http://livingsmallblog.com/2009/01/02/a-2009-project/ Life, Literature, and the Subversive Power of Living Small Thu, 10 May 2012 18:35:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://livingsmallblog.com/2009/01/02/a-2009-project/comment-page-1/#comment-21758 maryn Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:06:30 +0000 http://livingsmallblog.com/2009/01/02/a-2009-project/#comment-21758 I find I'm thinking really seriously about "pantry food" - which is to say, keeping the kitchen stocked with basics, planning ahead, using the freezer as my friend. Part of it is being fiscally conservative - not having to run out for stuff, because that's when I spend too much money impulsively and choose badly. There's much more I'd like to do, but we don't have the storage space - e.g., no basement because someone lives in it, so no root cellar or place for stashing crocks or jars of jam. And yeah, wine, beer and cheese are probably our biggest categories of spending also. I find I’m thinking really seriously about “pantry food” – which is to say, keeping the kitchen stocked with basics, planning ahead, using the freezer as my friend. Part of it is being fiscally conservative – not having to run out for stuff, because that’s when I spend too much money impulsively and choose badly. There’s much more I’d like to do, but we don’t have the storage space – e.g., no basement because someone lives in it, so no root cellar or place for stashing crocks or jars of jam. And yeah, wine, beer and cheese are probably our biggest categories of spending also.

]]> http://livingsmallblog.com/2009/01/02/a-2009-project/comment-page-1/#comment-21738 Kristin Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:26:53 +0000 http://livingsmallblog.com/2009/01/02/a-2009-project/#comment-21738 I try and do this too. It works fairly well as I'd rather just stay home. Still, I've been buying potatoes & onions along with canned tomatoes. Just means I need to do a better job gardening. My big Achilles Heal is grain. We grind it fresh but don't grow it. We're experimenting this year with some winter wheat. I'd like to do hull-less oats and buckwheat too. It's a challenge. I try and do this too. It works fairly well as I’d rather just stay home. Still, I’ve been buying potatoes & onions along with canned tomatoes. Just means I need to do a better job gardening. My big Achilles Heal is grain. We grind it fresh but don’t grow it. We’re experimenting this year with some winter wheat. I’d like to do hull-less oats and buckwheat too. It’s a challenge.

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