Right after I posted saying that I rarely throw away any of the food I buy, I ended up having to throw away a whole bunch of limes. AND half of one of my home-grown butternut squashes.That's almost as bad as having someone come into my garden and steal one. Only this time it was completely my fault. I just didn't get around to using it and expected it to wait around as long as I needed it to.
Oh, well, I got to use half of it in a wonderful Butternut and Potato Bake. I really need to update that recipe. I usually end up stirring the canned tomatoes into the browned hamburger and cooking that for a bit while I cut up potatoes and squash, and then I add it all at once. That probably doesn't make a huge difference, but the other night we were working in the garage - Jeffrey cleaning the cars and me cleaning out the freezer and refrigerator - so it ended up being in the oven at 400° for about 2 hours. And it was so good. The longer it cooks, the better it is.
The asparagus was pretty well done, too. No, it wasn't in there the whole 2 hours; I just tossed it in at the end. Now that I'm thinking about it, I don't know why I didn't just toss it on top of the squash and potato dish, but I used a separate baking dish. The asparagus was kind of an after thought. It was one of those things that was in my fridge and needed to be used. So I used it before it went bad. (WIN!)
Unlike those limes. All I had to do was throw them in the freezer. In the bag with those other two limes that are already in there. I kept meaning to, but I just didn't get around to it. So, yes, even with the best of intentions, things still do go to waste.
