Posted on 04/08/2021 9:19:37 AM PDT by mylife
That’s kind of what I do. I cook big, and save the left overs for Friday/Saturday when I take a day or two off from cooking. Sometimes hubby and I go out, sometimes it’s left overs. I rarely throw anything out. Got vegetables getting soft? Throw them in a pot of water with some left over meat and make soup! Or, better yet, cut them into big chunks and roast them! Last night I made a big batch of vegetable curry with shrimp, had about a quart left over. Guess what’s on the menu in the next few days?
My wife’s cooking is so bad that I have grounds for legal action, but it might be said that I’m no bargain either.
If the idiot Pete B. gets his way & places a 25 cents per MILE tax on vehicles, GrubHub/Lyft/Uber will be gone.
BOL!
We give our stale leftovers to the chickens.
They give us fresh eggs in return.
Good trade.
Nothing wasted.
:)
Hope your retirement date is near.
Good points.
I could have written that post. We actually plan to have leftovers so that some nights we only have to reheat our dinner. We don't usually have leftovers from a meal on Monday until Wednesday.
In our house, the one, who cooks or grills does not clean up nor load the dishwasher.
The cook for that meal makes sure that the good left overs are put into the plastic containers or zip lock bags and put into the fridge or freezer.
Eventually,those leftovers in the fridge become science experiments. Then you can apply for a grant.
I’m in a somewhat similar situation - my mother died just before Christmas and I’m trying to empty her place and settle the estate. She wasn’t a prepper, but I was buying more food than normal during pandemic (I had to come and stay w/her because she was just diagnosed with cancer when the pandemic broke). I’ve got tons of lentils, pasta that I’ve been living on so far. And I also donated some to a local food pantry.
Even if a mileage tax is instituted, it’s not going to be 25 cents per mile any time soon. As for Grubhub and the rest, I’ve never used them and don’t ever plan to.
I've also learned to cook in proper proportions to how many are eating at my table.
I picked up a nice tri-tip cut it in 1/2 for future meals last a week or so
Exactamundo! I'm widowed, living solo. I'll buy a big package of chicken parts when on sale, then cook half the package, usually six pieces. Freeze individual wrapped in Saran wrap, then put into Ziploc bags. I write the date on the bag. Take one out at a time, and reheat. Just as good as when originally cooked.
All too true.
Leftovers are a feature, not a bug.
And how can so many Americans when cooking just for themselves have a hard time keeping the food hot? I mean, really?
I have no leftovers in my home currently. I like leftovers and usually eat them int he very next meal. I also don’t cook more than my family will be willing/able to eat.
The last time food went bad in my house was five years ago when our refrigerator died while we were traveling.
I do not understand people who waste food or anything else. I’m not insanely frugal, just not wasteful.
Exactly! I can’t sit down until the dishes are mostly done.
I don’t like to get up after my meal and start scrubbing pots.
If wake and find dirty dishes I will get ticked because I don’t go to bed with unwashed dishes in my kitchen,
I HATE waking in the morning and seeing dirty dishes, bad way to start a day.
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