Frugal Farmhouse

1-weird dessert- given to use, just couldn't bare to eat it. 2- Clam chowder- couple bowl fulls left over 3- moldy cheese... yum! 4- Italian sausage- about 1/2 cup left Did you have any food waste this week?

We have had a great week of No Food Waste! This is monumental. I'm very encouraged we could possibly do this more often. It really is my goal. Check out this wonderful post on how to reduce food waste from my zero waste. 5 ways to reduce food waste from Care2

1-lunch meat- maybe 2 pieces left 2- fries 3- leftover steak 4- pork and beans 5-leftover hamburger 6- creamed corn 7- ricotta cheese

1- mashed potatoes 2- strawberries 3- whipped cream 4- lo nachos 5- very old eggs that I won't share their expiration.. 6- 1/2 inch of milk.. 7- Penne and bratwurst dinner Did you have any food waste this week?

1- cream of chicken 2- leftover homemade mayo 3- noodles and tomato sauce 4- noodles and alfredo 5- sour cream 6- onion rings 7- lettuce Wow, I really made up for last week didn't I? No excuse, I fail. Did you have any food waste this week?

It is a miracle. I have no food waste to share with you today! And it is not for a lack of trying. I have made every meal at home all week, so this is amazing. So instead of staring at my leftovers that have seen better days, I thought I would share some great ways to use up some leftovers. Money Ning shares 15 great ways to use up leftovers . The Simple Dollar shares awesome ways to transform leftovers . A Dusty Frame gives advice on 55 ways to use up everything in our kitchen! The Kitchn lets us know 8 ways to use leftover Chicken . How do you use up leftovers?

1- Tomato sauce 2- Egg Whites 3- Homemade sour cream and onion chip dip 4- Homemade chicken noodle soup Due to the fact I spend the weekend at my moms, leftovers were not taken advantage of. This process does help though, to document what you are wasting. Did you have any food waste this week?

Waste No More Food Wednesday is a weekly series here at Frugal Farmhouse. In an attempt to keep better track of what is in our refrigerators. Join in on the fun! Boy oh boy. this was a wasteful week. 1- shrimp and cream cheese dip 2- frosting 3- grilled hot dog 4- Pasta salad 5-mini blueberry pie 6- blueberry pie filling 7-chili SHAME ON ME. In my defense, chevy man ruined that chili, btw, how gross is that? Can a man seriously NOT find the plastic wrap... Did you have any food waste this week?

Yeah, yeah, I know it's Thursday. Internet just was not cooperating yesterday. One of my many new year resolutions is to track our food waste. As we can not afford to waste much of it (Who can?), I think this will be a great visual exercise. Here is a compilation of the pictures since the first of the year. January 12, 2011- No Waste! Lessons Learned: Not to make soup twice in a week Learn to adjust to making smaller portions What tips do you have on not wasting food?