tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post5930730705775122166..comments2024-03-16T14:03:19.116+00:00Comments on Above the River: What's on my listCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-34149523526930019302020-01-08T09:12:41.385+00:002020-01-08T09:12:41.385+00:00Have you got a food processor? Peanut butter is re...Have you got a food processor? Peanut butter is really easy to make. Roast a kilo of peanuts for 10-20 mins (keep an eye on them!) Once cool, put them in food processor with a couple of tsp salt. Turn on. You may have to knock down the sides a couple of times. Takes up to 10 mins for the oil to come out of the nuts and look like peanut butter. Check smoothness and salt. <br />You still have the bag the peanuts came in, unless you can get unpacked (although, due to severe allergies, I doubt that will happen) but it's less packaging and cheaper too Liznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-54399347147392478022020-01-08T09:05:55.787+00:002020-01-08T09:05:55.787+00:00I saw that about olives a while ago, but I think, ...I saw that about olives a while ago, but I think, from memory, it was mostly in Spain. Although jars aren't marked with anything, Sainsburys and Waitrose are ok, I think I saw a list of safe retailers at one point. But maybe don't quote me on that! Liznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-15109138056006607622019-12-28T11:29:28.177+00:002019-12-28T11:29:28.177+00:00Please let us know which brands of olive you are t...Please let us know which brands of olive you are talking about? I would hate to put hand pickers out of business Thanks<br />Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979560967285724883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-3495515236600803712019-12-27T21:24:17.596+00:002019-12-27T21:24:17.596+00:00Our olives are hand picked, in daylight! See if yo...Our olives are hand picked, in daylight! See if you can get Lebanese olives (the best!) That's terrible, and olive picking machines are non-existent here. It's a traditional family and village affair,hand brined in most homes. It would be a shame if you had to go without. (I do admire your principled approach).Sukayna Labbounhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08202135243928160065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-72327287100933949232019-12-27T20:20:21.184+00:002019-12-27T20:20:21.184+00:00Oh my goodness, I never knew that about olives. Do...Oh my goodness, I never knew that about olives. Don't think I will be buying them again any time soon. We had a rule in the family this year that all gifts should be reusable, sustainable or handmade!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-18436015475796627472019-12-25T21:19:15.785+00:002019-12-25T21:19:15.785+00:00I avoid the shop Hobby Lobby here in the states be...I avoid the shop Hobby Lobby here in the states because of their stance on gay and lesbian issues. I never go in or purchase a thing from them. I am glad you take a stand, we all should. Merry Christmas. Mereknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04596140300034854370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-71132679559428241282019-12-25T08:45:32.833+00:002019-12-25T08:45:32.833+00:00AS I live in Australia, a country abounding in ple...AS I live in Australia, a country abounding in plentiful fresh fruit, I refuse to buy fruit from the USA, half a world away. Different for you in England. We also do not buy any food from China.<br />Just cannot see the point in buying oranges from the USA when we produce heaps here. And think of the miles they travelled to get here. Ridiculous! I will buy cashews from overseas, and that is because only a small quantity is grown here.<br />We do not buy any farmed fish in this house either - want to know where it is from before purchase.<br />Pat in AusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-21052946847892000542019-12-24T20:34:10.120+00:002019-12-24T20:34:10.120+00:00Goodness, how awful about the poor birds! I'll...Goodness, how awful about the poor birds! I'll be checking on the olives now too! All the very best to you all, wishing you a happy Christmas.xxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-37585598651055916492019-12-24T18:44:26.409+00:002019-12-24T18:44:26.409+00:00Oh olives have just been added to our list along w...Oh olives have just been added to our list along with avocados (added by the brother in law) non we know where and how it was caught fish and over packaged meat!harbottphillilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13755280560729804516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-11884236628950554052019-12-24T16:31:21.268+00:002019-12-24T16:31:21.268+00:00Oh I wish for a zero waste shop in my neighbourhoo...Oh I wish for a zero waste shop in my neighbourhood. One that sells peanut butter on tap. I didn't know olives are harvested at night and using olive sucking machines that kill birds. I had this romantic idea of happy people harvesting olives by shaking the trees and collecting them with a large sheet spread under the tree, singing along merrily. I feel unbelievably naive now. Puts me off the olives. Shady food labelling practices makes it difficult to avoid produce from parts of the world I'd hate to support with my purchase, very frustrating. Some foods are produced in one place, shipped to another, processed and labelled with the processing place as origin. Alas, it is Christmas Eve and I shall shove my anger at the world in a deep cupboard for a couple of days..... the mental image of your family lined up along the electric fence daring each other to touch it makes me smile. It is something that my family might do.... Wishing you a beautiful Christmas xxChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-22534231898831963562019-12-24T14:11:06.351+00:002019-12-24T14:11:06.351+00:00There are quite a few things on my list too. I’ve ...There are quite a few things on my list too. I’ve just added olives tho’ my middle son won’t be happy! Vegetables in plastic are high on my list along with four pack tins that are shrink wrapped in plastic.<br />Lovely photos of the sunrise. Just think soon the days will be drawing out, oh the anticipation. We’ve just got a zero waste shop in town, now I have to train myself to remember all the containers before I go. Not always easy. My New Years resolution I think. Have a lovely holiday with all your men. B x<br />Coastal Rippleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355914194686166834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-53446093499417225852019-12-24T11:34:49.646+00:002019-12-24T11:34:49.646+00:00I'd love to visit a zero waste shop, sounds su...I'd love to visit a zero waste shop, sounds such a brilliant idea. I bought a swede yesterday from a well known supermarket that was wrapped in plastic - What is wrong with these people! I didn't know that about olives, such a cruel practice. I remember when everyone boycotted goods from South Africa, and like VeggieMummy, I try to avoid palm oil. It's all so complicated nowadays! Hope you have a happy Christmas. xhappy hookerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06895402170116525521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-37363316216286824142019-12-24T10:24:15.414+00:002019-12-24T10:24:15.414+00:00Good pictures but surprised there's no Christm...Good pictures but surprised there's no Christmas ones. Such shops are a good idea, and hope to see lots more in the future. Thankfully I don't eat olives. I'd guess that buying as little as possible from China won't be easy. <br />Have a good Christmas. xx Flightyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082758817547303423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-83489495193303362632019-12-24T00:52:04.763+00:002019-12-24T00:52:04.763+00:00I enjoyed seeing your winter landscape.. very evoc...I enjoyed seeing your winter landscape.. very evocative. I boycott businesses here that the owners do bad things. There is a sandwich store here called "Jimmy Johns" that the owner is a big game hunter and has been photographed with animals he kills.. elephants, giraffes and such. I refuse to buy anything there. I avoid Walmart as they pay their workers so little with no health insurance - they have to live out of their cars. This world is operated by rich greedy people who pay their CEOs like 50 million a year and their workers can't afford rent or food. Disgusting. Something needs to be done. <br /><br />((hugs)), Teresa :-)<br /> ****************************************<br /> *M*E*R*R*Y* * *C*H*R*I*S*T*M*A*S*!*<br />**************************************** Teresa Kasnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228404538876664577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-62948681427241220082019-12-23T23:56:29.715+00:002019-12-23T23:56:29.715+00:00Oh, poor birds. I do love an olive though, so that...Oh, poor birds. I do love an olive though, so that one might be tricky. I'm trying harder to avoid palm oil where possible but, being vegan, it seems to be in everything. You made me laugh imagining you all lining up to touch the electric fence. Maybe I should try it; I'd love curly hair! xxVeggieMummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17467026136649574350noreply@blogger.com