Tonight I decided the leftovers had to get used - so I started inventing dishes. Since it turned out so well, I'll tell you about it!
I had a small piece of roast beef, and a small bowl of pulled pork in gravy. There wasn't enough of either one to make a meal. So I put them each into the food processor and ground them up. Then I cubed two leftover baked potatoes and mixed the whole thing together. I added a bit of leftover beef gravy to make sure it would be moist enough. Then put it in a baking pan and stuck it in the oven.
Next was the leftover macaroni and cheese. It got a small can of tomato sauce and some Italian spices and went into the oven as well.
Since there are only 2 of us, I had a few leftovers again... so the dogs got most of the meat, and the macaroni will be my lunch tomorrow!
We had a good dinner, and the refrigerator looks much neater, too!
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Monday, February 2, 2009
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Mashed Potatoes - better the 2nd time around
Leftovers make me feel guilty. Either I feel guilty for serving "used food" or guilty for throwing them out. So this week we figured out something to do with the leftover mashed potatoes - and I liked them better than I did the night before.
Here's what we did:
First, a bit of oil in the frying pan to keep the potatoes from sticking.
Next, spread the leftover potatoes over the bottom.
Then chop some green onion - a little or a lot to suit your taste. Sprinkle those on top.
Now grate some cheese and sprinkle it around. Again, a little or a lot depending on how much you like cheese.
After the bottom of the potatoes begin to brown a bit, turn the whole thing over. It won't turn neatly, but that's OK. All you're doing is getting it hot enough to taste good, melt the cheese, and give some crispy edges.
This doesn't take long, does taste good, and does remove the guilt that you would otherwise have in a few days when you open that container and see that watery lump of graying potatoes.
If you've got some good recipes for leftovers - share! I don't know too many cooks who can plan well enough to live without leftovers. Maybe that's why there are so many fat dogs, or why I wish we had chickens or pigs. (I don't want the dogs to be fat.) It would just feel better to feed that stuff to someone!
Yours for good eating,
Marte
Here's what we did:
First, a bit of oil in the frying pan to keep the potatoes from sticking.
Next, spread the leftover potatoes over the bottom.
Then chop some green onion - a little or a lot to suit your taste. Sprinkle those on top.
Now grate some cheese and sprinkle it around. Again, a little or a lot depending on how much you like cheese.
After the bottom of the potatoes begin to brown a bit, turn the whole thing over. It won't turn neatly, but that's OK. All you're doing is getting it hot enough to taste good, melt the cheese, and give some crispy edges.
This doesn't take long, does taste good, and does remove the guilt that you would otherwise have in a few days when you open that container and see that watery lump of graying potatoes.
If you've got some good recipes for leftovers - share! I don't know too many cooks who can plan well enough to live without leftovers. Maybe that's why there are so many fat dogs, or why I wish we had chickens or pigs. (I don't want the dogs to be fat.) It would just feel better to feed that stuff to someone!
Yours for good eating,
Marte
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