tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post4623928920666885090..comments2024-03-29T16:34:01.380+10:00Comments on down to earth: The slow and mindful grocery challenge - part 2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-31165125972489256702012-09-18T05:33:16.225+10:002012-09-18T05:33:16.225+10:00This page certainly has all the info I wanted abou...This page certainly has all the info I wanted about this subject and didn't know who to ask. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.prescription-swimming-goggles.info/one-piece-bathing-suits.html" title="Prescription" rel="nofollow">Prescription Swimming Goggles</a><br /><i>Also visit my homepage</i> : <b><a href="http://www.prescription-swimming-goggles.info/one-piece-bathing-suits.html" rel="nofollow">Prescription Swimming Goggles</a></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-36056221475603940782012-04-28T08:29:52.450+10:002012-04-28T08:29:52.450+10:00Dear Rhonda and others -
Thank you so much for the...Dear Rhonda and others -<br />Thank you so much for the cornstarch substitute advice! That is SO helpful! I will pick up arrow root powder! Yay!<br />Rhonda your recipes have been such a blessing because they call for REAL ingredients! Thank you so much for sharing your recipes! (my husband and kids do too - they have become favorites and will be long held traditions in our family!) <br />Many blessings to you!<br />Alexthe Mrs.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05052194018611179203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-60393948497301460812012-04-27T18:11:42.083+10:002012-04-27T18:11:42.083+10:00Alex and others,
A substitute for cornstarch is Ar...Alex and others,<br />A substitute for cornstarch is Arrowroot powder. It is much more expensive than cornstarch but does a great job and is considered to be allergen free. You can use it the same, measure for measure or just slightly less of the arrowroot -- you'll have to adjust it for your own preferences of thickness.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00536191701757095495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-29351015124323663602012-04-27T01:48:08.782+10:002012-04-27T01:48:08.782+10:00I've been experimenting with some bean recipes...I've been experimenting with some bean recipes and will continue to work on that; I'm also thinking about cooking some beans and/or lentils in advance and freezing them so that I can add a cup here or a cup there to whatever I'm cooking (there are only the two of us and my SO doesn't eat at home that much, so I'd never get through a pot of beans in a reasonable time by myself).<br /><br />Our local CSA will be starting up next week (YAY!), so we'll be getting lots of fresh, organic veg. I haven't had much enthusiasm lately for the late winter crops that are here now, but the new spring veg should get me excited about cooking healthy again.STHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-28573108741668230952012-04-26T06:06:40.003+10:002012-04-26T06:06:40.003+10:00Hi Rhonda,
Well here on P.E.I. Canada they just re...Hi Rhonda,<br />Well here on P.E.I. Canada they just released the provincial budget and we always had PST and GST tax. It will change as of April 2013 to HST. So before there were no taxes on food but I understand now there will be 14 percent tax on food. That will make a big change in our grocery bill. So now more then ever we need to find ways to lower our grocery bill.I think I should start to add fruit tress to our garden. And I have been wanting to get some chooks.<br />Love your blog!<br />CarolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-86938101938279541042012-04-26T05:07:05.656+10:002012-04-26T05:07:05.656+10:00Hi Rhonda,
I cleaned out my kitchen today.. Put ev...Hi Rhonda,<br />I cleaned out my kitchen today.. Put everything in one pantry so I will know what I have. I also have been doing a little freezer cooking this week using what I have and posting about it on my blog. My goal is to use what I first during may and buying only what I need.<br />Have a wonderful ay.<br />ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-85590112780065151442012-04-26T03:49:42.581+10:002012-04-26T03:49:42.581+10:00Made Anzac cookies this Sunday.
