tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573115152567675253.post2168076532722166206..comments2023-10-24T08:01:49.981-04:00Comments on Ramping Up the Garden: New Menu PlanningMatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11626790347402266263noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573115152567675253.post-58631380884548892122008-11-15T09:06:00.000-05:002008-11-15T09:06:00.000-05:00I didn't get as organized as having a root cellar ...I didn't get as organized as having a root cellar this year. I was able to buy local potatoes. Then again DH doesn't like them as well.<BR/><BR/>I did a grocery shopping for the first time in a month (mostly we've stopped in for fresh lettuce or something) and it wasn't that big - mostly cleaning and sale stuff. <BR/><BR/>I do find we are eating more meat because that is something that has stored well and the we have gotten in large quantities, getting and sharing an entire animal with neighbors.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717388726735528462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573115152567675253.post-44525652653887605012008-11-14T16:49:00.000-05:002008-11-14T16:49:00.000-05:00I do have local squash and sweet potatoes, some no...I do have local squash and sweet potatoes, some non-local white potatoes in the cellar. Not a huge amount, since I am also not very confident about the temperature and humidity down there. I check things pretty often. I have cabbage on stalks out in the garden, for now. I have local carrots in bags in the fridge drawer. <BR/><BR/>I do plan to look for local potatoes this coming week. I would like parsnips, too, but they always seem to start shriveling immediately.<BR/><BR/>I need to get better prepared to cellar things next year - I need straw, and sand, and appropriate containers. Right now, I have most things in baskets, and the taters in a single layer in a wide flat box. I have the Bubel book about Root Cellaring that everyone recommends, but I have not read it all yet.Matriarchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626790347402266263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573115152567675253.post-8288602658084513102008-11-14T14:25:00.000-05:002008-11-14T14:25:00.000-05:00I love my weekly menu! Actually I'm lost without ...I love my weekly menu! Actually I'm lost without it. Are you storing root veggies and winter squash this year? I am trying it out, but not confident in where I've got them.Peak Oil Hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474901509039914502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573115152567675253.post-48694041146644567782008-11-14T12:01:00.000-05:002008-11-14T12:01:00.000-05:00Great idea. I have a big white board I need to mov...Great idea. I have a big white board I need to move into the kitchen. I have a small one on the fridge, but it's full.Matriarchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626790347402266263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573115152567675253.post-81078913801097676042008-11-14T10:32:00.000-05:002008-11-14T10:32:00.000-05:00I started about a year ago making a weekly menu. ...I started about a year ago making a weekly menu. It's posted on a dry erase board on the fridge with a space for notes. It has been such a help for keeping myself organized and knowing what I need to prep in advance such as soaking beans or thawing something. It also cuts down on the 'What's for Dinner?' questions. Now the kids just look at the board.Judy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121300109427407095noreply@blogger.com