tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post8556438879846932711..comments2024-03-28T03:58:48.788-07:00Comments on creative savv: A bargain is not a bargain if you have to throw some of it outLilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-3372724128563482642012-12-05T06:47:23.406-08:002012-12-05T06:47:23.406-08:00That shake sounds yummy!That shake sounds yummy!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-25827298216549855752012-12-05T06:46:25.440-08:002012-12-05T06:46:25.440-08:00Glad to hear that!Glad to hear that!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-82368902970343465372012-12-04T16:13:36.254-08:002012-12-04T16:13:36.254-08:00This probably goes against all food safety regulat...This probably goes against all food safety regulations, but I have frozen and thawed the same bag of mozzarella cheese several times and we have yet to visit the emergency room. :)Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-25600440642406718662012-12-04T16:10:14.666-08:002012-12-04T16:10:14.666-08:00Nope, I do a container. I have an "elephant ...Nope, I do a container. I have an "elephant milk shake" recipe that I make for the kids and I prefer to use a frozen banana (rather than an unfrozen one and add ice cubes) because it seems to have a more traditional thick shake consistency. (it also takes milk, peanut butter, and a little chocolate syrup--sometimes I have made it for their lunch!). I love your idea of using a frozen banana as ice cream. Healthy AND yummy!Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-16798384315135295972012-12-04T06:39:05.383-08:002012-12-04T06:39:05.383-08:00Hi blondeonbudget,
I can imagine how frustrating t...Hi blondeonbudget,<br />I can imagine how frustrating that would be. <br /><br />You can freeze the leftover orange juice. Just pour it into 1 cup containers (like used yogurt containers), and freeze. The bonus would be that when making your smoothies, the juice would add a frostiness, as it would be mostly frozen, or, you could thaw it in the microwave just before making a smoothie.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-17982790868812016312012-12-04T03:10:25.413-08:002012-12-04T03:10:25.413-08:00When I want to make some smoothies without dairy I...When I want to make some smoothies without dairy I tend to buy some cheap orange juice. so after I`ve made smoothies, there`s usually a lot left. and then I just forget about it. until it gets that yucky taste, and I have to pour it out. this happen every time!! It`s so annoying! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-38920303621798692582012-12-03T21:31:42.592-08:002012-12-03T21:31:42.592-08:00Hi Belinda,
when you freeze shredded cheese, do yo...Hi Belinda,<br />when you freeze shredded cheese, do you just freeze the whole large bag? And you can probably chip out what you need as you need it, right? I hadn't thought to freeze it in the whole big bag until you just mentioned it. For some reason I had it in my head that I needed to freeze it divided into containers, in amounts that I might use up in two or three days once thawed. Silly me!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-35582325631455119222012-12-03T21:28:42.638-08:002012-12-03T21:28:42.638-08:00Hi Cat,
Oh no! I've done similar things. And w...Hi Cat,<br />Oh no! I've done similar things. And what always gets to me is that if I had known that I wouldn't get to it for a week, I would have just frozen the ingredients to begin. But the pages on the calendar just have a way of slipping by, until it's too late, or almost too late. I'm staying up late tonight simply because I ran out of days to make my 1/2 gallon of whole milk into yogurt. It was today or never! And I didn't realize that until I came home in the evening! Rats!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-13083204422990299602012-12-03T21:24:15.480-08:002012-12-03T21:24:15.480-08:00Hi Kris,
Have you ever frozen a banana in it's...Hi Kris,<br />Have you ever frozen a banana in it's peel? I saw on Frugal Girl that's how she freezes extra bananas. <br /><br />When I freeze them, I slice them and fill 1 cup containers. And with the frozen bananas, I like to run them still frozen through the food processor, for a natural, fat-free "ice cream". Really pretty yummy. I add some vanilla extract and it's good enough to top with a spoonful of chocolate syrup for a sundae.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-88677825810645335622012-12-03T13:51:59.339-08:002012-12-03T13:51:59.339-08:00I just put a large bag of cheese in the freezer be...I just put a large bag of cheese in the freezer because I didn't have any plans to use it right now and didn't want it to go bad. You put that chocolate milk to good use, Lili. :)Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17486895127003368291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-73738256605799683142012-12-03T13:14:02.957-08:002012-12-03T13:14:02.957-08:00I have had good luck with freezing bananas. The j...I have had good luck with freezing bananas. The juice separates from the banana, but I just include all of it in with baked goods or a smoothie/shake. If I don't have time to bake, sometimes that's the easiest "rescue" for me.Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-31129858575554768382012-12-03T12:08:16.689-08:002012-12-03T12:08:16.689-08:00Oh... the Costco dilema! I once bought an enormous...Oh... the Costco dilema! I once bought an enormous bar of cream cheese with the intention of using it to make lasagna (I use cream cheese instead of ricotta and make 5 lasagnas at a time to freeze for later use.) But it took a week or so to get around to making it and by that time the entire thing had gone moldy. UG.EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-24201782667052500702012-12-03T09:52:38.180-08:002012-12-03T09:52:38.180-08:00Hi live and learn,
That happens here with bananas....Hi live and learn,<br />That happens here with bananas. We go for weeks where it seems I can't keep enough bananas in the house for appetites. Then one suddenly, one week the bananas just sit and sit and sit, until all brown and shriveled. I know I can bake them into something. But if I wanted baking bananas, I could have just bought the already over ripe ones, at a discount.<br /><br />I guess with the chocolate milk this time, they'd just tired of it. They did like the chocolate pancakes, though!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-8156916766743824492012-12-03T09:44:15.824-08:002012-12-03T09:44:15.824-08:00It seems as if your chocolate milk problem happens...It seems as if your chocolate milk problem happens here a lot. We will get something that gets gobbled up, and then I get some more of it and it's gobbled up. Then another time, I buy the same thing, and no one eats it. I guess they get tired of it, or as my son said when he was younger, he had a taste change. Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-16117263825716126022012-12-03T09:21:53.646-08:002012-12-03T09:21:53.646-08:00Hi Delicia,
I haven't seen your name in the co...Hi Delicia,<br />I haven't seen your name in the comments before. If you're new around here, welcome! If you've been around for a while, and are just now de-lurking, I'm glad you introduced yourself. <br /><br />Thanks for the reminder on the cheese. I have a bag of pizza cheese right now in the fridge that's opened. I'll go pack into containers in a bit, and freeze.<br /><br />Anyways, about storing cheese -- those bags of grated cheese mold very quickly once opened. I've had opened bags keep for a couple of weeks, but more often the mold begins at about 1 week. If you have a vacuum sealer, you can repackage and seal, and this will prolong the life of the cheese. Otherwise, I just package the cheese in used Cool-Whip containers and freeze. Once thawed you can just use it as is.<br /><br />For block cheese, wrapping in waxed paper seems to keep mold at bay longer than plastic wrap for me. And vacuum sealing block cheese is also highly successful.<br /><br />Thanks for chiming in with a comment! Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-47860130474508431912012-12-03T09:03:31.897-08:002012-12-03T09:03:31.897-08:00I bought one of those large Costco bags of grated ...I bought one of those large Costco bags of grated cheese, thinking I'd save lots of money. I didn't use it all in time, and after a few weeks I found mold in the bag. Ugh! Never again!Delicianoreply@blogger.com