My kids fell insta...Made Anzac cookies this Sunday.<br />My kids fell instantly in love with them and their story and so now I make them almost every weekend since, via your help, I found the recipe on the forum. <br />Always makes me warm inside knowing the wonderful motherly intention that first gave birth to them. It makes me feel like I am looking out for my young ones when I pack their lunch boxes with these edible tokens of love. <br />I have a nephew who travels frequently to represent our National Water Polo side and he always requests them as essential provisions for his trips abroad.<br />Although I have no connection to Australia or New Zealand and although I am on the other side of the world, these humble cookies have somehow found a place in my home and heart.<br />They remind me of my beloved grandfather who served in World War 2 and who thankfully returned to be a part of my life.<br />They remind me of the stories my folks told us of growing up as young kids during this time and how their own parents coped in order to survive. This is the root of my self-sufficiency journey and every time I make them I feel thankful for all that I have.<br />They remind me of the indomitable strength of my grandmothers.<br />They remind me that even at the worst times, someone out there is thinking of you.<br /><br />And so I offer my blessings.<br />In memory of all who served and all who loved them. In memory of love.<br /><br />Vicki<br />Trinidad & TobagoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-50061166415532643882012-04-26T01:00:43.919+10:002012-04-26T01:00:43.919+10:00Custard update: Rhonda - I wanted to let you know...Custard update: Rhonda - I wanted to let you know that using USA conventional cornstarch works just fine! Next time I'll use the arrowroot, but hubby & I thought it was very yummy. In fact it was so yummy, I blogged about it and linked back to you<br /><br />Blessings.Vera @ Cozy Little Cabinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03102674708676130771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-7656637927206894522012-04-25T22:29:36.746+10:002012-04-25T22:29:36.746+10:00Thanks for the recipes...please share all of those...Thanks for the recipes...please share all of those, especially vegetarian that you can. We are finding we need to be eating less meat. No plan to totally NOT, but we are cutting way back too.<br />Elizabeth in NCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-89578155121013077302012-04-25T19:56:45.851+10:002012-04-25T19:56:45.851+10:00I made pea and ham soup tonight and with my husban...I made pea and ham soup tonight and with my husband away on business that will feed me and the 3 kids for 3 nights. I also made your bread in the breadmaker :). I have never thought of making my own condensed milk so thank you for the recipe!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-11370853018619603282012-04-25T19:30:12.648+10:002012-04-25T19:30:12.648+10:00Love your blog. I started doing theses sorts of ec...Love your blog. I started doing theses sorts of economic/cost saving strategies some years ago when I was divorced and living on very low income. Locating factory outlets for meat , chicken, veggies etc. Using bi-carb, vinegar and bleach for cleaning, saving heaps on all those commercial cleaning products. Wring every last cent out of my meager income. <br />It worked: I bought a unit and supported a young child on a very low income. <br />I love that old adage "waste not, want not"! Never a truer word was spoken.<br />Keep up the great work.Alison Hainesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-44205163281792156902012-04-25T19:11:10.136+10:002012-04-25T19:11:10.136+10:00Hi Rhonda,
Just popping by again to let you know ...Hi Rhonda, <br />Just popping by again to let you know your custard recipe is a winner. I had 2 sad looking pears in my fruit bowl and lots of choko in the fridge so I cheated and added 2 choko to the pears and stewed them , no sugar needed. Into the sweet dishes they went covered with your delicious custard. The big fellow wanted to know why the custard wasn't bright yellow. "it's Rhonda's recipe and it's cooked from scratch, no packet mix" "Tastes pretty good" he said. He doesn't know I used the chokos to bulk up the pears. I know they used to do that during the war years and also during the depression. Thanks so much for the help and information you share with us.<br />Blessings Gailgailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474172270399240621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-22206463130702046092012-04-25T14:44:30.704+10:002012-04-25T14:44:30.704+10:00Ha! Wendy. It's a delicious cake alright. H an...Ha! Wendy. It's a delicious cake alright. H and I need to exercise a bit of restraint though. ;- )rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-1462696693985900622012-04-25T14:25:32.682+10:002012-04-25T14:25:32.682+10:00This year due to some health issues for us both we...This year due to some health issues for us both we will not have much of a garden. It does seem odd not planting much out. Since we have things we have canned and dried from past gardens stocked we should ride through this just fine though. I keep a used old accordion type file I stash recipe ideas in and have been looking through it for new ideas. I am always on the lookout for recipes using the fruits and veggies we grow in different ways. I was surprised too to find few meat recipes saved. Good! I don't need many any more!! :) One of the best things I have inherited are my mothers recipes. Good basic home cooking. Not stuff out of a box. I have started compelling a box of recipe cards of our Grandchildren's favorite foods we cook etc for them to have. They all know how to cook and love doing it. I have always at least halved the meat allowance in recipes and upped the veggies and no one knew the difference. I use one Italian sausage as the only meat in the sauce for lasagna and use home dried eggplant slices instead of the noodles