Comments on: Think You Hate Leftovers? Think Again.

By: ThiNg

ThiNg — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:23:12 +0000

I hope my kids never read this, but we put homemade or no-name versions of the same items into name brand boxes in the freezer and the kids don’t know!!

I buy the giant bulk box of something, let’s say POGOs (corn dogs) then when it gets about half way empty, we start ‘refilling’ it with our own homemade versions (much healthier) or no-name brands (which the kids won’t eat). So when I send the eldest down to get POGOs from the freezer, he can assure the youngest that were the real thing…

We only run into trouble when items are individual sealed in the box, but we get pretty creative. We open 4-5 items and then reseal them in a vacuum sealed bag (family sized portions). We mix them up so some are brand name some are ‘alternatives’.

Now, if only I could find away to individually seal cheese to substitute for cheese strings!!!

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By: Sammy

Sammy — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:41:46 +0000

How true! Cooking in advance certainly does help. Even if one cannot cook for the whole month, cooking for the next week will also make a difference.

By: baselle

baselle — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:35:47 +0000

I loved this post. It really tells you the power of branding – the frozen items the family picked up were all advertised on TV as something other than frozen food. Healthy, quick, good, tasty, not something nameless that your mom pulled out of the freezer. It might help leftover acceptance even more to note the food ads and to cut back on the TV a bit.

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By: Jo

Jo — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:42:09 +0000

An excellent article Jennifer. Buy meat and vegetables in bulk when on sale and then prepare and freeze By doing this, we save a fortune and can afford the odd meal out.

By: shahrul azwad

shahrul azwad — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:58:04 +0000

Excellent post! A fresh take!

By: Analise

Analise — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:18:29 +0000

Great post. I am thankful my DH loves leftovers, and I try to be creative with them. For example, tonight I made a stir fry with leftover pork roast and steamed broccoli but added fresh bok choy, onions and mushrooms. It was as good as anything made completely “fresh.” I was raised that it is a sin to throw away food when so many in the world are dying of starvation, so I am sure guilt is a factor with us. Nonetheless, we strive to never throw away food.

By: catmom

catmom — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:07:55 +0000

If this is okay to post…I don’t cook but I just found this great website the other day called inthekitchenwithme.blogspot.com.
she mostly seems to cook with the crock pot, generally very few ingredients and very easy stuff to make. If it wasn’t that I’m a household of one I’d be even more tempted to try her recipes. They all sound awesome. Caution: sometimes her language would be a little offensive to some.

By: Caoineag

Caoineag — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:58:43 +0000

I have to admit, my big objection to leftovers is eating something more than 3 times in a month (really just can’t do it). So I go the opposite way and am learning to cook smaller portions so we can have more variety and not waste food.