tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371536968007790098.post6385552681220408358..comments2023-04-27T01:38:40.276-07:00Comments on fotos by Meg: Pantry Product Replacement ChallengeMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13716619994168402985noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371536968007790098.post-45099917505555332582009-12-13T11:13:27.120-08:002009-12-13T11:13:27.120-08:00Wow....I'm impressed! I plan on continuing th...Wow....I'm impressed! I plan on continuing this as one of next years resolutions also....maybe I should plan on using your blog as a resource :)Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13716619994168402985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371536968007790098.post-76531361940134417972009-12-12T19:29:00.542-08:002009-12-12T19:29:00.542-08:00I just discovered this post - love the challenge. ...I just discovered this post - love the challenge. I did this cold turkey on 1/1/09 and have only bought a few things all year not from farmers. I make all our food from scratch, now lotion and hoping to soon add soap. I already make our household cleaner from pantry items and essential oils as well. Love it!<br /><br />Here is the link to the lotion (really a cream): http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/12/12/body-lotion/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371536968007790098.post-26697192310167339242009-02-15T06:51:00.000-08:002009-02-15T06:51:00.000-08:00I love this. Mr Chiots and I started doing this l...I love this. Mr Chiots and I started doing this last year and we have only a few products in our pantries that we purchased. We even make our own butter and sometimes our own cheese. It's been fun, I hope you had a lot of people get into this. I'll be trying to add a few more homemade items to my lists this year, including cleaning & personal care products. <BR/><BR/>My favorite homemade alternative is to tomato soup. Here's a link to my blog post about it. <BR/><BR/>Except on the recipe when we warm in up I don't add milk & baking soda, I add chicken stock instead and a tablespoon of homemade butter. <BR/><BR/>http://chiotsrun.com/2008/10/01/tomato-soup-success/Chiot's Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086153621579437021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371536968007790098.post-13443288040904056132009-01-21T10:25:00.000-08:002009-01-21T10:25:00.000-08:00ps. and everyone please email me (address on prof...ps. and everyone please email me (address on profile page) when you post your recipes etc. I'll do a once a month (or week?) recap of what everyone is doing with links to your blogs....thanks!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13716619994168402985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371536968007790098.post-74560376165567085572009-01-21T10:23:00.000-08:002009-01-21T10:23:00.000-08:00Now we have 5! Welcome Mandy (I'm taking maybe as...Now we have 5! Welcome Mandy (I'm taking maybe as a yes...I'm very needy:)<BR/><BR/>Not sure about the peanuts (and I hadn't actually thought about it til you asked) but I don't think it'll be that hard. I roast my pecans in the oven (in the shell) because we don't spray and I can't always get to them right away....don't want the bugs to eat them before I can. Even in the shell they get a nice roasted taste to them. I'm sure the internet will provide plenty of instruction when I get to that point, but thanks for reminding me that they will need to be 'cooked'.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13716619994168402985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371536968007790098.post-22903608590148567962009-01-20T18:46:00.000-08:002009-01-20T18:46:00.000-08:00I am very intriqued by this ... I may try to play ...I am very intriqued by this ... I may try to play along .... we have an excellent open-all-the-time farmers market here which I should take more advantage of:)<BR/><BR/>how hard is it to roast your own peanuts???Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453622337440222119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371536968007790098.post-11227556266125287872009-01-15T19:50:00.000-08:002009-01-15T19:50:00.000-08:00Woowoo we have another participant...Yippee yahoo!...Woowoo we have another participant...Yippee yahoo! Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with. I'm making the soup this weekend....must go get mushrooms!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13716619994168402985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371536968007790098.post-56157036853987434542009-01-15T18:37:00.000-08:002009-01-15T18:37:00.000-08:00Fun! I've been working on this slowly already, but...Fun! I've been working on this slowly already, but this will give me a specific goal to work on. I'll probably start with chicken and veggie stock, because I've that before, and I just ran out again. :)Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729511504280715449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371536968007790098.post-20050884938585057832009-01-07T08:41:00.000-08:002009-01-07T08:41:00.000-08:00You SO need to send the recipe! I do make potato s...You SO need to send the recipe! I do make potato soup but I'm kind of tired with mine. <BR/><BR/>And I love your trans-fats/corn syrup ban idea...I would go for that challenge!<BR/><BR/>Maybe I should amend this challenge to not concentrate on local so much and put the emphasis on the 'from scratch' idea. I'll see if I can re-word it that way. <BR/><BR/>thanks for stopping by...and I sent you an email :)Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13716619994168402985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371536968007790098.post-49834182591386995212009-01-07T05:03:00.000-08:002009-01-07T05:03:00.000-08:00Meg - I love this idea! (I'm behind on your blog a...Meg - I love this idea! (I'm behind on your blog and just catching up today).<BR/><BR/>I have loads of homemade recipes I should send you - including an excellent Potato Soup that is my Gold Standard.<BR/><BR/>And this reminds me of what I'm thinking about giving up for Lent: High Fructose Corn Syrup and trans fats. Though I don't purposefully consume these things I do believe that the more "from scratch" I can cook the better my health with be!<BR/><BR/>Sadly, I can't do a lot of your suggestions (buying local or from my garden) right now because I live in Holland MI an it's 10 degrees outside. :)<BR/><BR/>We should email more: nienhuisdj@gmail.comdianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037050791009103638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371536968007790098.post-34865830777269218462009-01-06T10:09:00.000-08:002009-01-06T10:09:00.000-08:00Yipee Yahoo...my first participant! Thanks so m...Yipee Yahoo...my first participant!<BR/><BR/> Thanks so much for deciding to give this a try...you just made my day :)<BR/><BR/> Let me know when you start and I'll post a link to your blog.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13716619994168402985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371536968007790098.post-72146115554131888252009-01-06T08:20:00.000-08:002009-01-06T08:20:00.000-08:00This is such a nifty idea! I may not get to it ev...This is such a nifty idea! I may not get to it every month, but I definitely want to try! We have a great farmer's market here in Prairie City, so maybe I'll try to get my ingredients there... <BR/><BR/>:)Annie's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980353657789419725noreply@blogger.com