tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post2174424061702282972..comments2024-03-27T05:30:07.368-04:00Comments on The More, The Messier: As The Food Turns...Suburban Correspondenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-65781769890887377792012-10-23T06:52:45.882-04:002012-10-23T06:52:45.882-04:00I can't believe I am commenting on this to let...I can't believe I am commenting on this to let you know my very recent discovery for cleaning peanut butter jars - I have a miniature flexible silicone baking spatula and just realised it is the perfect fit for the remnats of PB caught in teh base and shoulders of an otherwise empty jsr - Ive recovered enough to make one more sandwich this way.<br /><br />Uk HannahHannahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-82121797165289204252008-08-19T16:44:00.000-04:002008-08-19T16:44:00.000-04:00I soak my almost-but-not-quite-empty PB jars in wa...I soak my almost-but-not-quite-empty PB jars in water (hot is faster, but I'm sure cold would work too!) for a day or two...by then, most remnants not soaked off (and poured down the disposal) are blasted off with the water pressure. I don't lose sleep, though, if there are still some PB remnants in the bottom corner of the jar--I toss it in the recylcing bag and forget about it!<BR/><BR/>Oh, and someone up above was right--if you want tomatoes (especially those expensive-but-totally-worth-it heirloom ones!) to retain their flavor & ripeness, they should not go in the fridge!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the weekly fridge posts...makes me feel better about the things we have growing in our fridge!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-80058386780061934382008-08-18T22:15:00.000-04:002008-08-18T22:15:00.000-04:00I take it the tomatoes were from the farmers marke...I take it the tomatoes were from the farmers market trip recently and not from your garden plot?<BR/><BR/>KEEP BELIEVINGAngie @ KEEP BELIEVINGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930977696454848345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-67357765673251545392008-08-18T10:21:00.000-04:002008-08-18T10:21:00.000-04:00Why don't you nuke the glass jar of cashew butter ...Why don't you nuke the glass jar of cashew butter (maybe adding a spoonful of water), scrape the cashew butter out and use it on your mousetraps, recycle the jar, and while you're at it, move the silverware to another drawer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-3723543007049721712008-08-16T16:47:00.000-04:002008-08-16T16:47:00.000-04:00Why don't YOU eat the birthday cake? I wouldn't e...Why don't YOU eat the birthday cake? I wouldn't even bother sharing it with my kids. I would eat it standing in front of the fridge with my face in the fridge. Because if my kids even thought I was trying to eat a piece of cake without them I would never hear the end of it. But I just can't bear to throw away good cake.Beth Cotellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536268080265726705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-80395005415692888742008-08-15T20:34:00.000-04:002008-08-15T20:34:00.000-04:00Wanderjenn is right about the tomato, and I vote f...Wanderjenn is right about the tomato, and I vote for Angela's suggestion for the cashew butter outside for the squirrels. They'll love you forever! :-)3 for schoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02512647913767303288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-6031641989819822012008-08-14T23:17:00.000-04:002008-08-14T23:17:00.000-04:00Fabulous title! When I'm in a quandary over how t...Fabulous title! When I'm in a quandary over how to recycle, I just leave it sitting on the counter until my husband cleans up. He has no recycling guilt and simply chucks it all in the garbage. My conscious is assuaged (<I>I</I> didn't do it!) and the item is gone. Win/win. How does Larry feel about recycling cashew butter?Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17254208744417742746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-11353538664834870372008-08-14T18:01:00.000-04:002008-08-14T18:01:00.000-04:00Leave the open jar of cashew butter outside, and l...Leave the open jar of cashew butter outside, and let the squirrels get it. It could actually be an educational experience for the family if you leave it near a window.Angela Williams Dueahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05570848895164313428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-74103124130741562792008-08-14T16:20:00.000-04:002008-08-14T16:20:00.000-04:00Snorting about Elijah's egg sandwich. Maybe he's a...Snorting about Elijah's egg sandwich. Maybe he's a picky eater.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065962367181064516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-35514163521412568552008-08-14T15:52:00.000-04:002008-08-14T15:52:00.000-04:00When I was a child, my mother kept out refrigerato...When I was a child, my mother kept out refrigerator so full, the supermarket would her when they were running short on supplies.<BR/><BR/>Earlier this summer I noticed they still have some popcorn I gave my father as a gift in 1986!!<BR/><BR/>All this shaped my commitment to keeping a lean, clean frdge. This compulsion is so strong, once in a while I'll go to the grocery, bring something home, and throw it right in the trash just to experience the joy of not putting something in the refrigerator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-63401405610017868592008-08-14T14:41:00.000-04:002008-08-14T14:41:00.000-04:00I have a mission for you over at my blog. Stop on...I have a mission for you over at my blog. Stop on over and check it out.