I was reading some comments on an Instagrammers feed the other day, she's the queen of frugality and uses things so well. But, as is the way when someone gets successful online, the negative nellies and keyboard warriors turn up to put their derogatory comments in, and try and get their comments 'liked' by other people.
One of them said that she wouldn't dream of saving or eating leftovers, and that all leftovers were was 'old food' and should be thrown in the bin. Wow!!
Happily lots of people were not of that opinion, and I am one of them.
The other night for instance, I was having some spicy potato wedges with a fish portion, and some frozen mixed vegetables and I couldn't quite finish them all. Did they go in the bin, no they did not ... an idea came to mind straight away so they were quickly cut in half and put into a little tub in the fridge.
My fridge seems to be the happy residing place for lots of little tubs this week and I am working my way through them all.
I tipped some frozen peas into the pot with the wedges ready for action, took a rather large egg out of the fridge to warm up, and got the little pot of Flora brought home from a meal out ... et voila the makings of a nice little meal all ready to go.
Ten minutes later it was all in the pan and I was busy making a nice cup of coffee to go with it.
Another few minutes and I had a nice dinner all ready to eat.
That is most definitely not 'old food'.
Do you love your leftovers?
Sue xx
I tend to cook to the amount we need rather than ending up with leftovers - which is sometimes rather annoying when I see others making great use of them! On the occasions I do end up with them though you can bet your life they get used - what a crazy attitude to get all holier-than-thou about it!
ReplyDeleteThey must have more money than sence, I love leftovers (Sandy mid wales)
ReplyDeleteLeft overs always taste better the next day, especially bolognaise and casseroles. Loving the house videos Sue and how wonderful to know everything has been done to very high standards. Well done Alan, a man who takes pride in his work. June
ReplyDeleteSome leftovers, like reheated cooked pasta and cooked potatoes, are better for you than freshly cooked! Something to with the way the starch in them changes, I think.
ReplyDeleteI love leftover food! I often cook double and eat the second half later in the week. Cook once, eat twice. Saves on fuel too.
ReplyDeleteVery few people know what it's truly like to be hungry. They wouldn't waste food if they did. X
Once I got used to cooking for one instead of two (and that was after I got used to cooking for two instead of five!) there are very few leftovers and of course batch cooking and putting the right size portions in the freezer helps too.
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