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Leftovers! You can take the boy outta the gutter, but you can't take the gutter, outta the boy!
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A lot has changed in a year; last Christmas I was scrabbling around, trying to find a Euro, to buy a loaf of bread; this year we are both in a far better place financially. We may well be more comfortable than we were, but that doesn't mean we should give up, living as frugally as we always have in Spain. I have written before about the amount of food I used to waste, living in Britain; spending 150€ equivalent a week on groceries, without a second thought; throwing half of it in the bin; three for two offers, but one get one free....You know the sort of thing. In Spain I spend far less, dramatically so, maybe a third of what I used to spend back home.
Christmas in no exception; I remember vividly what it was like surviving on 10€ a week. It wasn't fun, but it did teach me the value of money; I don't waste a thing, that I can't use now. Hard times maketh the man as they say. When I look around me, at the over indulgence, greed and uncaring attitude, I am actually proud of what I have achieved. I am relearning old, thrifty, economical ways of living and actually enjoying it in the process!
With Christmas Day over and done with, I have chopped and blanched the leftover vegetables for the freezer. It is amazing, just how much stuff there is left, enough for God knows how many meals. I learned to cook in this way over a year ago, while I was fending for myself, during Darrell's absence and I continue in much the same vein today. I have become a penny pinching saver, who will not spend money unnecessarily.
If you have leftover food, don't throw it away, store it, freeze it and use it another day!
Christmas in no exception; I remember vividly what it was like surviving on 10€ a week. It wasn't fun, but it did teach me the value of money; I don't waste a thing, that I can't use now. Hard times maketh the man as they say. When I look around me, at the over indulgence, greed and uncaring attitude, I am actually proud of what I have achieved. I am relearning old, thrifty, economical ways of living and actually enjoying it in the process!
With Christmas Day over and done with, I have chopped and blanched the leftover vegetables for the freezer. It is amazing, just how much stuff there is left, enough for God knows how many meals. I learned to cook in this way over a year ago, while I was fending for myself, during Darrell's absence and I continue in much the same vein today. I have become a penny pinching saver, who will not spend money unnecessarily.
If you have leftover food, don't throw it away, store it, freeze it and use it another day!
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