tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25135779.post5323286312145009329..comments2023-10-22T03:48:28.301-04:00Comments on Henbogle: What we eatAlihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04462041577129730944noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25135779.post-61991368545957243832008-02-05T20:44:00.000-05:002008-02-05T20:44:00.000-05:00ps El, looking at the photo tonight I'm appalled b...ps El, looking at the photo tonight I'm appalled by how dusty some of the shelves are! With a working pantry like mine it is easier to keep it tidy, since everything is out on the shelves, and I need the counter space!Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04462041577129730944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25135779.post-68575733898749940282008-02-05T20:42:00.000-05:002008-02-05T20:42:00.000-05:00El, you are teasing me! I so want a greenhouse, b...El, you are teasing me! I so want a greenhouse, but not unless this year we can figure out a winter storage strategy. We lost a lot of potatoes to a freeze, and it broke my heart.<BR/><BR/>Bri, you are right, it is so fun getting to know the farmers who produce your food. One farmer we visit frequently has been farming for 61 years, and he and "mom" are still going strong. I just love supporting their farm; it really saddens me that they don't have a successor in sight.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04462041577129730944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25135779.post-43405644144001841262008-02-05T15:33:00.000-05:002008-02-05T15:33:00.000-05:00So tidy, and you even have a shelf for your chicke...So tidy, and you even have a shelf for your chickens! Wow. MY pantry would need a ton of "photo styling" before I'd ever take a picture of it. But I agree: meals can be so much more inspiring if you have the basics close at hand...and in your instance, in someplace you could see. Great work, Ali. <BR/><BR/>And just think: maybe this time next year you can go out and pick some carrots out of your own greenhouse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25135779.post-63402002348024887852008-02-02T18:51:00.000-05:002008-02-02T18:51:00.000-05:00Hi Ali, I came by way of Food on the Food, and lov...Hi Ali, I came by way of Food on the Food, and love that you did this rundown of your food. Jennifer, the Baklava Queen, did a great post a couple weeks ago figuring out what percentage of her income she spends on food, month by month. It's so great to see what people are doing, how they handle the cold months (I'm lucky to have a vast local California foodshed), and what kinds of packaged foods people just can't resist. I'm a big fan of the tortilla chips too. I've been eating more and more whole foods, but the last few years I've really focused on local too, and it just feels so great to get to know vendors at the farmers markets. Thanks for your photos and lists as a tool for everyone.Brihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198354106187448775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25135779.post-81617723421525147482008-01-28T13:11:00.000-05:002008-01-28T13:11:00.000-05:00Ali, that's a good idea. We have a couple books th...Ali, that's a good idea. We have a couple books that talk about canning, but they're too intimidating. My mom found a good deal of the supplies at yard sales last summer, so we have the stuff but we've just got to use it. I would like to take a class--the CE office is nearby and the community college has stuff like that, too ... hmmMeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15830705259612540929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25135779.post-55807470515323642862008-01-28T09:14:00.000-05:002008-01-28T09:14:00.000-05:00Kim, when we looked at our house, I almost lost it...Kim, when we looked at our house, I almost lost it when I saw the pantry. Our buyer's broker had to grab my arm and squeeze and remind me to seem to eager would weaken our negotiating position.<BR/><BR/>Meg,to be fair, I did have a big bag of Bearitos Blue Corn tortilla chips on hand to be dipping in the avocado-soon-to-be-guacomole. As for preserving your own food, I highly recommend a class on canning from the Cooperative Extension Service, I took one and it was pretty helpful. Yard sales are an excellent source of canning jars and you might even find a pressure canner if you're lucky. I opened a jar of my tomato sauce this weekend and nearly swooned, it was that good.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04462041577129730944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25135779.post-39822701025157407962008-01-27T14:24:00.000-05:002008-01-27T14:24:00.000-05:00Wow, that's great! I love that photo essay you pos...Wow, that's great! I love that photo essay you posted a couple days ago and it's cool to see a local/sustainable-conscious family's food supply. This is far more appetizing to me than a lot of those other grocery arrays (soda, chips, microwavable dinners--blech!). Kelly and I are striving to make our freezer and pantry look a lot more like yours. Though we don't buy processed things, we could do a better job at buying local stuff and preserving our own food.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15830705259612540929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25135779.post-47349942928568822252008-01-26T12:09:00.000-05:002008-01-26T12:09:00.000-05:00First of all, let me just say that I have major pa...First of all, let me just say that I have major pantry envy after seeing the fabulous space that you have. I shove food into every available nook and cranny in my kitchen. Someday...!<BR/><BR/>I enjoy seeing what other people eat, not sure what the particular draw is, but I'm definitely a pantry voyeur! <BR/><BR/>One of my goals this winter was to eat down some of the stuff in my pantry that sits there too long. I promised to post a photo of my stuff...now that my computer is working I should get back on that project. Stay warm!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02611723148566572543noreply@blogger.com