...is buying portions of food small enough that they don't spoil. I can't finish a bag of shredded cheese before it goes bad. There are a few other fresh items that partly go to waste simply because I can't eat it fast enough.
The only thing that sucks about living by yourself...
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Buy block of cheese and a shredder. If part of the cheese goes bad, that is usually only on the surface. Slice that off, use rest on the shredder. Sure, you'll waste some, but overall you should get out better that way.
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Another idea is to find someone else you know with a similar schedule and circumstance. Alternate cooking nights so you won't have to eat alone. This will let you cook larger portions without them going to waste.
i ran into a few things as well...but lettuce was cheap.
my problem is that i dont like lettuce, and usually bought mixed greens...which usually cost more, and i could *never* finish. meh.
there are more things that suck, as far as food goes, i didnt cook as much because i like to share what i cook, so i made fast, simple things i could eat for 2 or 3 days.
While this is a good idea, it will not work for my situation. I have Celiac Disease, this means I can't eat anything with wheat, malt or barely in it. No pasta, no bread, no cookies, nothing with white flour. What I can eat is very limited.
You could try those green bags for produce. I haven't tried them myself so I can't attest as to how well they actually work. I do know that celery will last quite some time if you wrap it up tightly in a plastic bag. You could try buying the bag salad instead of lettuce or cabbage lasts much longer. I'm in the same situation so I know how you feel, especially with grocery prices rising as fast as fuel costs.
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Ah, gotcha. I know how that works though. My fiancée has a mile long list of food alergies. You might be able to set something up as a weekly/biweekly thing for certain meals that have been cleared. That is a pretty harsh food alergy you have there, so it might have to be limited to the main course/meat. (say, a roast for example) Good luck with that though.
Get together with some friends and cook dinner at someone's house every once in a while. This way you don't wind up with leftovers but can still take advantage of bulk beef.
edit: OK, I just read about your issues with celiac, and I can sympathize as my mother has been diagnosed as well, as well as several other family members. So far I have been able to dodge that bullet, though
You can definitely still do celiac dinners like that and be OK. Just do this:
1. Instead of having one person cook everything, have everyone bring something, you know... like a potluck.
2. Talk to some of the people who are cooking, you might be able to talk to someone making something that is already naturally GF. See if you can have that person(or people) tweak things a bit to ensure it remains GF.(for example, mashed potatoes or cream corn)
3. Whenever you can, separate some for yourself before everyone else gets a cut at the food. This prevents cross contamination.
My family has potlucks ALL the time, and we always manage to have good success with keeping things GF. Hell, we've even had 100% GF potlucks
edit: OK, I just read about your issues with celiac, and I can sympathize as my mother has been diagnosed as well, as well as several other family members. So far I have been able to dodge that bullet, though
You can definitely still do celiac dinners like that and be OK. Just do this:
1. Instead of having one person cook everything, have everyone bring something, you know... like a potluck.
2. Talk to some of the people who are cooking, you might be able to talk to someone making something that is already naturally GF. See if you can have that person(or people) tweak things a bit to ensure it remains GF.(for example, mashed potatoes or cream corn)
3. Whenever you can, separate some for yourself before everyone else gets a cut at the food. This prevents cross contamination.
My family has potlucks ALL the time, and we always manage to have good success with keeping things GF. Hell, we've even had 100% GF potlucks
Originally posted by: tomt4535
No Beer either?!?! Id go crazy
I go sailing with Capt. Morgan from time to time...
"Although Straight Bourbon is made from maize and wheat, rye or barley, the gluten in these grains is removed by the process of distillation. Whiskey on the other hand will likely contain gluten as the malted barley or rye is often added after the grain mash has been distilled. Spirits made without any grain such as wine, sherry, port, cider, rum, tequila and vermouth do not contain gluten. Liqueurs and pre-mixed drinks should be examined carefully for gluten-derived ingredients.
Almost all beers are brewed with malted barley or wheat and will contain gluten. Sorghum and buckwheat-based gluten-free beers are available, but remain very much a specialty product. Some low-gluten beers are also available"
I was a traveling bachelor for years, so I know what you're saying. My tips:
1) Buy fresh. Bagged cheese isn't fresh. Go to a nice market and get the amount of cheese you need for a day or two. Get the same amount of vegetables, meat, or whatever you plan to cook. I would go to the market and get fish or whatever I wanted just for the evening. No concerns.
2) Know what can keep for a few days and schedule around that. I would make a marinara at the beginning of the week knowing I could make a few things later in the week to use it. Marinara keeps for a little while, so you can get something fresh for the day and and just use the marinara. This works for everything from Indian (you can prepare gravies) to Chinese.
3) Make a cuisine out of simpler things. I swear I turned sandwiches into gourmet cuisine. Buy fresh cheese, vegetables, bread (for you, spelt) and meat for the week and use it when you don't want to cook.
4) As others have said, invite friends.
This will all mean more frequent trips to the market, but for me that was something of a highlight of my week anyway. The overriding point of all this is to embrace going to market more frequently. Visit farmer's markets, the little boutique grocery stores, etc. It has the added benefit of being fresher and far, far more flavorful than anything out of a bag or can.
1) Buy fresh. Bagged cheese isn't fresh. Go to a nice market and get the amount of cheese you need for a day or two. Get the same amount of vegetables, meat, or whatever you plan to cook. I would go to the market and get fish or whatever I wanted just for the evening. No concerns.
2) Know what can keep for a few days and schedule around that. I would make a marinara at the beginning of the week knowing I could make a few things later in the week to use it. Marinara keeps for a little while, so you can get something fresh for the day and and just use the marinara. This works for everything from Indian (you can prepare gravies) to Chinese.
3) Make a cuisine out of simpler things. I swear I turned sandwiches into gourmet cuisine. Buy fresh cheese, vegetables, bread (for you, spelt) and meat for the week and use it when you don't want to cook.
4) As others have said, invite friends.
This will all mean more frequent trips to the market, but for me that was something of a highlight of my week anyway. The overriding point of all this is to embrace going to market more frequently. Visit farmer's markets, the little boutique grocery stores, etc. It has the added benefit of being fresher and far, far more flavorful than anything out of a bag or can.
^^ i like food, i like cooking, i like buying food, and shopping for food can be a social event itself.....
that said, going to the groceries frequently still sucks. best scenario is to live next door to a high quality market
that said, going to the groceries frequently still sucks. best scenario is to live next door to a high quality market
Reading 101:
"Coeliac disease (pronounced /'si?li??æk/), also spelled celiac disease"
from the first fucking sentence in the article....
In other words, it's also spelled "celiac" because there are too many dumbasses out there who can't spell "Coeliac's Disease".
Mmm, thread crapping someone about their rare medical condition. ATOT sinks to a new low on a Saturday night!
legoman: Vegetarian/vegan friends/girlfriends
legoman: Vegetarian/vegan friends/girlfriends
I slice (almost shred) half of a head of lettuce and put it in a plastic container - make sure it's not wet or it will spoil faster. The head almost always gets completely consumed - 1-2 weeks.
I stopped using pre-shredded cheese when I discovered that, with a little extra effort, cheese that you shred tastes much better. I do a whole block at a time and never have it go bad. It should last 2-3 weeks.
Maybe your refrigerator temp is too high. I've noticed that the top shelves in mine are a little cooler than the bottom.
I stopped using pre-shredded cheese when I discovered that, with a little extra effort, cheese that you shred tastes much better. I do a whole block at a time and never have it go bad. It should last 2-3 weeks.
Maybe your refrigerator temp is too high. I've noticed that the top shelves in mine are a little cooler than the bottom.
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