Comments on: Farmers Markets Hate Single People

By: Pickles

Pickles — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 21:22:05 +0000

We’re two and still have that problem. I get imaginative and freeze things.

By: billco

billco — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:59:01 +0000

Well your choices are: pay exorbitant grocery-store prices for small quantities of low-quality produce, or learn to freeze/pickle or otherwise preserve the tasty, fresh and bountiful market goods. This is where a small chest freezer comes in handy. What I’ll often do is pre-chop a bunch of veggies, set aside what I need for that night’s meal, and freeze the rest in small portions. The rest of the week, I can microwave a few bags while frying or grilling the meat. Cheaper, fresher and more varied than any store-bought frozen veg. Heck, some nights when it’s late or we’re just too damn lazy, we’ll make a quick KD and throw in some frozen peas at the last minute, for a pseudo-healthy junk food snack

By: Mark W

Mark W — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:44:01 +0000

Ha! I’m doing this too now in my temporary bachelorhood. I bought a head of cauliflower and will steam the whole thing and then use whatever I don’t eat right away as a base for a nice soup. Soup is like magic — it inhales left over veggies! A bigger challenge would be smoking a pork shoulder for a party of one.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:54:57 +0000

Oooh, I’m intrigued by the “more juicing…” perhaps I’ll try that.

By: simplyfreshottawa

simplyfreshottawa — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:57:42 +0000

You had me at ‘chocolate’.

By: Wanda (@ottawaoperadiva)

Wanda (@ottawaoperadiva) — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:44:33 +0000

FWIW I usually make a menu plan for the week. Saturday and Sunday I make dishes with my market finds then freeze the leftovers. The meals I plan for the following week are designed to use up the leftover veggies – salads, stirfries and the like. BTW chocolate zucchini cake tastes awesome!

By: Kylie

Kylie — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 20:19:22 +0000

I feel your pain. Sometimes you just want a pepper or two and don’t feel like spending the rest of your day canning, pickling, or baking.

By: Don (@foodiePrints)

Don (@foodiePrints) — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:28:46 +0000

Feel free to make me food!!!!!

Or come shopping with us and we’ll split the bounty!

By: MeShell

MeShell — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:08:54 +0000

When I was single I ended up doing a lot of freezing. Actually, I still end up doing a lot of freezing.

Raw recipes, and juicing, burn through fresh vegetables like nothing else too, if you’re feeling it.

That is a shit tonne of peppers, but they make my mouth water. I would sun dry the heck out of those.

By: M De Vito

M De Vito — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:44:33 +0000

Jodi – there’s no such thing as “too much” fresh produce… 6 zucchini? Just enough for savoury muffins or a lovely loaf (which can be frozen as well – no pickling or canning required xoxo