Cilantro Rice : What to do with extra Cilantro

So I got inspired by this from eating chipotle early this week.  And its so yummi and easy!  Basically I just cooked white rice in a rice cooker.  And when it was done I added chopped cilantro and some salt for seasoning!!!  I'm so glad I got to use all that extra cilantro I rescued at my last dive.

What to do with extra cucumbers Asian Cucumber Salad

I had some extra cucumbers I didn't want to goto waste from a recent Freegan Haul.  So I thought of a making a quick Cucumber Salad.

Its so easy just put some vinegar, salt, sugar and sesame oil, shake and let marinate and bam easy yummi snack.

Freegan Finds

It just keeps getting better and better.. the group had raved about these cookies and I'm shocked to say they were right.  These have to be one of the best chocolate walnut cookies I've ever had.

I arrived late to the produce dive but either way I got Crab Salad, Gourmet Tuna Salad, 3 packs of whole wheat Pita Breads, bagels, Arugula, Tomotoes and english cucumbers. 

And lets get the most awesome find at the supermarket that starts with an A**, I was with a group of people but they had a whole bag separated just with the breads and their ready to eat trays of food.  One bag had stacks of meat dishes still warm.  Which is why I took it along with others.

As you can see its one of those huge trays, mines was completely full.  For dinner I just steamed some to eat with rice.

And the reason I was late to the group dive was I just happened to stop by my fav spot super early and their was actually stuff!  So I got breads, Gourmet Apricot Almond Panko, regular panko and the gold mine was the 4 packs of Feta Cheese, the use by date actually is today.. but I freeze cheese all the time.

And the best part of this haul was finding DRINKS it happens but is rare.  I literally could not carry anymore.  The below, I found literally just out on the side walk still in cases because some had gotten broken, the delivery truck just decided to leave it there shattered glass and all.  I wish I had more room to take more as they were super clean and literally I saw the delivery guys drive away.  You can probably guess which expensive these came from.

And the best party of the night, a super high end Juice store.. literally I got 10 bottles worth $90!!!!!! thats how expensive organic drinks are.  Any ways I had like half a bottle today and damn if I didn't actually feel better today.

Estimate of my haul about $200!!!!!

Epic Freegan Haul

This was an amazing produce haul.  I got so many apples, peaches, organic sqaush, cucumber, lemon, artichoke, fancy beat and another fancy veggie that someone told me was super expensive, lots of broccoli, green string beans, avocado, 2 huge bunches of super great bananas, 3 fancy kinds of Hummus, Tofu Salad, pre cooked corn and broccoli, 2 huge sandwiches, and the best part was the super fresh deluxe Salads.  Easily well worth other a $100 worth of stuff.  

Not to mention 2 large bags of Thyme and Cilantro.

Honestly, my fridge was packed!  And to demonstrate how much waste there is going on... there were like 5 other people on my dive !!!  And I actually left early because I couldn't carry any more stuff.

These Salads were so deluxe.. came with dressing, peppers, walnuts, cranberries, feta cheese, chicken it was just crazy!

I literally had close to two weeks of work lunches from this haul.  Because I'm every so frugal.. because I wanted to keep things as fresh as possible.. I took out the perishables like cheese and chicken from the salad boxes and separated them for the freezer and fridge to keep them fresher longer and also to stretch my salads out.  Usually when I have salads its pretty plain so alil pizazz is nice to have on hand.

One of the biggest challenges I'd say is the over abundance of stuff you get.. you don't want to leave it but you have to because I literally couldn't eat all this. And the whole point is for the food not to go to waste.

So froze and cut up as much as I could.  Seriously, I have never eaten so good and had such a packed fridge in my life! And it was all free! 

Awesome Freegan Haul

This is an epic haul to me because its from one of my favorite Lunch Spots that servers super healthy usually organic stuff.  The haul about $50 awesome!  The best part is that the wraps are super freezable. The side rolls came in the original paper bags still.  And super excited about their healthy cold soups.

And every day for breakfast for 4 days straight I had their Yogurts!

        

And on the same trip, I got two huge bags of SUSHI.. that I had for dinner all week!  I didn't take pictures because I had to eat it within a week and it was a hectic week!

Freegan Haul

I've been so absent minded lately .. this is the haul I got the veggies for my Ramen.. The rest I just stir fried in Garlic.  This was probably the worst of all my hauls.. I also found out that day my spot actually was closing down entirely.. :(     so no more epic Organic Earth Bound Salads bummer.  I actually went with two other freegans to another spot and thats where I picked up the FROZEN squid and Fish and NAAN.. I think that made the trip plus its always good to have bread.. and in this rescue I got Artisan Wine Bread.  So overall I'd say my haul saved me $40 still great!

Ramen Noodles with Freegan Veggie Haul

Tip for Ramen Lover's I always have frozen duck on hand and its usually the boniest pieces.  It always adds extra flavor to your Ramen.  You only need 2-3 pieces.  I am posting this because the veggie on hand this time was the huge amount of Brocoli Rabe I got from my prior freegan haul.  Of course I cleaned it and even blanched it to be extra cautious.  I just wanted to demonstrate common ways to incorporate Freegan finds into your regular meals. So yummi and cheap.