Not to get all Martha Stewart, but author Mary Callahan had this up on Facebook today, Save Food From the Fridge.

Fridges are big, and energy suckers too. For keeping things cold, they’re great. But for the default food storage? Maybe not. Especially when so many things taste so much better at room temp.

Seems like unwisdom to congeal in the fridge and zap in the microwave. I use my ambient defrosting system (countertop) when I can plan that far ahead. But knowing what’s safe to leave at room temp means getting involved with your food. Maybe a good idea.

I’m on track to screw up the latest weight loss study (not really, they have a mathematical way to screen out the total fails), due to I can’t get started.

I’m reading, Born Round, by Frank Bruni.

Frank Bruni was set up by heredity to crave food and pack it on. His secret–I’ll spoil it– was more exercise and smaller portions. How he got to that point is the interesting part. His book is a love letter to food, fast and slow, haute and low.

So how to get on track, and not a joyless track, is my weight loss challenge.