tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573115152567675253.post3711060640580305771..comments2023-10-24T08:01:49.981-04:00Comments on Ramping Up the Garden: Independence Challenge - Week 36Matriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11626790347402266263noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573115152567675253.post-51770983012197701032009-01-22T07:53:00.000-05:002009-01-22T07:53:00.000-05:00Makes total sense to do whatever your family will ...Makes total sense to do whatever your family will eat and be happy with. I know I'm a total oddball with many of my food preferences. I left something for you at my blog - head on over to pick it up :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573115152567675253.post-54157786881544893492009-01-20T21:37:00.000-05:002009-01-20T21:37:00.000-05:00Isn't your DH so sweet, buying you a pony! We use...Isn't your DH so sweet, buying you a pony! We used to shop at Weis when we lived in the Reading area. Since we also lived in Bethlehem for a while we used to stop in Kutztown at the market there on our way through.<BR/>Sorry the PA farm show wasn't what you would have hoped. The food at those things is always overpriced and awful. <BR/>For applesauce- I invested in a food mill- you know one of those wonderful old fashioned crank things- I cook the sauce with the peels but the mill does a great job of not only making the sauce smooth but removing the peels as well if I so choose. I get the nutrition cooked in but can remove them for picky children.<BR/>JudyJudy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121300109427407095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573115152567675253.post-30366930238516189512009-01-20T08:46:00.000-05:002009-01-20T08:46:00.000-05:00I used the grocery store websites. It's the stuff...I used the grocery store websites. It's the stuff they want you to read, not the "inside" story, but it provides basic info to compare.<BR/><BR/>As for the kids, I know them well-enough to know that DD12 likes to play with tools like a lemon zester and a microplane, and that DD15 is a very get-it-done girl that will crank out the juice. I have arthritis in my hands, so they know there are certain tasks that require their help.<BR/><BR/>I do peel the apples, and I make it smooth with an immersion blender in the pan. I love my Braun immersion blender - I think it may be 25 years old now. It saves me washing a blender or food processor when I make soups and sauces.<BR/><BR/>I know the peels would be healthier, but part of my battle is just getting more healthy food into DD12, even if I make some compromises.Matriarchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626790347402266263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573115152567675253.post-45421217421379336782009-01-20T08:22:00.000-05:002009-01-20T08:22:00.000-05:00Very interesting, comparing the grocery chains. H...Very interesting, comparing the grocery chains. How did you find the info about their buying/employment practices? I was thinking about this yesterday when I realized I needed to stock up on some spices, paper goods, etc.... <BR/><BR/>Your DDs with the limes and lemons zesting, I am impressed - I don't have the patience for that! Question for you on the applesauce: do you normally peel the skin? I've always left it on for the texture, color, and I guess the nutrition too now that I think of it. (But taste first!). Although I like it chunky, I've also made it smooth this way when family with the smooth-preference visits.... pureeing it in the blender seems to work....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com