This Week's Food Waste
Nothing
We saved a few tomatoes by roasting them. This was the first time we had roasted tomatoes and they were delicious. We ate them as snacks.
This Week's True Food Confessions
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| A sampling of our menu this week. |
Well, I think it's time for a review of this experiment. We all like eating out. And sometimes, the food is nutritious and sometimes it's not. And most of the time it tastes good but occasionally it doesn't. And sometimes I like spending time in the kitchen, but mostly I don't. And sometimes Theo likes to cook, but usually he doesn't. And Ward and Wally never like to cook, but are okay with cleaning up. And we're lucky to have enough money to eat out within reason. So when I consider all of that, I think it's a miracle that we stay home for meals at all. :) But we will keep trudging on with the goal of eating more at home for both economical and nutritional reasons.
So how did we do this week? The carnivores were happy because Wally took us to a pit beef place that literally was a hole in the wall, but had very good meat. Another night, Theo took us to the local biker bar/family restaurant that had good food, but an even more interesting crowd. Ward got to have his turn when he brought home food from his favorite Chinese restaurant.
Did we eat at home? Well a few times with chicken soup, spinach pie, pizza, roasted tomatoes, and an omelet. And even though it wasn't an official meal, we also really enjoyed fresh bread with strawberry freezer jam. Not a stellar week, but still better than before we started these weekly reports. Once again, public accountability has its benefits.
Until next time...
Congrats on no waste :) Those tomatoes look really yummy. I love roast veggies but don't often roast tomatoes - maybe I will this week.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't say they were quite like candy, but almost. They were my go to snack until they were gone.
DeleteI've never roasted tomatoes in the oven. I do like to pan-sear them. I'll try doing them in the oven and see how they're different or the same.
ReplyDeleteWe have grilled them before, but these were baked longer until they were mostly caramelized. Yum.
DeleteGreat job on the no waste! We only squeaked by on that
ReplyDeleteThanks. We didn't bring much new food into the house, so that helped.
DeleteThat's an interesting round up of your food eating/cooking experiences. When your boys take you out do they pay? I look forward to when my kids can treat us :-) And is eating out relatively cheaper in the US? Over here, eating out's pretty much a treat whatever your income bracket. Even humble fish and chips is not a budget option these days.
ReplyDeleteYes, the boys pay often, but not as often as we do. Eating out is common here. In some circles it is more the norm than the exception. I'm not sure about how that evolved, but I think it is here to stay.
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