tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738438200691909636.post6101664746013099812..comments2023-10-11T01:08:16.722-04:00Comments on Obscure CanLit Mama: Green DreamsCarrie Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919664513529675842noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738438200691909636.post-15133863196910910532011-12-15T22:49:48.809-05:002011-12-15T22:49:48.809-05:00I love your dreams!
a word about my experience wi...I love your dreams!<br /><br />a word about my experience with freezing: I freeze in glass all the time, even glass that's not tempered. Just give it enough headspace to expand. Wide mouth pints are my favorite because they stack so well. Also, I freeze my flours in their paper bags and they do great (I used to think they would lose moisture or something, that I somehow needed plastic coating).Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738438200691909636.post-61513398746735853902010-06-02T20:37:49.533-04:002010-06-02T20:37:49.533-04:00I am so impressed with your wipes system, and with...I am so impressed with your wipes system, and with your plastic bag record. That's serious commitment. Yes you need a bike of your own. I used to ride a secondhand bike much too big for me, I called it Moose; there were accidents. Have you ever checked out my dad's bike blog, Take the Lane?<br /><br />Apple and cheese is my own favourite snack! So easy, so many variations. Empire and old Cheddar is our standard.Heathernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738438200691909636.post-72471317595537096492010-05-31T21:33:42.580-04:002010-05-31T21:33:42.580-04:00I'm late at getting back to this. I do try not...I'm late at getting back to this. I do try not to bring nuts to public places, but you could add sunflower seeds and have the same effect. For my kids, it's all about variety. I make muffins and cookies constantly - and they are usually both healthful and, as my kids would say, "treaty", meaning they have chocolate chips or dried cherries added. Today I made banana cake with burned butter icing and they will take that in their lunches. Periodically I do buy fruit to go, or similar kinds of snacks, but not often. I will only buy pudding if the price is a complete steal. Sometimes I make pudding and the kids take it in reusable cups. They like taking pickles to school, and sometimes cheese and crackers. I have made crackers and like them, but I also buy saltines.<br /><br />We make our own yoghurt but we use storebought yoghurt as a starter so we still accumulate tubs. And I reuse them a couple of times in the freezer. They probably can off-gas, but I think the bigger danger is if you heat them, which I don't. I find a yoghurt tub is a perfect amount of tomato sauce. I took a canning course last year and the woman leading it had a great suggestion - don't add onions, because you can add those later as you brown meat or even just on their own. Onions store in the winter, so why use precious space in a jar for onions. I thought that was smart.Susan Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03312940264954447796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738438200691909636.post-80244074785370550882010-05-30T17:42:23.280-04:002010-05-30T17:42:23.280-04:00I have had a few jars break, but that's only b...I have had a few jars break, but that's only because I've filled them too much. Leave enough room for expansion and you should be fine. <br /><br />As for snacks, I'm not so good with the homemade stuff--either it's crackers (store-bought, although I've seen some recipes for home made) with some sort of dried fruit (usually cranberries), fresh fruit, or home made cookies. Our life isn't as busy as yours yet, so we haven't had to face this much!mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01804113244825043303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738438200691909636.post-50125368848562666132010-05-30T11:57:13.446-04:002010-05-30T11:57:13.446-04:00Not unless it's explicitely posted that I shou...Not unless it's explicitely posted that I shouldn't. I know plenty of people with life-threatening allergies to other things too. Though I am careful that the nuts don't get spread around and that hands are washed after.NathKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271938935020171681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738438200691909636.post-81772342302634876402010-05-30T10:47:30.638-04:002010-05-30T10:47:30.638-04:00Do you worry about taking nuts out to public place...Do you worry about taking nuts out to public places? Maybe I'm over-cautious about that. Because nuts and dried fruit would be an awesome take-along snack. (esp with a few choc chips mixed in!)Carrie Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919664513529675842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738438200691909636.post-28273109634640133652010-05-30T10:39:49.247-04:002010-05-30T10:39:49.247-04:00The glass shouldn't break unless you drop it. ...The glass shouldn't break unless you drop it. Which, if you're clumsy like me is a definite possibility.