tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post3047377981886714159..comments2024-03-23T21:38:31.368-04:00Comments on Coffee Tea Books and Me: Living the Pantry Lifestyle - A change of seasons has arrivedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-51459554856118245292022-09-30T15:18:44.594-04:002022-09-30T15:18:44.594-04:00Hi Brenda! It's been a long time since I comme...Hi Brenda! It's been a long time since I commented but I always read your uplifting blog. It is definitely soup season. Don't you love it?<br /> Yesterday we had chicken stock/ veggie /chickpea soup that was so delicious that I made it again today. Just used any veggies I had hanging around. Yum. We freeze all our leftovers too so things aren't wasted.<br />We were charged $6.00 for 5 lbs of potatoes some time ago and THAT seemed bad. I grew potatoes this year but most of them went to family and a neighbors. Gardeners share. It's part of the fun. Next year our potato patch will be bigger since they are easy to grow here. They required water just twice in our terrible drought because: deep straw mulch! More garden = less mowing and you get food! Win/win.LOL <br />Golden pothos is the easiest plant for the conditions in my home. Mine is almost touching the floor again so it's time for a trim. Like you, I'm cutting back on my plant collection. It is hard because I am a plant addict but I also like a clean, tidy and uncluttered home. This week I tossed an orchid in the compost; (it had s root rot) and I found a home for my parlor palm. I do not miss them. Besides, the good Lord doesn't want us to be overly attached to worldly things, and that includes houseplants. Ha. Take care.<br />Dee/NY PS My hubby and I are now in the grandparent club! It is wonderful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-11451984553231026992022-09-24T21:50:08.495-04:002022-09-24T21:50:08.495-04:00I look forward to your Saturday entries!
This tip...I look forward to your Saturday entries!<br /><br />This tip is working out amazingly well for me:<br /><br />If I have leftover soup/stew, I vacuum seal it.<br />"Wait!" you say, "You can't vacuum seal soup without it making a mess!"<br /><br />Here's how the internet advised freezing soup to vacuum seal:<br />* Buy a vacuum sealer at a thrift store. (I think mine cost around $7).<br />* Put leftover soup into a vacuum seal bag (I buy mine in bulk on Amazon. About $0.13 each)<br />* Fold the top over and fasten with a clip.<br />* Freeze the bag unsealed. (usually a couple of hours will do it).<br />* Take the frozen bag to the sealer and vacuum seal.<br /><br />By partially freezing the bags, the soup solidifies, so it doesn't make a mess.<br /><br />Now, I take a vacuum sealed bag of leftovers out of the freezer on Saturday. Easy to heat up and have a hot meal ready on Sunday after church.<br /><br />With only two of us, a lasagna would get boring if I didn't have a way to preserve leftovers.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-62953093238203975252022-09-24T20:56:57.129-04:002022-09-24T20:56:57.129-04:00Wonderful photo! Makes me want to sit down and joi...Wonderful photo! Makes me want to sit down and join you. That quick switch was exactly how autumn arrived here, too. One day summer warm and the very next cold (not cool) fall with lows in the 40s at night and 50s during the day. I am hoping for 60s tomorrow.<br /><br />I haven't bought any potatoes so thank you for the warning. After paying $2 a can for soup, I shopped at the Dollar Tree and stocked up on tomato and cream of chicken. I'm not going to fret too much about health other than staying alive. 😏<br /><br />How nice to find a mini fridge so you'll be prepared in a power outage. Winter is notorious for that. You inspire me to be better prepared. Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.com