On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:01:20 -0800, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

> On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:56:22 -0600, "Pete C." >
> wrote:
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> >If it was prepared properly, vac bagged and frozen right away there will
> >be no perceptible degradation in quality of the leftovers. I have a very
> >low opinion of people who seem to think they're too good for leftovers
> >and constantly waste perfectly good food.
>
> Not only that, but quite a few leftovers can be used as starting
> ingredients for a brand new dish. However one has to be willing to
> put in the effort and think creatively on how to utilize them.
>

I find it very easy to cook for two. Divide a recipe for 4 in half.
What's hard about that? I don't follow recipes to the "T" in the
first place, so minor adjustments are absolutely minor for me.
However, I'm not creative with leftovers. I can do it sometimes -but
mostly not. My mind set is that's not real "cooking", it's just doing
something with leftovers... no matter what I do to it.

As far as what to cook, the internet is my friend and I wish I had
more time for it (like more than 365 days in a year). Unfortunately,
our waistlines can't take more food and life gets in the way - so I
don't get to cook every single day. On top of that, some days have to
be spent eating leftovers (which I try not to make much or any of to
begin with) just to clean out the refrigerator.

As it is, I have a backlog of recipes that I want to try - so what to
cook tomorrow is rarely an issue.

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Never trust a dog to watch your food.