This time of the year I’m freezing the last remnants of my garden. I still have some tomatoes, peppers, squash, and cabbage growing in my garden. One thing I say I’m going to buy every year is a vacuum seal system to use when I’m freezing my fruits and vegetables.

I’ve been looking at the FoodSaver® Vacuum Sealing System with SmartSeal™ Technology. It sounds fairly technical, but looks fairly easy to use. I think it would also be great to use when I try to do once a month cooking and put some extra meals in the freezer for later.
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Do you like the idea of vacuum sealing your food…both leftovers and food that you want to freeze…but hate the idea of having to buy another mechanical gizmo to do it? You are a perfect candidate for Keepeez Vacuum Seal Food Lids.

It’s exposure to air that causes food to spoil quicker and causes freezer burn. The Keepeez vacuum seal lid removes air and seals in flavor and quality. The lids are as small as 3.5″ for vacuum sealing cups, glasses and cans. There are also larger sizes and and lid/dish setsavailable.

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I’d always used plastic containers for leftover food. I never thought about it much, but as those containers started to show their age I replaced them with glass.

Glass is an ideal food storage container. It doesn’t absorb odors or stain like plastic. It’s also not easily scratched. You won’t find it warping either!

Pyrex storage containers come with a BPA-free plastic lid that makes food storage more secure. It’s also completely dishwasher safe. I feel better about reheating in the microwave when using a glass container. I wish I had gotten rid of my plastic containers years ago.
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Food Inflation (click on the link and watch a Business Week video explaining causes of food inflation in a pop up).
Been to the grocery store yet this week?

It made me nostalgic for last week. . . last month . . . last year.

The price of wheat has gone up 80-something percent and now retailers are reporting difficulty finding it. There is a world wide food inflation and food shortage. Asia’s got a rice crisis and we’ve redirected part of our corn crop to make fuel.

Over the past 12 months milk prices have doubled as demand for corn, the …read more