my first week through the challenge and let me pull out some situations i didn't count on.
1) chicken tortilla soup - the recipe card calls for spreading tortillas on paper towels to absorb oil. it was my first time with the recipe on a week night. just me and alex. and i didn't have time to think of plan b. so, i know for next time, i need alternate grease soakers or i could use this version of the same recipe.
2) making pancakes this morning, we ran out of the spray oil and alan needed to use the regular oil. i hear him say, "i need paper towels." i told him where our stash is (packed in the basement) and i think he opted for one random restaurant napkin we had in a drawer.
other than that, i've realized this is a fairly conquerable challenge in my house. i use rags to clean and wipe spills. have my roll of 'unpaper towels' on the roll next to the sink. i think this has helped the household paper towel usage. my husband is adjusting to using the unpaper towels instead of 1-2 paper towels to wipe his fingers while eating. i've also added cloth napkins to our repertoire to help with this.
it's when i'm out and about that it gets complicated - work especially. i'm not sure it's avoidable being that i'm in a nursing home. i don't know that i want to use something reusable. although, now that i think about it, i could probably fit a wash cloth in my pocket and just throw it in the laundry and replace it. i might try it and report back.
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