Leftovers, do you eat them?

PamfromTx

PamfromTx

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Do any of you eat leftovers from the day before? I have a spoiled husband who refuses to eat them. I, on the other hand was raised so differently; I'll settle for leftovers. In fact, I think they are tastier. lol

Is my husband normal? Let's not get mean with the replies; I am being sincere. :sneaky::unsure::whistle:
 

In our house it all depends on what it is and how we're feeling.

Typically, when it comes to pasta dishes, I tend to leave enough out for the following night (lasagna/spaghetti, etc), same goes for traditional meat & potato dishes. As for other things such as rice and noodle dishes (chow-mien, stir-fry's, etc), not so much, but again, it's all depends on how we feel.

Sometimes I'll plan meals for a few days where I make a variety of different dishes, and on these nights I prepare leftover servings that I can pack and freeze for a rainy day, and because there's a different meal being prepared and served each day, we eat something different each day.

One thing we don't do is eat leftovers for days on end. I find by day two, I'm leftovered out, and dear husband is the same.
 
PamfromTx said:
Do any of you eat leftovers from the day before? I have a spoiled husband who refuses to eat them. I, on the other hand was raised so differently; I'll settle for leftovers. In fact, I think they are tastier. lol

Is my husband normal? Let's not get mean with the replies; I am being sincere. :sneaky::unsure::whistle:
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Yes. I can't afford not to. Plus it's difficult to cook for one without leftovers.
 
Hubby was raised so differently than I was. He was raised by his grandparents after his mother was killed in a car crash and was spoiled to the CORE. I still love him though. Nothing will change my love for him.

Grandfather was a physician and his grandmother was a registered nurse; he was raised with a silver (or probably) a gold spoon whilst I used plastic cutlery while growing up. :ROFLMAO:

OK, I think I've had too much sweet iced tea!
 
Aunt Marg said:
In our house it all depends on what it is and how we're feeling.

Typically, when it comes to pasta dishes, I tend to leave enough out for the following night (lasagna/spaghetti, etc), same goes for traditional meat & potato dishes. As for other things such as rice and noodle dishes (chow-mien, stir-fry's, etc), not so much, but again, it's all depends on how we feel.

Sometimes I'll plan meals for a few days where I make a variety of different dishes, and on these nights I prepare leftover servings that I can pack and freeze for a rainy day, and because there's a different meal being prepared and served each day, we eat something different each day.

One thing we don't do is eat leftovers for days on end. I find by day two, I'm leftovered out, and dear husband is the same.
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I will eat leftovers for one more day after the food is prepared. I'm terrified of getting sick with salmonella, etc.
 
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PamfromTx said:
I will eat leftovers only for one day after the food is prepared. I'm big in salmonella, etc.
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I keep the refrigerator temperature setting at 36, four degrees colder than the recommended, and never once has anyone in our home experienced any sort of food illness related to improper storage of food.

Very little goes to waste in our home, but one hard rule I live by is, anything that's still in the fridge on day 3 that doesn't get eaten is tossed/flushed.

I'm absolutely anal when it comes to cleanliness and the proper preparing of food (no cross-contamination, etc).
 
We certainly do, and there are many dishes, like my wife's fabulous soups and bean dishes that are tastier on the second day. I also feel rather strongly that my wife deserves a break from serious cooking everyday. When this COVID gets under control, I will be taking her out for lunches and dinners for months to come.
 
Yes....with just the two of us, it's hard to cook just small meals...so my wife usually makes the normal sized meals, 2 or 3 times a week, and we always have plenty to chose from in the fridge for days when she gets busy with other stuff. We even keep the small portions, and that serves as a good mid-day snack. We were both raised to Not waste food, and we continue to do so.
 
Yep, I often eat what we had for dinner for lunch either the next day or the day after that. Sometimes we have what we had for dinner the night before for dinner again if it was really good. However my wife likes more variety than I do so she doesn't have as many leftovers as I do. Sometimes only a portion of dinner is left so I eat what's left and add something else to complete lunch.

My wife also makes more than needed for some meals, puts them in the vacuum sealed bags that we heat up in the future for lunch or dinner. When she doesn't feel like cooking we'll often have one of her previously prepared meals.
 
We both eat leftovers, a lot of times we'll order from a good Chinese restaurant and order enough for a couple of days worth of food. When my husband grills ribeyes on the charcoal BBQ, we take the left over steak and make sandwiches on French bread with tomatoes, onions, etc. We'll grill several racks of St. Louis ribs, so we always have a couple of days of leftovers. There are other times we eat leftovers.
 
Well, well, well... guess who asked if we had any leftover (frozen) chicken gnocchi soup?!? Yep, that wonderful husband of mine. He's having that for din-din and I'm having leftover enchilada casserole from last night.

We are getting a mighty big storm tonight. That's what my grandma would say when someone did something spectacular and surprising. lolb88526407b000ae94dc8a9b7ae6ab565[1].jpg
 

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