Comments on: Learn to Love Leftovers (197/365) http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/16/learn-to-love-leftovers-197365/ Financial talk for the rest of us Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:14:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Izabelle http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/16/learn-to-love-leftovers-197365/#comment-999874 Izabelle Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:06:18 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13463#comment-999874 A rather surprising tip: lean to cook (more) vegan meals. Most vegan dishes taste better after a day or two in the refrigerator, as the flavours have more time to develop. Meanwhile, meat, dairy and eggs tend not to keep as fresh as plant-based dishes.

Added bonus: the ingredients are also cheap!

]]> By: Johanna http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/16/learn-to-love-leftovers-197365/#comment-999871 Johanna Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:37:29 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13463#comment-999871 Another tactic: Cook delicious things. If a meal is delicious enough, I don’t mind eating it many times in a row.

]]> By: Riki http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/16/learn-to-love-leftovers-197365/#comment-999866 Riki Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:11:08 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13463#comment-999866 Kevin – I do that all the time. All the convenience of frozen meals without the added preservatives or sodium. It could be a good way to cut costs, I suppose, although that’s not why I do it.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/16/learn-to-love-leftovers-197365/#comment-999863 Kevin Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:52:54 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13463#comment-999863 I often make a huge batch of rice, noodles, pasta, stir-fry, or whatever, then portion them out into individual containers for lunches to take to work. A single batch makes 15-25 meals.

]]> By: Roberta http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/16/learn-to-love-leftovers-197365/#comment-999857 Roberta Tue, 17 Jul 2012 11:19:38 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13463#comment-999857 #5 that would be “stir-fries”

]]> By: Roberta http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/16/learn-to-love-leftovers-197365/#comment-999856 Roberta Tue, 17 Jul 2012 11:15:52 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13463#comment-999856 What Johanna said at #3. And some things do taste better the second time around.

Actually, I freeze lots of things in lidded Corelle mugs, and my husband takes them to work. He’ll add a little mozzarella to leftover microwaved spaghetti, or take along some fresh bread to go with soup or stew.

And stew, soup or stir-fires can use up almost anything!

]]> By: Katie http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/16/learn-to-love-leftovers-197365/#comment-999812 Katie Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:24:46 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13463#comment-999812 I find the thing that most often makes leftovers unappealing is their texture. For many types of food, they’re better reheated in the oven or on the stovetop instead of the microwave.

]]> By: Johanna http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/16/learn-to-love-leftovers-197365/#comment-999810 Johanna Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:19:28 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13463#comment-999810 (I do love leftovers, myself. And Trent left out what I consider to be by far the most important ‘tactic’: Cook recipes that make good leftovers.)

]]> By: Johanna http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/16/learn-to-love-leftovers-197365/#comment-999809 Johanna Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:16:00 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13463#comment-999809 Or…learn to cook the right amount of food in the first place, so that there’ll be no leftovers. That works too.

]]> By: krantcents http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/07/16/learn-to-love-leftovers-197365/#comment-999808 krantcents Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:12:09 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13463#comment-999808 I have leftovers for lunch everyday! My wife and I take leftovers to work.

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