tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480426650939812220.post8311199430357860406..comments2011-10-03T21:41:35.167-07:00Comments on Recovering Pessimist: Book Review: Everyday PaleoGenevievehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12684137366987833774noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480426650939812220.post-24914731681218826562011-06-20T11:25:50.276-07:002011-06-20T11:25:50.276-07:00I used to have OGF's same budgeting problem wh...I used to have OGF's same budgeting problem when I was cooking for a family of seven and my husband only got paid once a month. I used to try to save back some of the food money to buy produce later. Now that it's just two of us, it's a vegetable storage problem, i.e. buying too many vegetables and not having the time to prepare them before they go bad. What I've been doing lately is, a day or two before I am going to shop again I make a giant stir-fry with whatever won't keep for another week. Then those cooked veggies can be kept another few days and used as a side dish or added to an egg dish or soup course. If there are really a lot I freeze some. They taste a lot better warmed up than most frozen veggies from the store.GretchenJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641677400029070452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480426650939812220.post-75943217667473482472011-06-18T12:42:56.613-07:002011-06-18T12:42:56.613-07:00How about frozen veg? Its not ideal, but only bec...How about frozen veg? Its not ideal, but only because it doesn't taste as good as fresh. Or maybe try sticking with the veggies that have long shelf lives like cabbage, kale, carrots... Or, how about buying all your veg at once, cooking a bunch at a time and then freezing it?Genevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12684137366987833774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480426650939812220.post-42468980458596287622011-06-18T08:59:02.785-07:002011-06-18T08:59:02.785-07:00as i sat here eating my homemade gluten-free bread...as i sat here eating my homemade gluten-free bread while reading this, i know in the back of my mind how bloated and gross i will feel later on today for eating so many starchy carbs... The problem for me is that because of our paycheck coming once every two weeks, it is VERY hard to buy veggies that will last that long. we end up eating great for a week, then comes the dried grains and starches to get us through the next week. repeat cycle. do you have any suggestions on overcoming this? thanks!!Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135695971995871819noreply@blogger.com