tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post84324289455077538..comments2023-06-27T05:08:26.659-04:00Comments on B.I. Redux: On to the kitchen...Secret Agent Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-7020263688712766722013-05-11T16:21:41.464-04:002013-05-11T16:21:41.464-04:00It does help to be able to see what you have!It does help to be able to see what you have!Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-3966644163995931662013-05-10T11:15:04.152-04:002013-05-10T11:15:04.152-04:00Shaune has been decluttering the kitchen and it...Shaune has been decluttering the kitchen and it's been so nice to go into the fridge lately. TKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564542013071462911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-60683958709326793072013-05-01T20:28:37.146-04:002013-05-01T20:28:37.146-04:00It would take a lot of people to clear this much f...It would take a lot of people to clear this much food out in a day!Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-28772649389750255812013-04-30T14:20:50.631-04:002013-04-30T14:20:50.631-04:00That is amazing. I also buy a lot of food, because...That is amazing. I also buy a lot of food, because I love to cook, and I do it every time I get the chance. But the difference is that at my place no matter how much food I buy it is never too much, it gets eaten in a day.sarahhttp://online-phd-uk.co.uk/professional-doctorates-key-facts/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-91205617299431912852013-04-30T07:33:57.844-04:002013-04-30T07:33:57.844-04:00Ah. I hope they finish up quickly then and let you...Ah. I hope they finish up quickly then and let you get back to a normal diet.<br />Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-6544406673501895352013-04-29T22:57:09.187-04:002013-04-29T22:57:09.187-04:00originally it was a month so i could have the one ...originally it was a month so i could have the one test and not skew the results. then when i had it i was told to continue my fish fast because they may have to do other tests down the road and they didn't want me to have to start from scratch with the fish fast and delay things. i'm still waiting for the all clear and i get it intend to have a big beautiful piece of salmon!limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-67145316972539425042013-04-29T20:33:09.976-04:002013-04-29T20:33:09.976-04:00That's interesting to me to hear because I'...That's interesting to me to hear because I've always wondered if a side-by-side fridge/freezer would be more efficient. Apparently not?Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-144560261463629742013-04-29T20:32:11.985-04:002013-04-29T20:32:11.985-04:00How much longer before you can eat seafood? That ...How much longer before you can eat seafood? That would be a hardship for me!<br /><br />And yes, it surely will!Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-12569393632154321842013-04-29T20:31:31.637-04:002013-04-29T20:31:31.637-04:00I can't have open shelves. I don't want t...I can't have open shelves. I don't want to see my food except when I open a cabinet to get it. I have a few glass-fronted cabinets, but I only put glas and wood things in there because the colors on food containers distract me. But I know other people hwho much prefer your system. <br /><br />Given that we text every day, I'm sure that story is unfinished!Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-46994901599403417162013-04-29T20:29:25.053-04:002013-04-29T20:29:25.053-04:00First, the OAP thing has always cracked me up. It...First, the OAP thing has always cracked me up. It sounds so insulting, although I know it's not meant to be. But yes, I'm with you on that!Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-13910319148276305322013-04-29T19:19:35.218-04:002013-04-29T19:19:35.218-04:00I am trying to work my way through the contents of...I am trying to work my way through the contents of my freezer too! It's a side by side which I despise as things are hard to fish out and sink to the bottom or the backm but I'll get there! You are an inspiration!mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-22058364790960750292013-04-29T18:47:51.031-04:002013-04-29T18:47:51.031-04:00oh man, i have been jonesing for salmon for a long...oh man, i have been jonesing for salmon for a long while and with all the thyroid testing and such i have been ordered to have no seafood of any kind for the duration of the process. your list of provisions is making me seriously hungry! glad you continue to make progress.<br /><br />and that chemistry...it'll get ya every time. ;)limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-24248824906885294322013-04-29T17:36:33.115-04:002013-04-29T17:36:33.115-04:00I'm highly visual so I write down what I have ...I'm highly visual so I write down what I have on hand and what is in my freezer. I freeze a lot of dinners, soups, etc. so I will NEVER RUN OUT. I also have open shelves in the kitchen as like others here, I visually stroke my larder. LOL.<br /><br />Yes the chemical thing is an ongoing serial. I await the next episode with all things bated.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-78279832201319309922013-04-29T16:57:43.561-04:002013-04-29T16:57:43.561-04:00When I took a cookery exam at school the practical...When I took a cookery exam at school the practical involved me cooking a meal for two old age pensioners. I passed but the examiner commented that I had cooked enough for six hungry schoolgirls! Some things never leave you:)Give me a huge teapot and a canteen full of people to serve and I am happy!swefflinghttp://sweffling.