Comments on: Value Guru and the Refrigerator Challenge http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2009/02/value-guru-and-the-refrigerator-challenge/ The Official Whole Foods Market Blog Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:14:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Yvonne http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2009/02/value-guru-and-the-refrigerator-challenge/#comment-12490 Yvonne Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:45:01 +0000 http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/?p=1101#comment-12490 I love to make soup with the stuff in the back dark recessess of the fridge. Once you give a quick sautee to the veggies, it doesn't matter if the were wilted, even the lettuce. Add a box of broth and you have a meal. I love to make soup with the stuff in the back dark recessess of the fridge. Once you give a quick sautee to the veggies, it doesn’t matter if the were wilted, even the lettuce. Add a box of broth and you have a meal.

]]> By: Linda http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2009/02/value-guru-and-the-refrigerator-challenge/#comment-12297 Linda Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:11:52 +0000 http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/?p=1101#comment-12297 I wish I could do what you all do! I am so finicky and picky about things that I throw out a lot of stuff...and I am ashamed to say so. Thanks for the tips. I wish I could do what you all do! I am so finicky and picky about things that I throw out a lot of stuff…and I am ashamed to say so. Thanks for the tips.

]]> By: Chez US http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2009/02/value-guru-and-the-refrigerator-challenge/#comment-12234 Chez US Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:21:41 +0000 http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/?p=1101#comment-12234 I LOVE when it comes down to being extremely creative with what is on hand. We did just that last week and had some GREAT meals. The one that stands out the most is a Thai inspired chicken dish. http://www.chezus.com/2009/02/17/thai-inspired-chicken/ I LOVE when it comes down to being extremely creative with what is on hand. We did just that last week and had some GREAT meals. The one that stands out the most is a Thai inspired chicken dish. http://www.chezus.com/2009/02/17/thai-inspired-chicken/

]]> By: Taylor http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2009/02/value-guru-and-the-refrigerator-challenge/#comment-12214 Taylor Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:06:16 +0000 http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/?p=1101#comment-12214 Ah! The refigerator challenge, my sport of choice! I love LOVE making things out of the leftovers of my fridge. Last week after Valentine's Day, I had a bunch of antipasto appetizers left from my antipasto platter on Valentine's Day. -I used the fresh basil for pesto -The cherry tomatoes cooked up in garlic and olive oil over angel hair -The salami for sandwiches for lunch the coming week -The proscuitto was crisped and added like bacon to a panzanella salad using the rest of the bread and a few frozen shrimp I had left in the freezer Ah! The refigerator challenge, my sport of choice! I love LOVE making things out of the leftovers of my fridge. Last week after Valentine’s Day, I had a bunch of antipasto appetizers left from my antipasto platter on Valentine’s Day.
-I used the fresh basil for pesto
-The cherry tomatoes cooked up in garlic and olive oil over angel hair
-The salami for sandwiches for lunch the coming week
-The proscuitto was crisped and added like bacon to a panzanella salad using the rest of the bread and a few frozen shrimp I had left in the freezer

]]> By: Taylor http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2009/02/value-guru-and-the-refrigerator-challenge/#comment-12210 Taylor Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:24:57 +0000 http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/?p=1101#comment-12210 Ah! The refigerator challenge, my sport of choice! I love LOVE making things out of the leftovers of my fridge. Last week after Valentine's Day, I had a bunch of antipasto appetizers left from my antipasto platter on Valentine's Day. -I used the fresh basil for pesto -The cherry tomatoes cooked up in garlic and olive oil over angel hair -The salami for sandwiches for lunch the coming week -The proscuitto was crisped and added like bacon to a panzanella salad using the rest of the bread and a few frozen shrimp I had left in the freezer -The artichoke hearts and the rest of the proscuitto was put on a pizza along with a few spare canned tomatoes I had from a batch of sauce! I love inventing meals from leftovers :) Glad to see someone else does, too! http://scrimpBoston.blogspot.com Ah! The refigerator challenge, my sport of choice! I love LOVE making things out of the leftovers of my fridge. Last week after Valentine’s Day, I had a bunch of antipasto appetizers left from my antipasto platter on Valentine’s Day.
-I used the fresh basil for pesto
-The cherry tomatoes cooked up in garlic and olive oil over angel hair
-The salami for sandwiches for lunch the coming week
-The proscuitto was crisped and added like bacon to a panzanella salad using the rest of the bread and a few frozen shrimp I had left in the freezer
-The artichoke hearts and the rest of the proscuitto was put on a pizza along with a few spare canned tomatoes I had from a batch of sauce!

