When I was a teenager, my friend's mom would make a huge batch of dillweed soup. She would always bring my mom over a big container of it. My mom dreaded this because she hated dill. Inevitably she would try it and then throw it away. This happened for several years in a row because we just couldn't tell her that we didn't like the soup.
This past week, when our organic produce was delivered to our door, a large bunch of dill was included. I was a good sport; it has been 20 years since I last tasted dill. I would probably like it now, right?
I choose the Barefoot Contessa's recipe for Cheddar Dill Cornbread. The cornbread itself was great; I'll make it again. The addition of dill, not so much. Even my husband, who literally will eat almost anything would not eat this. So, we threw away almost all of a 9 x 13 pan, and we threw away the rest of the bunch of dill.
In the picture is also a little biscuit we had in the refrigerator for roughly 10 days.
This waste is terrible, but it is not all. (My head hangs in shame.)
I read in All You magazine that Americans waste on average $72 worth of groceries EACH MONTH! This week, I am apparently trying very hard to be average.
I bought a 5 lb bag of potatoes right before we left on our 7 day vacation. Let me just tell you, if you leave potatoes in an apartment that is closed up and not air conditioned when it is 90+ degrees out and humid, they will rot, and they will rot quickly. The potatoes were so gross we didn't even take a picture.
Yes, this is my worst food waste week ever.
1 comment:
Oh, I hate that when I try a new recipe and none of us likes it!
Don't be discouraged...you still have wasted much less than the average person, and most importantly, this is not usual for you.
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