tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post6897112632490212768..comments2023-09-02T07:09:34.264-04:00Comments on Digging Out From Our Mess: What A WasteMystihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17496508600320205581noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-19735592017552979772015-01-14T11:19:04.333-05:002015-01-14T11:19:04.333-05:00I work with developmentally disabled adults. Years...I work with developmentally disabled adults. Years ago when I worked in a supported independent living home, we would batch cook for this one man. We would show him how to reheat the meals in the microwave. Apparently a staff told him to reheat something for 2 minutes. Well...that number stuck in his head and he would reheat things for 2 minutes regardless of what it was. As he did not have staffing in the evenings or on weekends, I still cringe thinking about him eating half frozen meals. No amount of teaching or reminding could get him to heat things longer than 2 minutes. Oy vey!! :)Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00948148571415167380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-53647533984504439952015-01-14T11:11:35.849-05:002015-01-14T11:11:35.849-05:00That is funny. The cat was probably traumatized fo...That is funny. The cat was probably traumatized for life. Lol.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00948148571415167380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-3002663343543342152015-01-14T06:20:32.602-05:002015-01-14T06:20:32.602-05:00Oh my!
I love bulk cooking, but a) because we hav...Oh my!<br /><br />I love bulk cooking, but a) because we have no idea when we are moving, I am trying to limit what I do, and b) I have SUPER picky kids!<br /><br />I am having them help me more in the prep of things, so they are more likely to eat it because they made it. As for the cost...I may try having Sassy cost things out....that is beyond Bossy's understanding. In his mind, a car and a pack of gum cost the same thing. Mystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496508600320205581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-62132586723227487112015-01-14T06:16:46.836-05:002015-01-14T06:16:46.836-05:00Sassy will eat cereal, but not Bossy. If I just f...Sassy will eat cereal, but not Bossy. If I just fed them what they "want", they would live on pizza rolls, bagel bites, and chicken nuggets. I try and keep those in moderation. Mystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496508600320205581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-59609856322099489042015-01-13T22:24:07.637-05:002015-01-13T22:24:07.637-05:00Sorry for second post...one of the ideas we have b...Sorry for second post...one of the ideas we have been tossing around to teach the kids food cost is having them make a days menu, go to the store and buy the ingredients and cook it with us so they understand the whole picture. Not sure it will work as we haven't tried it yet! Daybydayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16325205965401555711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-82520721943965061942015-01-13T22:21:35.817-05:002015-01-13T22:21:35.817-05:00I forgot a pot of hard boiled eggs were on once......I forgot a pot of hard boiled eggs were on once... All the sudden I hear what sounded like gunshots in the kitchen as they exploded and egg shards were everywhere...ceiling, floors, on the cat...totally stinky but kind of funny. <br /><br />You might try one of those once a month cooking books and put everything in individual servings. Meal planning and prep all together and the kids then can just microwave portions of whatever...., and you only have to think about the meals once a week to pull them out. They have ideas for even small freezers in some of the books. Daybydayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16325205965401555711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-34960837370404433212015-01-13T20:31:46.240-05:002015-01-13T20:31:46.240-05:00It is really hard to just cook for yourself and th...It is really hard to just cook for yourself and the kids. With dad gone I would revert to cereal and what they want, but I am a lazy daisy at times.......Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-22973223140593621332015-01-13T10:57:49.905-05:002015-01-13T10:57:49.905-05:00I am sure it was alot of responsibility for you at...I am sure it was alot of responsibility for you at such a young age!<br /><br />Some of this just has to be the age...their brain is still in development. I look forward to putting some of this behind us...as does my checkbook!Mystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496508600320205581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-23962809810624157942015-01-13T10:46:07.533-05:002015-01-13T10:46:07.533-05:00My mum died when I was about eleven and a half and...My mum died when I was about eleven and a half and although I wasn't the oldest, I was the oldest in primary school so I often had to take care of things when we got home from school and babysit the younger two until my 13-year-old sister got home. My dad used to come home briefly when we got in to make sure we got dinner and then I'd sometimes just get instructions on what she would get when she got home an hour later. (My oldest sister, 22 at the time, used to bulk cook at the weekends and I used to do the shopping with her - I have to add that I enjoyed that time and absolutely LOVED being "the housewife" LOL). My two worst disasters were remarkably like the above. I didn't turn the heat off under the stew after heating it for my sister and it totally dried out and burnt the pot. And, famously, one time (actually I think this was even after my dad had remarried a year later) I was supposed to boil a big pot of eggs to use for egg salad later. I only really knew how to do eggs the way I liked them (soft) though, so I wasn't sure how long they had to stay in the pot for. Yet another all the water boiled away burnt pot experience. I'll never forget the stink of that one!Moonwaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018956740090192993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-79798084188544301312015-01-13T09:53:49.189-05:002015-01-13T09:53:49.189-05:00You guys are making me feel so much better! At wh...You guys are making me feel so much better! At what point does this get better????<br /><br />I should post a pic of my poor pot after Meatball Disaster. There wasn't an OUNCE of liquid left in that pot.Mystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496508600320205581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-53800779777627827002015-01-13T09:26:42.363-05:002015-01-13T09:26:42.363-05:00I found both of mine when younger did the same thi...I found both of mine when younger did the same thing. My daughter is going to culinary school so no problem there but my 17 year old son will sometimes forget things. My dh thinks if you turn a pot on high it will cook faster but forget to check on it. I feel for the sauce and meatballs, once it scorches at the bottom, it is gone. CherylCherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532160415343676858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-76799576137911432682015-01-13T09:00:43.898-05:002015-01-13T09:00:43.898-05:00Oh the crock pot! I did make meatballs in the cro...Oh the crock pot! I did make meatballs in the crock pot after the disaster. I over filled it (that is on me)...and stuff ended up spilling over the sides....what a mess.<br /><br />I am actually a good cook...but this is not coming off that way! LolMystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496508600320205581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-80656490302399293642015-01-13T08:46:46.020-05:002015-01-13T08:46:46.020-05:00Ugh! Nothing worse than having to throw away perfe...Ugh! Nothing worse than having to throw away perfectly good food. If it's any consolation, my DH wouldn't have done any better with the meatballs (hence, I started putting them in the crockpot when I wasn't there to watch them!) Hang in there - single parenting is tough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-77770638381049514522015-01-13T08:14:54.844-05:002015-01-13T08:14:54.844-05:00Well...I am glad it isn't just MY kids. Lol
...Well...I am glad it isn't just MY kids. Lol<br /><br />I have been trying to let them help more when I am home. They need to learn....but wow the learning curve is rough!Mystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496508600320205581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-44027450618072939812015-01-13T07:56:48.153-05:002015-01-13T07:56:48.153-05:00My boys are a lot older than your kids and I thoug...My boys are a lot older than your kids and I thought it was because they are boys - but no, it's because my kids and your kids are KIDS. Sounds like stuff that would go on at my house. I'm still afraid to let them cook when I am not home. And some of them are... a lot older than your kids. YIKES444https://www.blogger.com/profile/18317761558076527630noreply@blogger.com