Pantry essential – freezing vegetables

I just can’t have a full fridge. If it looks too much, then a bulk cooking frenzy begins in earnest where I make everything into something. There is always carrots, celery and frozen peas in my house. And bagged up into portions, they make the essential ingredient to my shepherd’s pie (along with my bulk…

An almost empty fridge

I’ve really tried and been ever so conscious this week of ensuring whatever we’ve bought from the shops and whatever we took from home, can come back with us. Minimal preferably… So looking at this fridge and freezer the afternoon before we leave, fills me with an accomplishment.

Veggie storage

Veggie storage to the max! In my small bid to be more eco-friendly, bought some new colour-lidded Tupperware to house and freeze the contents of fridge. Diced celery for shepherd’s pie, sliced and diced red onion, sliced brown onion for all kinds of meal treats and diced, circle and stick carrots…

Marinara sauce

I’ve never been too adventorous on homemade Italian sauces. The store bought jar thing is just fine by me. But I’m now on day 2 of making homemade marinara sauce, tonight to accompany the ravioli for a late dinner… Fresh oregano from the garden, dried basil, 2 jars of tinned toms, 3 grated cloves of…