Odd, but good, leftovers meals?

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

Do you sometimes have odd, but surprisingly good, meals from leftovers?

Today we had Swiss Chard, cooked with some ham bits for flavor and lots of "pot likker", along with some fried rice from leftover basmati rice, frozen mixed veggies, oil and a little soy sauce, salt and lots of pepper.

Chinese and deep south? It was all very good together! Oh and we made a tiny pan of fresh cornbread for the pot likker! Surprisingly it all went together very well.

Any ideas from your kitchen?

Snowpuppy · ‎03-09-2010

Doritos + anything. 😊

This girl has post holiday kitchen fatigue.

Imaoldhippie · ‎06-10-2015

I have "MUSTGO" days. Everything in the fridge must go.

We could have a couple of veggies, different kinds of taters and who knows what kind of meat on mustgo day. If it does not get eaten then the furbabies get it.

LIFE IS TO SHORT TOO FOLD FITTED SHEETS

ECBG · ‎01-08-2011

Unless I meet someone for lunch, I have half a sandwich and fruit.

Big Joanie · ‎01-02-2015

I do the same thing .....

@Imaoldhippie wrote:
I have "MUSTGO" days. Everything in the fridge must go.

We could have a couple of veggies, different kinds of taters and who knows what kind of meat on mustgo day. If it does not get eaten then the furbabies get it.

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

@Big Joanie wrote:
I do the same thing .....
@Imaoldhippie wrote:
I have "MUSTGO" days. Everything in the fridge must go.

We could have a couple of veggies, different kinds of taters and who knows what kind of meat on mustgo day. If it does not get eaten then the furbabies get it.

@Big Joanie @Imaoldhippie I had not thought of it exactly like that, but I clean out the crisper at the end of the week and use up things or throw them out. Trash day is Monday, so that is good.

I have started lining the crisper drawers with paper towels and change them at least every other week--depending on what has been in there.

blackhole99 · ‎08-22-2013

We don't eat much and get tired of everything so we usually have a lot of left overs. Lately, I am making omelets when I don't know what to make and we are tired of leftovers.

RedTop · ‎09-01-2010

Yes, there are odd meals in this house frequently.

The things my family has eaten in a pot pie; covered in a nice crust, nice rich gravy underneath, and no one is the wiser as to the filling.

If my daughters walk in and see a pot of a pot of vegetable soup on the stove, I guarantee both will ask if the soup is Aunt S’s recipe? The joke to that is that when my Aunt S. made soup, it was because she needed to clean out the fridge and everything went in the soup pot, and I do mean everything! The weeks leftovers of course, but also odd things like the last spoonful of jelly in a jar, last squeeze of mustard or ketchup, last dab of chow chow, last of the tuna salad, or last of the spaghetti, etc., it all went into the soup, along with meat, lots of onions, chunky vegetables and a few quarts of home canned tomatoes, simmered for a few hours. Along with a baking sheet of biscuits or 2 skillets of cornbread, all 8 members of the family chowed down as soon as my uncle came home from work.

Uncle, and my cousins, ate whatever my aunt cooked, and it was not unusual for them to eat that entire stockpot of soup for supper. Uncle would always say it was good, but would also ask if she did something different, he thought it was just a little “different” from last time. Aunt S. would just say, “I made it the same way I always do!” I’m not sure my aunt ever told the secret to her recipe.

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

Since I mostly cook for just me now I probably have quite a few odd, leftover meals. I also do (for me - I make a lot more effort if it's for somebody else) a lot of one-course meals.

Recently I made a ham, some baked sweet potatoes, and a green bean dish that I make for holidays (no, no canned soup!) Anyway, in the days that follow I will sometimes just put some of the green beans in a bowl and nuke them. Or I will just heat up one of the sweet potatoes (if I'm baking them or making a mash I always make a lot) and that's my dinner.

Recently I pulled a vac-sealed bag of turkey scraps out of the freezer and just made some brown rice and threw them together with some butter and s&p. Fine for me.

I don't eat much at all anymore, so I can just take a little bit of something and I'm fine. Half the time I don't really want to eat at all but I will do that for the express purpose of taking the stupid vitamins. (can you tell - I HATE taking vitamins but I know I need certain ones)

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

@RedTop wrote:
Yes, there are odd meals in this house frequently.

The things my family has eaten in a pot pie; covered in a nice crust, nice rich gravy underneath, and no one is the wiser as to the filling.

If my daughters walk in and see a pot of a pot of vegetable soup on the stove, I guarantee both will ask if the soup is Aunt S’s recipe? The joke to that is that when my Aunt S. made soup, it was because she needed to clean out the fridge and everything went in the soup pot, and I do mean everything! The weeks leftovers of course, but also odd things like the last spoonful of jelly in a jar, last squeeze of mustard or ketchup, last dab of chow chow, last of the tuna salad, or last of the spaghetti, etc., it all went into the soup, along with meat, lots of onions, chunky vegetables and a few quarts of home canned tomatoes, simmered for a few hours. Along with a baking sheet of biscuits or 2 skillets of cornbread, all 8 members of the family chowed down as soon as my uncle came home from work.

Uncle, and my cousins, ate whatever my aunt cooked, and it was not unusual for them to eat that entire stockpot of soup for supper. Uncle would always say it was good, but would also ask if she did something different, he thought it was just a little “different” from last time. Aunt S. would just say, “I made it the same way I always do!” I’m not sure my aunt ever told the secret to her recipe.

@RedTop We saved every scrap of everything when we were in college and destitute! We froze every green bean and kernal of corn, whatever then we made "Garbage Soup!"

We loved that stuff and still do. Jelly? Well, I never thought of that! LOL!!!