Ann.without.an.e Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 (edited) Fill in the blanks. Just for fun. I love when I have leftover mashed potatoes to thicken potato soup. I love when I have leftover diced onions to save me the tears of chopping fresh ones. What do you love to have leftover of :) Edited October 28, 2017 by Attolia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I love when I have leftover anything to give me a night off from cooking. 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 veggies to add to omelets cookies to enjoy without having to share 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Rice. I'm going to make rice pudding. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 (edited) I love when I have leftover baked potatoes so I can make hash - which isn't typical of most recipes out there with bacon, potato, chopped onion, eggs, and grated cheese to finish. My kids love it! It's the only meal everyone will eat. Fry a few slices of bacon on medium high heat. Remove bacon to drain on paper towel while leaving grease in pan. Add diced onion and cook until translucent. Add peeled baked potatoes and break up with fork until it's in small bite size pieces. Crack a few eggs into a bowl, season with salt and pepper, and scramble. Shove the onion and potatoes to the outside edges of the skillet and pour in the egg. Scramble until cooked. Add crumbled bacon and grated cheddar cheese. Take off heat and stir until cheese is melted. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve. Edited October 27, 2017 by ErinE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosika Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 (edited) I love to have leftover water on my hands to flick at whichever kid is hovering when I'm at the sink. I love to have leftover cookie batter to lick off of the spoon. I love to have leftover change to play an impromptu game of heads or tails. I have a record to beat LOL. ETA: I'm not a food person other than the aforementioned cookie dough! But here's an answer more in line with the thread: I love to have leftover bread to sop up the juices from my meal. :thumbup: Edited October 27, 2017 by Rosika 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathermomster Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 ...yarn so I can buy more to knit something else. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIN MOUSA Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I love when I have leftover mental energy to spend on a hobby or interesting thing of MY choice. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosika Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I love when I have leftover mental energy to spend on a hobby or interesting thing of MY choice. This is a real thing?!?! :drool5: I feel like you've just rode into my life on a unicorn. This gives me hope. One day, .... perhaps .... {sigh} ..... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 This is a real thing?!?! :drool5: I feel like you've just rode into my life on a unicorn. This gives me hope. One day, .... perhaps .... {sigh} ..... unicorns are real! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I love to have leftover brownies to eat. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I love when I have leftover rice to make sushi. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIN MOUSA Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I love to have leftover brownies to eat. Does not compute 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie in VA Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I love to have leftover brownies to eat. Does not compute :iagree: I understand the words Ali typed but not the concept. I love it when I have leftover time to veg. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I love when I have leftover baked potatoes so I can make hash - which isn't typical of most recipes out there with bacon, potato, chopped onion, eggs, and grated cheese to finish. My kids love it! It's the only meal everyone will eat. Fry a few slices of bacon on medium high heat. Remove bacon to drain on paper towel while leaving grease in pan. Add diced onion and cook until translucent. Add peeled baked potatoes and break up with fork until it's in small bite size pieces. Crack a few eggs into a bowl, season with salt and pepper, and scramble. Shove the onion and potatoes to the outside edges of the skillet and pour in the egg. Scramble until cooked. Add crumbled bacon and grated cheddar cheese. Take off heat and stir until cheese is melted. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve. We love this too! My kids call it Pioneer Eggs, because they saw Ree make it on TV one day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I love to have leftover brownies to eat. There's no such thing as leftover brownies in my house! Unless I hide them as soon as I cut them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I love it when I have leftover bones to make soup stock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I love when I have leftover baked potatoes so I can make hash - which isn't typical of most recipes out there with bacon, potato, chopped onion, eggs, and grated cheese to finish. My kids love it! It's the only meal everyone will eat. Fry a few slices of bacon on medium high heat. Remove bacon to drain on paper towel while leaving grease in pan. Add diced onion and cook until translucent. Add peeled baked potatoes and break up with fork until it's in small bite size pieces. Crack a few eggs into a bowl, season with salt and pepper, and scramble. Shove the onion and potatoes to the outside edges of the skillet and pour in the egg. Scramble until cooked. Add crumbled bacon and grated cheddar cheese. Take off heat and stir until cheese is melted. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve. Hash is always what we make when we have leftover corned beef :-) I also ADORE leftover taco meat for nachos or burritos. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medawyn Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I love when I have leftover ginger-jalapeño sweet potatoes to make sweet potato black bean quesadillas. I love when I have leftover gourmet cheese from a party to make grilled cheese. I love when I have leftover brain space after my kids go to bed so I can read. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosika Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 unicorns are real! :w00t: It's like Christmas came early!! Say it ain't so!! (so long as that creepy Elf on the Shelf doesn't come early. Or at all. LOL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I’m stuck on the concept of leftover anything. Okay, in all seriousness, I love when we have a leftover serving of dinner for DH to take for lunch. I love when there is leftover of something with shellfish or leftover chicken tikka masala for me to have for lunch the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I love to have leftover stuffing to stuff in my face. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I’m stuck on the concept of leftover anything. You just need bigger dishes to cook in. I own quite a few restaurant sized cooking vessels just so I can make leftovers. I hate cooking for lunch so do everything in my power to make enough food for supper that everyone can eat if for lunch the next day. But some days that does require an enormous amount of food (the other day I baked 10 pounds of potatoes for stuffed potatoes just to make sure we had enough for some lunches, I think only 3 pounds survived the first round of eating) But for me not only having enough leftovers but ones that actually generate a couple of extra meals. Like soup/stews/chilis. I can get 3 meals out of them which translates to one less meal I have to cook on the weekend. I love having enough leftover meat (and even that is only possible if I ration it the first time), that I can turn it into a stir fry or casserole rather than having to cook a meat fresh for those dishes. I love having a secret stash of frozen dinners (yeah I actually like lean cuisine and stouffers) that I can eat when serving leftovers to the kids that I'm tired of eating (we eat lots of pasta and me and pasta don't agree all that well). