On 4/12/2013 12:11 PM, spamtrap1888 wrote:
> On Apr 12, 2:47 am, "Ophelia" ku> wrote:
>> "Gary" > wrote in ...
>>> sf wrote:
>>
>>>> I don't like to make a dinner that results in tons of leftovers. I
>>>> make enough for hubby to have for lunch the following day, but I don't
>>>> want to have to eat the same thing for days on end.
>>
>>> Whenever I cook something *good*, I have no problem with making tons of
>>> it.
>>
>>> That's where your freezer comes in handy (for freezable leftovers). Most
>>> of
>>> my home cooking is on weekends and I make a LOT of whatever I'm making.
>>> I'll eat leftovers for a day or two but then I always have more in the
>>> freezer for a quick and easy meal down the road.
>>
>>> My freezer usually contains 3-4 different leftover choices. I know
>>> Sheldon's probably does too. Just because we cook in quantity, it doesn't
>>> mean we eat the same stuff for days in a row.
>>
>> Yep, I do that too! I do it mainly with long cooked stuff.
>
> When their nest was finally empty, my grandmother continued to cook
> for four, and froze half of every meal (meat starch veg) as if making
> her own TV dinners, buying a small chest freezer for the purpose. I
> forget how many different dishes she would have in there at once.
> Salads she would made fresh, obviously
>
I've been doing the same thing (sans salads) all my adult life.

I don't mind leftovers, and since I have freezer space, I cook meals in
quanities for four, of varying types. I freeze them like homemade TV
dinners, yes. Meal-size portions.

BTW, you don't have to have a separate or even large freezer to
accomplish this. I was doing this in my 20's when I lived in
apartments, and even right before I moved here. I froze pasta, rice,
spaghetti/meat sauce, roast beef in gravy... in individually portioned
freezer bags. I always had something ready for a quick hot lunch or
dinner, just add a vegetable. It just took a well organized use of
freezer space.

Jill