[miclason]

I puree leftover stew and turn it into pasta sauce, just add garlic, oregano and basil
left-over chicken makes great chicken pate or chicken salad for sandwiches
can also be used to stuff crepes - cover in white sauce -- or make chicken a la king!
leftover mashed potatoes: nanny turns that into cheese-filled patties, breads them, fries them and serves them with some tomato sauce (yummy!)
left over rice is also good for rice-and-beans
or, you can make a soup with it (we have "chipilin" and "loroco", green leaves and edible flowers which have a very strong taste, and, with a bit of beef bouillon, some chipilin or loroco and rice, you get a very nice, very nutritious soup! -- might try it with watercress, for example!)
left over veggies can be used as base for a vegetable cream