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16088648997897145149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-47650900667305817462008-08-14T12:44:00.000-04:002008-08-14T12:44:00.000-04:00You have a daughter named Anna?!? That's my name!...You have a daughter named Anna?!? That's my name! Woo hoo for other Anna's with 2 n's!ALFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14009691278000970203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-49139054249025688462008-08-14T12:19:00.000-04:002008-08-14T12:19:00.000-04:00I think you have stolen our fridge! It is usually ...I think you have stolen our fridge! It is usually just like that! :)<BR/><BR/>The Broken Man<BR/><BR/>http://theblogofabrokenman.blogspot.com/The Broken Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03787104318130021534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-49424585255378713782008-08-14T09:59:00.000-04:002008-08-14T09:59:00.000-04:00I was cleaning out my fridge last in preparation f...I was cleaning out my fridge last in preparation for vacation, and I thought of you and your shelves stuffed with salsa. For us, it's jam. 7 jars of jam in my fridge. Two jars of homemade strawberry jam, two jars of homemade strawberry rhubarb jam, one jar of purchased grape jam, one jar of purchased raspberry jam, and one jar of apricot preserves. We all have our thing, I guess.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15735937453303047247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-77861857507401559302008-08-14T09:29:00.000-04:002008-08-14T09:29:00.000-04:00I can save your refrigerator from one moldering fo...I can save your refrigerator from one moldering foodstuff in the future - tomatoes should not be put in the fridge. There you go. Let them rot on the counter. It will take longer :)Narrative Threadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05486719878927463540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-76461487840671824322008-08-14T08:48:00.000-04:002008-08-14T08:48:00.000-04:00LOL! Oh I hate cleaning out our fridge.LOL! Oh I hate cleaning out our fridge.United Studieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16605529272895583783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-26206595967271875182008-08-14T08:21:00.000-04:002008-08-14T08:21:00.000-04:00I just like that you used the word 'fortnight'--Bl...I just like that you used the word 'fortnight'--<BR/>Blessings!carrhophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017807695487933660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-77145734401606820442008-08-14T08:20:00.000-04:002008-08-14T08:20:00.000-04:00The salad dressing...just toss it. The cashew but...The salad dressing...just toss it. The cashew butter...eat it by the spoonful! Or just toss it. You'll feel so much better if you do!<BR/><BR/>Is your fridge getting any cleaner from your weekly photo session?Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12072984925282936743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-78956468914224890012008-08-14T08:02:00.000-04:002008-08-14T08:02:00.000-04:00Oh my goodness! You are the most gifted writer! ...Oh my goodness! You are the most gifted writer! I don't know anyone who can have me hooting with uncontrollable laughter about the contents inside the fridge! You've taken me from despair to hilarity!<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad I know you!<BR/><BR/>Elijah's egg sandwich . . . ha! Ours is to discard and cry. . .<BR/><BR/>Ouch, my sides ache!Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10169821331076296753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-81379534136270407772008-08-14T07:59:00.000-04:002008-08-14T07:59:00.000-04:00Whether I'd just ditch the cashew butter jar depen...Whether I'd just ditch the cashew butter jar depends upon how gross it is inside. As for peanut butter, our pb jars are actually NOT RECYCLABLE here--it's got one of the numbers RI doesn't handle. That sort of takes the pressure off, doesn't it?<BR/><BR/>(Oh, the irony of buying all-natural organic peanut butter in a plastic jar that I can't recycle.)amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02429539000041713324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-53462387426632105092008-08-14T07:49:00.000-04:002008-08-14T07:49:00.000-04:00Peanut Butter jars are the ONE thing I refuse to w...Peanut Butter jars are the ONE thing I refuse to wash out. It's just too hard.<BR/><BR/>Remember this post here about the same topic? http://blogs.timesunion.com/largefamilylife/?p=236JSmith5780https://www.blogger.com/profile/16954759123115546248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-23125034725789360092008-08-14T07:35:00.000-04:002008-08-14T07:35:00.000-04:00I think we are married to the same man. The bedro...I think we are married to the same man. The bedroom is quiet until I climb into bed, get comfy and start to drift off to sleep. Then the lumberjack surfaces and the log sawing begins. I love my couch.Lynn - the piggy bank painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00738862199364915114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-71499432122024075392008-08-14T01:55:00.000-04:002008-08-14T01:55:00.000-04:00I love this weekly segment. Perhaps best that you ...I love this weekly segment. Perhaps best that you didn't force feed the young 'uns the raisin oatmeal...JCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04582581376724478366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-71751458276428360612008-08-14T01:30:00.000-04:002008-08-14T01:30:00.000-04:00Oh, shoot. That reminds me I promised to post a p...Oh, shoot. That reminds me I promised to post a pic of my refrigerator contents when I returned from Virginia three weeks ago. And I didn't, because I was too embarrassed to show that there was NOTHING IN IT. My children ate bread crumbs, dried red pepper flakes and cream of mushroom soup for 4 days, because I not only neglected to go grocery shopping before I left, I neglected to give them any cash.<BR/><BR/>Just tell that to your kids the next time they want to waste an egg sandwich.Kalynne Pudnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04804224012895512550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-83509992427834548352008-08-14T01:24:00.000-04:002008-08-14T01:24:00.000-04:00I can not figure put why we all do this. We know ...I can not figure put why we all do this. We know it won't get eaten but we just can't chuck it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com