<br /><br />As for snacks, whatever I have already baked works well. Apples (whole). Bananas. Pretzels (put in a plastic container from the bigger bag - though I guess that's what you're trying to avoid, right?) Clementines work well (as long as you're not averse to bringing home the peels). Raisins (and/or other dried fruit) and nuts mixed together (again, in a small plastic container - you could pre-mix in a larger container and just throw some in a littler container on your way out the door. If you're feeling generous, you can throw some chocolate chips in too, though they tend to get picked out first...)NathKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271938935020171681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738438200691909636.post-50739802032305735062010-05-30T10:19:09.105-04:002010-05-30T10:19:09.105-04:00I am imagining glass breaking ... have never tried...I am imagining glass breaking ... have never tried it. Though years ago I did store a bottle of vodka in the freezer ... :)<br />Thanks for the tips.<br />Now, anyone have more ideas for easy homemade snacks?Carrie Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919664513529675842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738438200691909636.post-10271868489226506272010-05-30T09:19:49.824-04:002010-05-30T09:19:49.824-04:00Right! Mason jars! I do use those to freeze mapl...Right! Mason jars! I do use those to freeze maple syrup. They work really well. I'd bet they'd be good for stock too.NathKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271938935020171681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738438200691909636.post-8778691861544429592010-05-30T00:16:35.751-04:002010-05-30T00:16:35.751-04:00I freeze liquid in either old yogurt containers (t...I freeze liquid in either old yogurt containers (though those are rarer in our house because we started making it almost a year ago) or in mason jars. Works quite well.mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01804113244825043303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738438200691909636.post-57532851303012252262010-05-29T16:27:42.001-04:002010-05-29T16:27:42.001-04:00He does! He just started in April. It's wond...He does! He just started in April. It's wonderful!NathKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271938935020171681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738438200691909636.post-54181984548872396962010-05-29T10:13:33.079-04:002010-05-29T10:13:33.079-04:00i love GREEN DREAMS...what a hopeful sentiment.i love GREEN DREAMS...what a hopeful sentiment.kristinhttp://prairiedaze.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738438200691909636.post-70836607224918626932010-05-28T21:03:54.897-04:002010-05-28T21:03:54.897-04:00I'm not bothered by plastic--by storing foods ...I'm not bothered by plastic--by storing foods in plastic containers, though who knows, maybe I should be.<br /><br />Does J bike on his own without training wheels?? Fooey's freedom on two wheels is still a summer away, I think. I look forward to that freedom. And to some fun bike trips, too.Carrie Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919664513529675842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738438200691909636.post-1079483005993945112010-05-28T17:06:33.199-04:002010-05-28T17:06:33.199-04:00Hooray for biking! Yesterday, J and I biked to Ci...Hooray for biking! Yesterday, J and I biked to City Cafe for lunch and I saw a glimpse of a future with an entirely mobile family - we can go pretty much anywhere now!<br /><br />If I am alone, I never bike on the sidewalk. When I'm with the kids, I do not hesitate to use the sidewalks at all - they are still too little and react far too slowly for them to be safe on the street. Sue's right, though. There is no respect for cyclists out there. Mind you, I have seen some extremely irresponsible cyclists, too. We all have to treat each other with respect on the road. Which I have to keep reminding myself when I'm yelling at a driver who burns a stop sign because there were no cars coming but who completely failed to notice the pedestrians at the corner... <br /><br />I use plastic containers to freeze liquid things (stock, mostly). Yeah, they're still plastic, but they last a long time, provided you don't drop them when they're frozen (ask me how I know).Nathhttp://nathknits.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738438200691909636.post-33375384010840458402010-05-28T12:11:43.295-04:002010-05-28T12:11:43.295-04:00Couple of thoughts. I like Green Dreams. A lot.
I...Couple of thoughts. I like Green Dreams. A lot.<br /><br />I freeze liquidy things in yogurt tubs. <br /><br />I bike on sidewalks when I don't feel safe on the road. There seems to be a growing antagonism toward bikes these days. I too applaud the European cities that embrace cyclists. When I was in Italy last year, I loved that it was older people of all ages, shapes and sizes who got around that way.<br /><br />Happy quiet!Susan Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03312940264954447796noreply@blogger.com