Comments on: 30 Days of Nothing: day 21

By: Cardamoms Pod

Cardamoms Pod — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:28:44 +0000

Neat! I love the name “produce terminal.” We shop at an co-op which offers veggies to order each week, or you can go and get “kitchen produce” – cases and large quantities of stuff that expires that day. It’s hit or miss sometimes, but you can get some awesome deals. A couple weeks ago I bought 46 pounds of nearly-overripe bananas. We had a peeling party! We froze the whole just-ripe bananas on a tray, then dumped them in a huge bag, easy to grab for smoothies. We froze the overripe bananas to make banana bread.
-Kimarie

By: kimc

kimc — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:08:08 +0000

No problem. The San Antonio produce terminal that I go to is called River City Produce. I hear there’s another in town, but have never checked it out. I love the one I go to – their accents can be a little hard to understand, but it’s family run and very friendly. I may not spend as much as a grocery store or restaurant, but they make me feel like a valuable customer nonetheless.

By: Jeanie

Jeanie — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:20:39 +0000

Sorry I posted in the wrong one previously. We are in San Antonio, close to Seaworld. I never heard of this. We have friends w/ 4, 5 , and 7 kids so would be nice to split between a few families if cheaper….hmm

By: Michele

Michele — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:35:10 +0000

Amazing deals Kim! I wish we had something like that here in South Florida!
God Bless,
Michele

By: Anita

Anita — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:45:53 +0000

We’ve been precooking our chicken for a couple of years now. I usually use chicken breasts when I can catch them on sale. We shred them and put them in freezer bags – it’s amazing how much less room they take up in the freezer. I use the chicken for chicken salad, noodle soup, casseroles, or any other dishes.

By: MamaChildressTexas

MamaChildressTexas — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:24:22 +0000

We live in North East Texas. Farmersville 75442.
I’m wondering if Dalls or Fort Worth might have something like that? Gracious, I don’t even want to think of the gas to get there!
Wish we lived closer to you, we’d chip in on that produce!

By: kimc

kimc — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:19:38 +0000

So funny! We’re 22 miles from our WalMart, so we have the same issue with our 15 passenger van – which I frequently call The Beast!
Which part of Texas are you in, if you don’t mind my asking?
Our produce terminal is a warehouse in downtown San Antonio where many small local retailers buy their produce at wholesale. They sell to the public in case quantities, so when I get there and see what’s cheap, I call a friend who has 6 children. We chat about the specials, then I place a combined order for both our families. We also have another family or two who often take smaller portions.

By: MamaChildressTexas

MamaChildressTexas — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:02:19 +0000

I’m curious about where you buy your produce? What is a produce terminal?
And are you guys able to eat all of that before it goes bad?
We have 9 children and a small budget. Dh has been working overtime and that will end soon, making our already small budget even smaller.
We live 24 miles from our Wal Mart and make TOO many trips into town in our “Beast”. Amazing how much gas a 15 passenger van guzzles.
Anyhow…. I’ve enjoyed reading how you (don’t) spend money. Thanks for sharing!

By: kimc

kimc — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:21:36 +0000

Mrs. Klause,
I’ll post some recipes soon, but I’m afraid I’m a pretty unimaginative cook. I could use some new recipes myself!
Would love to see you if you’re in the area. You already knew that, right?

By: kimc

kimc — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:17:43 +0000

homemakerang,
That definitely crossed my mind! We were losing money at least 3 ways: just running the beast, losing food because it kept defrosting and refreezing, and I wasn’t keeping it full because I knew how unreliable it was (full freezers are far more efficient than empty or partly-full).