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Leftover night

April 14th, 2026 at 11:38 pm

When my fridge piles up with too much leftovers, especially perishable items, I would cook them in what I call leftover nights.  Uh, cooking is most definitely not my area of expertise.  In fact, the reason why I am blogging about it tonight is, by some miracle, it actually came out pretty good!  That doesn't always happen....

So what's on menu tonight?  Well, imagine leftover onions and tomatoes, sausages, leftover pasta sauces in jars, and ramen noodles.  Yeah, I know.  It sounds like something even the venerable Mary Shelley of Frankenstein fame would dare not touch.

But it turned out better than expected!  I mean, it's still somewhat too salty, as I made the mistake of adding in ramen packets that I just didn't want to waste, but really should have left out... but I'm just happy I didn't burn the food this time.

(Edit: Spoke too soon!  Some of the ramen got stuck to the bottom of the pan.  At least it's not as bad as the last time.)

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6 Responses to “Leftover night”

  1. Dido Says:
    April 15th, 2026 at 12:10 pm 1776255041
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    If the component ingredients are good, then the outcome is likely to be good, as long as the combination is harmonious rather than clashing. You had ingredients that go well together, so I'm not surprised that you enjoyed it.

  2. Lots of ideas Says:
    April 15th, 2026 at 06:30 pm 1776277857
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    Food is so expensive that wasting it is like setting money on fire now.

    I purchased a cabbage thinking it was lettuce - not totally my fault, they were next to each other in the cooler at the Dollar store with no signs. I’ve made coleslaw twice, stuffed cabbage once that is stretching to 2 meals, and put some in boiled dinner with kielbasa. It lasted for two months in the produce drawer!

    I keep a plastic bag in the freezer and when we have leftover vegetables I add to the bag and use it for soup.

    Sunday I had an assortment of ‘last leg’ vegetables so made ‘vegetable medley - summer squash, cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, onions. I cooked them in a baking dish where I separated them from the porkchops by clever placement of a piece of aluminum foil that I had used to cover something that it never touched. And I made barbecue sauce with ketchup, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar and some spices because that isn’t something I usually use. I try to plan meals so I double use the oven when I can.

    It is all pennies saved but even now when no more are being made, it adds up!


  3. DK62565 Says:
    April 15th, 2026 at 09:49 pm 1776289744
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    Good plan on using what you have. Like Dido said, if what you had was good to begin with, it certainly helps with the outcome. Just a note, putting a raw potato in the broth for 15-20 minutes may have diluted the extra salt. But, using what you have is smart and you reaffirmed that you are just that.

  4. Tabs Says:
    April 16th, 2026 at 04:45 am 1776314727
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    Update: I re-heated last night’s leftover to finish eating it tonight, and sadly, I have managed to burn the bottom of the pot again. This time, I didn’t even set the heat to medium. It was lower than that, but apparently, that’s still too hot. I’ll eventually figure it out maybe, but at least the leftover from last night’s leftovers are finally done. It was still tasty too.

  5. patientsaver Says:
    April 16th, 2026 at 03:49 pm 1776354589
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    Sounds like they all go together, although I would disagree with Dido on one point since I think contrasting or unexpected combinations of flavors often make a good dish great.

  6. Dido Says:
    April 18th, 2026 at 09:55 pm 1776549344
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    PS, being picky here: I didn't say "contrasting or unexpected"; I agree with you on that point. I said "harmonious rather than clashing." Contrasting and unexpected tastes and textures could be either harmonious OR clashing. Just being picky :^).

    Tabs, sorry you burnt your pot, but glad dinner was still tasty.

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