Comments on: Thirteen Smart Ways to Manage Your Leftovers

By: Hannah

Hannah — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:41:59 +0000

Thanks for the tip, Barbara!

By: barbara

barbara — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:25:36 +0000

true, frozen mashed potatoes are terrible. try this: cut onion into cubes about 1/4 – 1/2″. separate the pieces. fry ’til golden in a bit of oil. smush with the potatoes in a bowl adding an egg or two depending on how much potato you have, and some bread crumbs. when you have the consistency you like, but enough to hold a shape, shape into patties. fry in a pan with hot oil. use as little oil as you can, but add some if necessary. cook them until they turn gold and flip them over to repeat. drain on paper towels. (you can also fry up the onions for the original mashed potatoes and just mix in and proceed as usual. delicious!)

i serve as a side with meat or eggs. no one knows they were the leftovers from two days ago.

By: Miriyummy

Miriyummy — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:54:20 +0000

Being married to the King of Leftovers, I usually cook with leftovers in mind. My husband has turned leftovers into stir-fries, soups, salads, even pasta dishes. And as Sue’s husband said in one of the comments above, our leftovers are better than some people’s freshly made food. If you have a good freezer and a good imagination, nothing can stand in the way of a great second-hand meal.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 06:07:28 +0000

Rachel, those are all good points. I cook potatoes,which keep better and can be made into potato salad, mashed, etc. (pareve=neutral i.e. not meat or dairy, can be eaten with both according to laws of keeping kosher)

By: Hannah

Hannah — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 06:05:45 +0000

Thanks, Brian. Good luck with your new site.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 06:04:16 +0000

I purposely make enough for shabbat to allow for one additional meal, but serve the “leftovers” on Monday night, they seem to go over better after a break. Also, I try to make most of our shabbat side dishes parve so they can be eaten for lunch the next few days, as no one in my household likes to eat meat for lunch. FInally, I try to be more accurate in preparing amounts of foods that don’t reheat well, and don’t worry to much about things that keep well, and can be eaten straight from the fridge. For example, nobody really wants to eat roasted potatoes, but leftover sesame noodles, tabouli and pasta salad are fought over.

By: Brian Harvill

Brian Harvill — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 01:01:49 +0000

I am so happy that i came across your website. You have some wonderful tips and ideas. I love your left-over tips. I usually end up cooking too much, But now thanks to you I have a strategy for my left-overs. Thanks bunches…..

By: Hannah

Hannah — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:28:40 +0000

Thank you Mary, you have a beautiful and tasty-looking blog yourself.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:07:01 +0000

Great line, Sue! I’ll keep that one in mind.

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 04:44:09 +0000

Whenever our kids complain about leftovers my hubby says to them “Remember, our ‘leftovers’ are better than some peoples’ cooking. Another tip is to put portions in small containers to take to work as an alternative to sandwiches. (Having a microwave at work helps).