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Two weeks ago I was in Vancouver for HackVAN, which was a huge success. I got to sample a wide range of food while I was there, and the notable dishes are pictured above. From left to right: Guinness & … Continue reading
My last ‘real’ post was about how I was trying to [intlink id="307" type="post"]reduce the amount of food I was throwing away[/intlink]. This seems to be going well, I have definitely not thrown out as much food since we started keeping track of best-by dates. Success!
Since starting to use the food calendar I’ve come up with another useful method of helping organize our eating-related expenses. Neither my wife nor I own a car, so going on large grocery runs is impractical since we have to carry everything home. This often leads to us running out of food and having to eat out a lot, especially for lunch during the week. $10 for one meal five times a week each gets expensive quickly. Fortunately I work right next to a large supermarket. On an ideal day, I’ll remember to look up a recipe before I leave for work, buy all the ingredients on the way home and use the leftovers from that night’s meal as lunch for the next day. Most of the time though, I’m too out-of-it in the morning and forget. This has led to several incomplete recipes or just total abandonment of a meal when I get the wrong things. Not so good. Continue reading
There is a problem in our household. My wife and I have a terrible time keeping track of what’s in our fridge and more importantly, when it will go off. On many occasions we have bought meat, fresh veg or bread with the intention of eating it ‘soon’ only to find it has passed its best-before date by the time we want to eat it. It’s frustrating, depressing, costly and results in more meals at McDonalds than I’d care to mention. Clearly a better solution is needed. Continue reading