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-5296621245981906622013-04-29T16:08:07.555-04:002013-04-29T16:08:07.555-04:00That story has definitely not played itself out ye...That story has definitely not played itself out yet, so I'm going with it.<br /><br />I don't plan to get down to very little food - I also like having it available to me. Maybe just decreasing the things I really don't need and being more mindful of using things in a timely way.<br /><br />Clothes - they will never come back in style. They are only there to taunt you. :-0Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-71493503538441010722013-04-29T16:05:23.060-04:002013-04-29T16:05:23.060-04:00I believe the key is in reducing, not organizing. ...I believe the key is in reducing, not organizing. Because I don't really have time to keep re-organizing over and over.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-83494234989073023962013-04-29T16:04:04.663-04:002013-04-29T16:04:04.663-04:00I hope so, because I'm determined!I hope so, because I'm determined!Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-52700476429577126382013-04-29T16:03:47.278-04:002013-04-29T16:03:47.278-04:00There are some good things about being able to hav...There are some good things about being able to have a stocked larder and some bad. Once it's just me, I think I'll focus on more frequent shopping for produce and such.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-45715960510654484352013-04-29T16:02:12.201-04:002013-04-29T16:02:12.201-04:00I do that ALL the time. Bizarrely, I have 5 cans ...I do that ALL the time. Bizarrely, I have 5 cans of pumpkin. Why? I don't even bake, really. I think I got it in my head (apparently more than once) that I would make a pumpkin pie. I need to find some recipes and use it.<br /><br />I like the European system, but it does require living in town.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-20285661286602491372013-04-29T16:00:11.010-04:002013-04-29T16:00:11.010-04:00The book I was reading said that if you just pull ...The book I was reading said that if you just pull some things out, you'll get rid of less than if you take everything out and make decisions about what to put back. I think there is really something to that idea.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-69756449629369060962013-04-29T15:59:04.686-04:002013-04-29T15:59:04.686-04:00I mean running out of food when someone is there. ...I mean running out of food when someone is there. And having kids alters everything - it's way easier to manage when it's just adults. I know, having been married for 6 years before I had my first child. <i>Especially</i> teenage boys, who are like locusts.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-11250317786833153012013-04-29T13:06:04.133-04:002013-04-29T13:06:04.133-04:00I love you and your platonic friend. This story wi...I love you and your platonic friend. This story will run and run . . . <br /><br />We are twins in the kitchen department. Nobody has ever not had too much food at my table. I have several freezers filled with home-made dishes and raw fish and meat and vegetables. My larder is choc-a-bloc and so are my kitchen cupboards. And all of it is staying and getting used. Eventually.<br /><br />I come from the next generation to the generation who really did have very little to eat. Nothing gives me greater pleasure - well, maybe one or two things - than to stand in front of fridge and larder and admire my stores of groceries. Bearing in mind that we live miles from shops I have another excuse for food hoarding.<br /><br />Clothes cupboards are a different matter. I still have clothes of 20 years ago. Well, they might become fashionable again some day? even better, I might fit into them again then?Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-17922463230788141082013-04-29T12:55:02.448-04:002013-04-29T12:55:02.448-04:00At first I thought this was going to be one of tho...At first I thought this was going to be one of those rearranging the house clutter posts with new shelving ideas. It was a nice surprise that what you did was much more practical and money saving. It's a no-brainer idea to check what food you already have before going shopping for more but of course who has time for that. It's common to waste food (money that bought the food) because it doesn't last for ever and that sale price was just too good. How often do you do this smart inventory work?Bill Lislemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187273560129198423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-61632664579357459192013-04-29T12:45:30.014-04:002013-04-29T12:45:30.014-04:00I bet it will be quite fun cooking your way throug...I bet it will be quite fun cooking your way through your stock-on-hand! laura b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15086009761943858915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-65056190985888885832013-04-29T12:27:24.510-04:002013-04-29T12:27:24.510-04:00"Actually, there's a smaller fridge in th..."Actually, there's a smaller fridge in the basement where I keep sodas for the kids, beer, and bags of flour because of the pantry moth problem."<br /><br />When I was a kid, my mother and father also had a smaller fridge in the basement, containing some of the same things. I think it was a combo fridge/freezer.<br /><br />Boy, I wish I could shop like you and load up on a lot of things at once. But because my kitchen is literally a closet, made into a kitchen, I have to shop a little at a time, twice a week. I shop like a European.<br /><br />X<br /><br />Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977027331657615697noreply@blogger.com