I love inventing meals from leftovers :) Glad to see someone else does, too!

http://scrimpBoston.blogspot.com

]]> By: Rhian http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2009/02/value-guru-and-the-refrigerator-challenge/#comment-12170 Rhian Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:10:07 +0000 http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/?p=1101#comment-12170 Iris H. - if your lettuce has started to wilt, make a wilted lettuce salad. Easy to do: Chop lettuce - mix in a bowl with some sliced onion (I like white for its pungent mild heat but any type will work) season with salt & pepper. In a separate pan, render some bacon. Keeping the fat, whisk in some vinegar, sugar & some citrus while still warm - orange juice or even some water w/ a splash of lemon works good. Drizzle the dressing over your lettuce, garnish with your bacon bits & maybe some egg or aged cheese and bam, you're done. The spoiled milk & yogurt? Assuming it is pasteurized, make some cheese. Some call it farmers cheese, others call it paneer but in the end its just a very mild flavored quick cheese that you can make in your own kitchen in about an hour. It uses are many - try it in a saag paneer recipe, or as a pan fried cheese (a meat substitute) or as an element to lasagna or stuffed shells or manitcotti ... its uses are only limited by your mind. I could go into detail but I'll just link a well constructed instructional (w/ pics) webpage Here ------> http://www.durian.org/wl_paneer . Also with the yogurt, reintroduce the liquid back into the yogurt by mixing w/ a fork or spoon until you get a smooth, creamy consistency and you'll be fine (works great with sour cream as well) ... assuming it's not years old from the deepest dark corner of your recently rediscovered bottom shelf of your fridge - laugh :) Good luck. Iris H. – if your lettuce has started to wilt, make a wilted lettuce salad. Easy to do:

Chop lettuce – mix in a bowl with some sliced onion (I like white for its pungent mild heat but any type will work) season with salt & pepper. In a separate pan, render some bacon. Keeping the fat, whisk in some vinegar, sugar & some citrus while still warm – orange juice or even some water w/ a splash of lemon works good. Drizzle the dressing over your lettuce, garnish with your bacon bits & maybe some egg or aged cheese and bam, you’re done.

The spoiled milk & yogurt? Assuming it is pasteurized, make some cheese. Some call it farmers cheese, others call it paneer but in the end its just a very mild flavored quick cheese that you can make in your own kitchen in about an hour. It uses are many – try it in a saag paneer recipe, or as a pan fried cheese (a meat substitute) or as an element to lasagna or stuffed shells or manitcotti … its uses are only limited by your mind. I could go into detail but I’ll just link a well constructed instructional (w/ pics) webpage Here ——> http://www.durian.org/wl_paneer .

Also with the yogurt, reintroduce the liquid back into the yogurt by mixing w/ a fork or spoon until you get a smooth, creamy consistency and you’ll be fine (works great with sour cream as well) … assuming it’s not years old from the deepest dark corner of your recently rediscovered bottom shelf of your fridge – laugh :) Good luck.

]]> By: Amy http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2009/02/value-guru-and-the-refrigerator-challenge/#comment-12153 Amy Sun, 22 Feb 2009 01:58:48 +0000 http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/?p=1101#comment-12153 Instead of making chicken on a weeknight, could you buy a whole chicken and roast it on a Saturday or Sunday? Them, you can use the leftovers for sandwiches, salad toppings, soup or a casserole. You could even freeze chicken slices for later use in soups or casseroles. Another easy weekend dish is stew. Make a big batch, freeze it into one-meal sized containers, then if you're in a rush on a weeknight, you can use one. That eliminates the need to keep fresh chicken on hand during the week. If you get into the habit of cooking this way, you'll soon have a variety of home-made dishes in the freezer. Less fresh food will go bad, and you'll still have good food on hand that is easy and fast. Instead of making chicken on a weeknight, could you buy a whole chicken and roast it on a Saturday or Sunday? Them, you can use the leftovers for sandwiches, salad toppings, soup or a casserole.
You could even freeze chicken slices for later use in soups or casseroles.

Another easy weekend dish is stew. Make a big batch, freeze it into one-meal sized containers, then if you’re in a rush on a weeknight, you can use one. That eliminates the need to keep fresh chicken on hand during the week.

If you get into the habit of cooking this way, you’ll soon have a variety of home-made dishes in the freezer. Less fresh food will go bad, and you’ll still have good food on hand that is easy and fast.

]]> By: Melissa Danielle http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2009/02/value-guru-and-the-refrigerator-challenge/#comment-12131 Melissa Danielle Sat, 21 Feb 2009 04:09:00 +0000 http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/?p=1101#comment-12131 Veggies that can live another day become soup or a smoothie. I don't know what I'd do without my Vita-Mix. Veggies that can live another day become soup or a smoothie. I don’t know what I’d do without my Vita-Mix.

]]> By: Nurit - 1 family. friendly. food. http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2009/02/value-guru-and-the-refrigerator-challenge/#comment-12100 Nurit - 1 family. friendly. food. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:41:23 +0000 http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/?p=1101#comment-12100 Everytime I make somehting out of leftovers, and not throwing them away, I feel so proud of myself. Everytime I make somehting out of leftovers, and not throwing them away, I feel so proud of myself.

]]> By: Insomnic http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2009/02/value-guru-and-the-refrigerator-challenge/#comment-12094 Insomnic Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:47:17 +0000 http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/?p=1101#comment-12094 An interesting run down... but it hardly seems like you were starting from an empty fridge. Chicken, potatoes, and other veggies does not sound like "nothing to eat". An interesting run down… but it hardly seems like you were starting from an empty fridge. Chicken, potatoes, and other veggies does not sound like “nothing to eat”.

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