tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649192832476515234.post3362405103640203210..comments2023-06-10T09:16:37.707+01:00Comments on Thrifty Household: 6kg of Tomatoes & Food Challenge TuesdayThrifty Householdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043667290330488244noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649192832476515234.post-60510869507504714082012-09-30T11:06:47.047+01:002012-09-30T11:06:47.047+01:00I was looking forward to doing lots with tomatoes ...I was looking forward to doing lots with tomatoes this year but my plants got blight and I was tomato free.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14988251790267778153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649192832476515234.post-43748976786014462942012-09-29T23:17:41.856+01:002012-09-29T23:17:41.856+01:00It's just coming into tomato season in Sydney,...It's just coming into tomato season in Sydney, but I'm already looking forward to the end of the season when I can buy bulk tomatoes cheaply. I am dreaming of having a big Italian-style passata making day and making an event of it.Stitchybritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00896482197082594025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649192832476515234.post-39945035544429646522012-09-29T14:49:23.674+01:002012-09-29T14:49:23.674+01:00Wow and those tomatos look delicious! my grandmoth...Wow and those tomatos look delicious! my grandmother used to keep a dustbin full of sugar in the kitchen, i think that might have been taking buying in bulk to the limit. - Annienimble fingers and steady eyebrowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11677272558535053485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649192832476515234.post-34448174119961420172012-09-29T00:47:55.361+01:002012-09-29T00:47:55.361+01:00The tomatoes look delicious. What a good buy! And ...The tomatoes look delicious. What a good buy! And they do take forever to cook down. :)<br /><br />Reading your posts this week does make me wonder where all the grocery money goes.Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649192832476515234.post-38324692013117305342012-09-28T21:09:04.926+01:002012-09-28T21:09:04.926+01:00A great series of posts Mrs TH, you are an inspira...A great series of posts Mrs TH, you are an inspiration.<br />CKxCalico Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11054839834452087857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649192832476515234.post-19180047217875151522012-09-27T00:39:23.812+01:002012-09-27T00:39:23.812+01:00It's fun to read your posts this week, and to ...It's fun to read your posts this week, and to discover some new recipes to add to my now familiar menu choices.<br /><br />Think that my potato/onion/parsley/butter/dill seed/part of an OXO cube soup lunch came in at under $1. Definitely better than stopping in at the McDonald's at the corner of my street for a Double Cheeseburger.<br /><br />New York City apartments have tiny kitchens, with little storage space, so we don't have much pantry possibilities. Still, there are many possibilities for those of us who still do know cooking basics and try to withstand the lure of take out menus or the likes of McD.<br /><br />Cheers!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649192832476515234.post-20352691920266576352012-09-27T00:30:40.102+01:002012-09-27T00:30:40.102+01:00True tomato bounty, you lucky thing. It is very i...True tomato bounty, you lucky thing. It is very interesting to read your posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649192832476515234.post-50050045984925466092012-09-26T20:12:54.257+01:002012-09-26T20:12:54.257+01:00I'm not including cooking costs at the moment ...I'm not including cooking costs at the moment as I wasn't sure how to- I figured that the $4 per day Food Challenge didn't include cooking costs just the food...<br />I am a bit stunned by how cheaply I'm managing to cook for- but I am using veggies that we've grown or been given/traded.<br />I've worked out the costs that I can based on proportion of bulk weight & then added a bit extra for oil/seasoning...<br />The tomatoes were an amazing buy at the end of a day. I bought the whole box for £3.50 not knowing the weight (just that it was pretty heavy) so was extra thrilled when I discovered that it was 6kg with only one rotten tomato! I've never encountered such a tomato-bargain!Thrifty Householdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043667290330488244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649192832476515234.post-73729518864693854492012-09-26T19:56:02.354+01:002012-09-26T19:56:02.354+01:00Are you including cooking costs!Are you including cooking costs!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15322676800314521539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649192832476515234.post-43231290328755254742012-09-26T17:33:43.883+01:002012-09-26T17:33:43.883+01:00I am following your posts with interest - I find I...I am following your posts with interest - I find I am spending more and more and am keen to try and find some ideas for cutting costs. My mother was always good at making sixpence do the work of a shilling but sadly I seem to have lost the knack. You certainly aren't going without and your meals sound great.Marigold Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895195019277206960noreply@blogger.com