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Pie to eat for breakfast. :iagree: :iagree: :iagree: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender's green Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I love when I have leftover pizza to eat for breakfast. Cold. Love it. I love when I have leftover chips. Because then I have to buy salsa, to go with the chips. Then I run out of chips and have leftover salsa, so I have to buy more chips. Then I descent into a downward spiral of deliciousness. Same with margarita ingredients. (Actually mostly kidding. I'm still working on baby weight, but a girl can dream!) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I love when I have leftover anything to give me a night off from cooking. This. I'm not particular as to what it is. Leftovers of almost anything are super tasty, often better than the first run (as long as it's not fried food). Or leftover money to eat out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 :iagree: I understand the words Ali typed but not the concept. I love it when I have leftover time to veg. There's no such thing as leftover brownies in my house! Unless I hide them as soon as I cut them. I actually do have leftover brownies today, because I have discovered that the best brownie texture (not too dry, not too gooey) comes from making two boxes at once and baking them on a cookie sheet (instead of one box in an 8x8 pan). So we had 24 brownies yesterday and 12 went to the freezer--they're the leftovers. They're mostly gone now. But another bonus is that you don't need to thaw them--you can eat them right out of the freezer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmasc Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I love when I have leftover roasted Brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes to eat cold for breakfast the next day. I love cold roasted veggies! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender's green Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I love when I have leftover roasted Brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes to eat cold for breakfast the next day. I love cold roasted veggies! I love cold roasted veggies too! I always wonder if I can serve them when I'm hosting an event, 'cause I'm all about prepping in advance. Then I wonder if others think cold roasted veggies are icky. I honestly have no idea, so I never wind up doing it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I love when I have left over steak so I can have a steak sandwich. Sliced thin, on white bread, with mayo and a bit of A1 sauce. I love when I have left over pesto, to eat cold. I love cold pasta with pesto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Left over beef roast and gravy so I can make homemade vegetable beef barley soup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I love when I have leftover money to spend/save. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 We love this too! My kids call it Pioneer Eggs, because they saw Ree make it on TV one day. Hash is always what we make when we have leftover corned beef :-) I also ADORE leftover taco meat for nachos or burritos. Our family actually calls it scrapple, but online scrapple is a completely different thing. Hash was the closest recipe I could find for what I make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I love it when I have leftover pulled pork to make carnitas later in the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 You just need bigger dishes to cook in. I own quite a few restaurant sized cooking vessels just so I can make leftovers. I hate cooking for lunch so do everything in my power to make enough food for supper that everyone can eat if for lunch the next day. But some days that does require an enormous amount of food (the other day I baked 10 pounds of potatoes for stuffed potatoes just to make sure we had enough for some lunches, I think only 3 pounds survived the first round of eating) But for me not only having enough leftovers but ones that actually generate a couple of extra meals. Like soup/stews/chilis. I can get 3 meals out of them which translates to one less meal I have to cook on the weekend. I love having enough leftover meat (and even that is only possible if I ration it the first time), that I can turn it into a stir fry or casserole rather than having to cook a meat fresh for those dishes. I love having a secret stash of frozen dinners (yeah I actually like lean cuisine and stouffers) that I can eat when serving leftovers to the kids that I'm tired of eating (we eat lots of pasta and me and pasta don't agree all that well). Oh, it’s not the size of the vessels. I own multiple 9x13 pans, a massive cast iron Dutch oven and a 15†cast iron skillet, and two instant pots, one of which is an 8 quart. It’s more that good grief, my family of seven can eat a lot, and meat is expensive. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Pulled pork and baked potatoes to make hash. It's AMAZING!!!!! Almost better than the first meal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie in VA Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I actually do have leftover brownies today, because I have discovered that the best brownie texture (not too dry, not too gooey) comes from making two boxes at once and baking them on a cookie sheet (instead of one box in an 8x8 pan). So we had 24 brownies yesterday and 12 went to the freezer--they're the leftovers. They're mostly gone now. But another bonus is that you don't need to thaw them--you can eat them right out of the freezer. My previous statement still stands. :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarlaB Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I love when I have LEFTOVER GREEK POTROAST to turn into BEEF VEGETABLE SOUP. Greek pot roast- sear toast, add 20 cloves of garlic, diced tomatoes and tons of dried oregano plus salt and pepper. Cook in crockpot till fall apart tender. Serve over rice. Use leftover meat with red wine, beef stock, worchestershire, oregano, herbs de Provence, aromatic veggies with garlic as base, cauliflower, green beans, cabbage. YUM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffnkids Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Mashed potatoes for potato pancakes or croquettes Baked potatoes for home fries Rice for fried rice Veggie tray (crudités) leftovers for stir fry or soup or frittata Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Left over pepper bacon to eat with my beer for dinner! LOL Truly, that is my favorite! Especially when I come home from a long day at work and the house is completely empty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horsellian Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I love when I have leftover mashed potatoes to make potato farls. I never make them otherwise, as it seems too long-winded a process if you need to cook the potatoes first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted October 28, 2017 Author Share Posted October 28, 2017 I love when I have leftover time to actually come back and read the thread I started :lol: I love these ideas. Y'all never cease to amaze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted October 28, 2017 Author Share Posted October 28, 2017 veggies to add to omelets Since I love veggies and omelets, I actually sautée a large amount at a time just for this amazing ability :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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