards consumption and waste. I know we can't give the left over food in our fridge to these children, but I think it rots in there as a symptom of a bigger illness - thoughtlessness and mindless overuse of the resources on this planet. I am a terrible offender - I have gradually gotten better, but still waste enough to make me hang my head in shame when I look at this image. Can't we do better, for ourselves and our children? <BR/><BR/>BrandiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-36535979997394094552008-07-31T08:17:00.000-04:002008-07-31T08:17:00.000-04:00No fruit bowl apologies needed. I would suggest t...No fruit bowl apologies needed. I would suggest that it be a roving Wednesday feature where you could stop by and clean out my fridge too. I might be able to up you by a few dried out carrot sticks. And I suddenly have some rotting fruit...Texashollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982077447405220888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-25838483327008732592008-07-31T07:58:00.000-04:002008-07-31T07:58:00.000-04:004 jars of homemade peach ice cream topping? Also ...4 jars of homemade peach ice cream topping? <BR/><BR/>Also would be good as a glaze for pork chops, or on pancakes and waffles. Yum, yum!RobinHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10325359641194305097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-24110078848926824532008-07-31T07:55:00.000-04:002008-07-31T07:55:00.000-04:00Hey! I spy an Italian word! Mamma Mia!!Hey! I spy an Italian word! Mamma Mia!!Maria (also Bia)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10915816897999091636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-32230988411429817262008-07-31T02:17:00.000-04:002008-07-31T02:17:00.000-04:00Girl, that jam looks GOOD!Girl, that jam looks GOOD!Mrs. G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01171997573144385692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-58541162036038888592008-07-31T02:09:00.000-04:002008-07-31T02:09:00.000-04:00Lids always go away. They can't be tamed; they mus...Lids always go away. They can't be tamed; they must be wild and free. <BR/><BR/>And home-made peach jam!! Can I have some? Please?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-50137089698417676432008-07-31T01:47:00.000-04:002008-07-31T01:47:00.000-04:00Wow, you clean your fridge every week?We should ha...Wow, you clean your fridge every week?<BR/><BR/>We should have made peach jam. We've got a lot of peaches rotting on the ground.robkroesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731849693307953813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-7423325487965644872008-07-31T00:50:00.000-04:002008-07-31T00:50:00.000-04:00Weird. 18 months ago when I packed all of our belo...Weird. 18 months ago when I packed all of our belongings into a storage pod, I found a bunch of extra platic lids! Perhaps our houses were cosmicly linked? The funny thing is, I couldn't bring myself to throw them away! I am actually allowing my husband's employer to pay for storing lids for which I know darn well there are no containers. It's an ilness I tell ya.Mrs. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044255357653198954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-7769485663327638742008-07-31T00:49:00.000-04:002008-07-31T00:49:00.000-04:00There are some containers that just can't (and sho...There are some containers that just can't (and shouldn't) be saved.Jennifer Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239563357592230711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-21006074571232156182008-07-31T00:30:00.000-04:002008-07-31T00:30:00.000-04:004 jars of peach syrup for pancakes and french toas...4 jars of peach syrup for pancakes and french toast! Love the fridge tales.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530972001172936718noreply@blogger.com