Some important info about plastic

I have been mulling the idea of getting plastic out of our kitchen... To that end, I've been storing foods in glass jars I save from things like honey, coffee, jams, etc.

But I still go-to plastic way more than I care to admit.

First of all, my kids eat off reusable plastic plates and bowls, and drink from reusable plastic cups.

I *have been known to* store things in plastic bags, simply for the sake of convenience. And I use plenty of plastic containers when freezing soups or soup stock, and leftovers too...

So while I was researching the safety of some of these containers, I came across this excellent article!

Read and get to know your kitchen plastics!

What about you? Are you a plastic-aholic, or are you plastic-phobic? Or somewhere in between...?

Sunday Night, April 10, 2011

Pesach is fast approaching! I'm so not ready. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with all the kitchen stuff I have sitting on exposed shelves, or worse, on the counters (or in the case of my large, cast iron Dutch oven, under the kitchen table! Yes, I admit, my kitchen is NOT exactly organized...). I don't have a closet or cabinet to stash them away in, or a basement to store them in, or even a machsan. Sigh. I guess the mirpeset will hold them in boxes. The question is, can I actually pack up some of this stuff in anticipation of the (not sure when) move?

Anyhow, keeping with the theme of cleaning out the freezer, tonight we had:

Veggie burgers (found a package of them from before I banned them from our house) with rolls (found some hanging around the freezer), ketchup, tomato slices, pickles...

Noodles with soy sauce and stir-fried veggies (I found some onions, cabbage, and broccoli stems)

Rice with veggies (found some in the freezer; reheated with some extra water, it was just fine)

Kohlrabi slices