most times. Put the still dried eggplant slices on top of a bit of the sauce in the bottom of the casserole then add sauce on top and on with the layering. When the lasagna is cooked the eggplant will absorb enough of the sauce to pulp it up just right for eating. You can do one layer of lasagna noodles and only one of eggplant or all eggplant. Dried eggplant reconstituted can be cooked just like fresh too. Oh thanks so much for the custard recipe!! :) SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-70425113171932098512012-04-25T14:21:36.647+10:002012-04-25T14:21:36.647+10:00Hi Rhonda I have made your whole orangee cake a fe...Hi Rhonda I have made your whole orangee cake a few time and had to smile that the one you made on the weekend is still being eaten. In my home it is devoured within a couple of hours!Urban Homestead South Africahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744814544809179491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-64867044335531423102012-04-25T13:42:32.483+10:002012-04-25T13:42:32.483+10:00Your meal plan looks like our menu when I was a ki...Your meal plan looks like our menu when I was a kid - a sunday roast, and meatless or with leftover meat for the rest of the week. Now that our sons have moved out, we eat very much the same way again. We have a very good family butcher here, where I buy all my meat, and when I turn up during the week, he asks who is coming to visit!Hildenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-34084520219046686182012-04-25T12:02:56.885+10:002012-04-25T12:02:56.885+10:00Like the look of your little biscuits, I may try t...Like the look of your little biscuits, I may try them...<br /><br />LEST WE FORGETMaureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260642250519868482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-31003300702419717322012-04-25T11:20:09.499+10:002012-04-25T11:20:09.499+10:00Firstly thank you for the mention of our Anzac Day...Firstly thank you for the mention of our Anzac Day that means a lot to a true blue Ozzie. Love reading your blog going to make some potato and pumpkin soup today getting ready for winter (defrosted our freezers last week). Must do some baking soon also to use up some supplies in our pantry. Have a nice day. JodieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-71806924736762827542012-04-25T10:59:33.091+10:002012-04-25T10:59:33.091+10:00Hi Rhonda,
I'm really enjoying this and altho...Hi Rhonda, <br />I'm really enjoying this and although we eat meat almost once a day I have cut the portion size so the big fellow doesn't fell too deprived. Would it be possible to give us a quick run down on how you make your potato and celery soup. I was unable to find the recipe in previous posts. We just lit our fire for the first time this year and I get such a kick out of having a pot of soup or a nice stew simmering away on top. It feels so homely.<br />Cold and very windy down here on the south coast of NSW today. <br />Blessings gailgailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474172270399240621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-32268078154619360422012-04-25T10:50:03.561+10:002012-04-25T10:50:03.561+10:00Helen, roo is kangaroo.Helen, roo is kangaroo.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-21327580122424728592012-04-25T10:43:10.684+10:002012-04-25T10:43:10.684+10:00Melissa-
Could you explain what roo is?Melissa-<br />Could you explain what roo is?helennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-47586257574169766032012-04-25T10:00:54.949+10:002012-04-25T10:00:54.949+10:00Rhonda, Also love your writings and there is not o...Rhonda, Also love your writings and there is not one day I cant use something from what you have written. We have for over 23 years used powdered skim milk. I cook everything with it. Even my custards and cakes. Its the best money spinner 10 litres of milk for $5.99 at Aldi. When we are just the two I only make up 1 litre [more for the crowd. Also thanks for todays custard receipe, will add that one to the list.<br />cheers Mary-anneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-16560363563989956062012-04-25T09:59:51.888+10:002012-04-25T09:59:51.888+10:00Sarah, I haven't used a can of milk for a long...Sarah, I haven't used a can of milk for a long time and I forget the size here. It would be between 350 and 400 grams. Maybe one of the other ladies will know.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-68441883793654689762012-04-25T09:57:05.838+10:002012-04-25T09:57:05.838+10:00A superb substitute for cornstarch is kuzu. It'...A superb substitute for cornstarch is kuzu. It's a thickener traditionally used in Japan and has amazing medicinal properties. It is one of the most alkilinizing foods on the planet, and strengthens the intestines. It can be used to stop diarrhea,especially in children, and is also good to prevent colds coming on. A good macrobiotic website can tell you more!<br /><br />Rhonda,I'm inspired by your grocery challenge. My (slim) children eat so much that I really have to be very conscious of what we spend on to keep everyone healthy but not starving without blowing the budget. Your mention of shopping from the pantry reminded me that we have 500g of organic popcorn in the cupboard, and that maybe I could use up lots of odds and ends in my baking.<br /><br />Consciousness is vital!<br /><br /><br />Have a great day, MadeleineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-20965108422716765572012-04-25T09:47:43.611+10:002012-04-25T09:47:43.611+10:00Hi Rhonda,
Thank you for this series on food costs...Hi Rhonda,<br />Thank you for this series on food costs. I've just had a baby and am looking for ways to reduce our expenses whilst I'm on maternity leave. I'd like to try your recipe but I was wondering How big the can of condensed milk is? Here in the uk it comes in two sizes.<br /><br />Thank you!<br /><br /><br />SarahSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03782673822478141780noreply@blogger.com