To Recycle Foods: Roast a Chicken; Use the Bones & Leftover Meat

see? those tips are a little burnt. woops.

I get great pleasure from not wasting any of the food. When we have leftovers that aren't somehow used (ie: eaten or re-purposed) my heart sinks. Sometimes, I yell at Michael WE HAVE TO EAT ALL THE FOOD WE CANNOT KEEP WASTING FOOD. It feels slightly better. It's just that there were a lot of stories last year (that I was paying attention to) saying horrible things about how much food is wasted in America: food farmers grow that isn't used, food we make then throw out, good but past date food thrown away from grocery shelves. ANYWAY, it's sad. Cause some people don't have ENOUGH food. Supply/demand/inequality/etc.

So, when I get the opportunity to make the most of my purchasing power by making something that can be used from skin to bones and continue to nourish us through the week-- I get SUPER excited.

To Re-purpose: A Plant in a Jar

Jars are still cool, right? Don't answer that. Unless your answer is yes. But, also, I don't care, because look how cute it is! Ivy in a jar. With some rocks on the bottom for drainage. That is a gross word. But, it's important for plants because then their roots don't drown, or something like that.

As you can surmise based on the backdrop, I'm a fan of plants. I kill a fair number of the ones I buy, but not because I don't love them. Sometimes, I wonder if we love them too much. Like, we assume the MORE water, the better. BUT! The number one cause of plant death is from over watering, did you know? That is likely hyperbolic, but not wholly untrue. That's why! This time, I added rocks at the bottom.

We also struggle from not getting enough sunlight. But, mostly, while they're still alive, they bring me immense pleasure. Isn't the sunlight through the leaves some bit of magic? Put a plant in a jar! Or, in a tea cup! I did that once, also. No stones, though and it died : ( Or, in a mug! Just, I love the idea of putting plants in things that aren't mandated plant holders.

This last photo has nothing to do with jars or food, in fact it falls under the category of "mandated plant holder". But, whatever! I'm just going to show off a little bit. The combo of that planter from Anthropologie + that Angel Tears plant is pretty perfect. It's like a fancy chia pet; something I now know I was missing from my life.