I have a feeling that I will be the odd one out here but, do you ever have
to change the way you are cooking things? I do simply because of our
varying schedules. There were years when I needed to have a quick meal so
we often ate things like pasta, or I would do a lot of the prep work ahead
of time, like cutting up veggies. I could also rely on some frozen foods
like potato products and fish sticks although we really don't eat those
things often.

But then things changed and we needed an instant meal because we were
dragging ourselves home late. Sometimes during that time period, we ate out
because it was just quicker to get the food in us than to drive all the way
home. I used the Crock-Pots a lot during that time and we ate a lot of
soups and stews.

But now? We are all on totally different schedules. I have no problem ever
getting my own meals. As I'm sure you all know, I am happy to eat a bean
taco or burrito or even just a plate of assorted veggies. I can throw those
things together in a hurry. But husband and daughter are coming and going
at all hours of the day so trying to plan a hot meal that will be ready when
they need to eat is often impossible. Once in a while I can actually time
it right.

So... Now I am looking for recipes so that I can make things that reheat
well. That way I can cook things ahead of time and they can just nuke stuff
if I am not here.

But it is presenting a problem in using up some of the stuff that I used to
make. Like frozen potatoes and fish sticks. I have some to use up but I
need to find a day when at least one of them will be here for me to fix them
fresh. Well, obviously not exactly fresh as they are frozen foods. But
stuff like that does not reheat well.

Anyway... Do you find that you have to keep changing your game plan when it
comes to meals?

Yep..start prepping. Food water..guns and ammo will become more important.

Prepper Forum / Survivalist Forum

>
> 'Julie Bove[_2_ Wrote:
>> ;1974655']I have a feeling that I will be the odd one out here

Now this is all that needs to be said. Toss your computer away, you are
done.

Julie, stop and think. Those frozen foods you need to be used up, can all be prepared according
to directions, refrigerated, and then zapped to reheat whenever your family wants to eat. I guess that
thIs is a concept that is difficult for you.

N.

On Wednesday, October 1, 2014 9:38:37 AM UTC-5, Nancy2 wrote:
>
> Julie, stop and think. Those frozen foods you need to be used up, can all be prepared according to directions, refrigerated, and then zapped to reheat whenever your family wants to eat. I guess that
> this is a concept that is difficult for you.
>
> N.
>
>
Good luck with that!

On 10/1/2014 9:38 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
>
> Julie, stop and think. Those frozen foods you need to be used up, can all be prepared according
> to directions, refrigerated, and then zapped to reheat whenever your family wants to eat. I guess that
> thIs is a concept that is difficult for you.
>

If she acted like a mature adult of normal or above IQ, she would have
nothing to post about. She craves attention, so acts/writes like a
fool to get it. That makes her happy.

"Nancy2" > wrote in message
...
>
> Julie, stop and think. Those frozen foods you need to be used up, can all
> be prepared according
> to directions, refrigerated, and then zapped to reheat whenever your
> family wants to eat. I guess that
> thIs is a concept that is difficult for you.

Have you ever tried to microwave French Fries? Tater Tots? Thought not.
While I suppose you can do it, nobody will want to eat the end results.

"Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "Nancy2" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> Julie, stop and think. Those frozen foods you need to be used up, can
>> all > be prepared according
>> to directions, refrigerated, and then zapped to reheat whenever your >
>> family wants to eat. I guess that
>> thIs is a concept that is difficult for you.
>
> Have you ever tried to microwave French Fries? Tater Tots? Thought not.
> While I suppose you can do it, nobody will want to eat the end results.

Frozen French fries and tater tots. That's some fine cooking!
--
jinx the minx

"jinx the minx" > wrote in message
...
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> "Nancy2" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> Julie, stop and think. Those frozen foods you need to be used up, can
>>> all > be prepared according
>>> to directions, refrigerated, and then zapped to reheat whenever your >
>>> family wants to eat. I guess that
>>> thIs is a concept that is difficult for you.
>>
>> Have you ever tried to microwave French Fries? Tater Tots? Thought not.
>> While I suppose you can do it, nobody will want to eat the end results.
>
> Frozen French fries and tater tots. That's some fine cooking!

I never said that it was. I am trying to use them up. I do buy them once
in a while. We like them.

Nope, Julie, I stick French Fries in the toaster oven at high heat for a short time.

Surprisingly, somebody ... Maybe Ore Ida ... Makes a microwave super crispy French Fry.
They are really good. Buy that kind the next time you shop.

N.

"Nancy2" > wrote in message
...
>
> Nope, Julie, I stick French Fries in the toaster oven at high heat for a
> short time.
>
> Surprisingly, somebody ... Maybe Ore Ida ... Makes a microwave super
> crispy French Fry.
> They are really good. Buy that kind the next time you shop.

No thanks. Have tried and daughter doesn't like really crispy fries. I
thought they tasted fine but I'm not willing to pay that price. I can get a
big bag of some kind of potato product for about the same price that I can
get a small package of those for. Plus it would take me next to forever to
make enough the way someone in this house eats.

"Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "Nancy2" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> Nope, Julie, I stick French Fries in the toaster oven at high heat for a > short time.
>>
>> Surprisingly, somebody ... Maybe Ore Ida ... Makes a microwave super > crispy French Fry.
>> They are really good. Buy that kind the next time you shop.
>
> No thanks. Have tried and daughter doesn't like really crispy fries. I
> thought they tasted fine but I'm not willing to pay that price. I can
> get a big bag of some kind of potato product for about the same price
> that I can get a small package of those for. Plus it would take me next
> to forever to make enough the way someone in this house eats.

Your daughter?
--
jinx the minx

On 10/1/2014 5:14 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Nancy2" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> Julie, stop and think. Those frozen foods you need to be used up, can
>> all be prepared according
>> to directions, refrigerated, and then zapped to reheat whenever your
>> family wants to eat. I guess that
>> thIs is a concept that is difficult for you.
>
> Have you ever tried to microwave French Fries? Tater Tots? Thought
> not. While I suppose you can do it, nobody will want to eat the end
> results.

Have you ever tried to reheat using the oven? or stovetop? or toaster
oven? You *don't* have to use the microwave to reheat stuff. What on
earth did we all do before microwaves?

--
DreadfulBitch

I'm a nobody, nobody is perfect, therefore I'm perfect.

On 10/2/2014 3:22 PM, DreadfulBitch wrote:
> On 10/1/2014 5:14 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> Have you ever tried to microwave French Fries? Tater Tots? Thought
>> not. While I suppose you can do it, nobody will want to eat the end
>> results.
>
> Have you ever tried to reheat using the oven? or stovetop? or toaster
> oven? You *don't* have to use the microwave to reheat stuff. What on
> earth did we all do before microwaves?
>
Indeed! And it's been said before, her daughter is old enough to
prepare her own meals. It's time for her to move beyond the scrambled
egg. I don't care if she doesn't like to cook. If she wants to eat,
she'll figure something out.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/2/2014 3:22 PM, DreadfulBitch wrote:
>> On 10/1/2014 5:14 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> Have you ever tried to microwave French Fries? Tater Tots? Thought
>>> not. While I suppose you can do it, nobody will want to eat the end
>>> results.
>>
>> Have you ever tried to reheat using the oven? or stovetop? or toaster
>> oven? You *don't* have to use the microwave to reheat stuff. What on
>> earth did we all do before microwaves?
>>
> Indeed! And it's been said before, her daughter is old enough to prepare
> her own meals. It's time for her to move beyond the scrambled egg. I
> don't care if she doesn't like to cook. If she wants to eat, she'll
> figure something out.

You don't have kids Jill. You don't know. I am *not* going to make her
make her own dinner during the school year. She has a line on two jobs. If
she gets one, she'll have even less time at home.

"barbie gee" > wrote in message
hcrg.pbz...
>
>
> On Thu, 2 Oct 2014, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> On 10/2/2014 3:22 PM, DreadfulBitch wrote:
>>> On 10/1/2014 5:14 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Have you ever tried to microwave French Fries? Tater Tots? Thought
>>>> not. While I suppose you can do it, nobody will want to eat the end
>>>> results.
>>>
>>> Have you ever tried to reheat using the oven? or stovetop? or toaster
>>> oven? You *don't* have to use the microwave to reheat stuff. What on
>>> earth did we all do before microwaves?
>>>
>> Indeed! And it's been said before, her daughter is old enough to prepare
>> her own meals. It's time for her to move beyond the scrambled egg. I
>> don't care if she doesn't like to cook. If she wants to eat, she'll
>> figure something out.
>
> I'm sure I'm repeating this old story, but the point bears repeating.
> While we must consider all the medical dietary restrictions in some
> households, indeed, by the time I was a teen, Mom making breakfast was
> reserved for the weekends, and I had to pack my own lunch most always, or
> dad would give me a little money for the week for cafeteria lunches.
>
> Breakfast could be anything easy to fix; cereal, toasted something, eggs
> of some sort, PB&J... usually a quick bowl of cereal worked fastest and
> best back then. Lunches were usually sandwiches with some fruit or
> cookies or chips. When I got home from school, it was often my job to
> "start dinner", meaning mom would call as she was leaving work, and ask me
> to start a pot of water to boiling, or trim some green beans, or peel
> potatoes or whatever, for dinner for the 3 of us. Dad didn't usually have
> to do anything but enjoy the meal and compliment the cooks!
>
> The notion of catering to everyone's particular likes and dislikes is a
> modern notion, that I first noted when a friend of mine would cook some
> pasta separate from the main meal for "the kids" who she said, "won't eat
> what we're having". It just made me sad. Kids eating noodles with butter
> for dinner. And then she'd give them a "before bedtime snack". WTF?

It's not a modern notion to *me*. I grew up in a household of picky eaters
with various medical problems that affected what they could eat.

Each household runs differently. I *love* to cook! Why do people here have
a problem with *me* doing it? In fact I'd much rather cook for other people
than myself. I am that way with everything. I used to do a lot of arts and
crafts as well. But I liked to give them as gifts. After putting all that
work into something, I kind of didn't want to see it again. I just get kind
of sick of it.

"DreadfulBitch" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/1/2014 5:14 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "Nancy2" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> Julie, stop and think. Those frozen foods you need to be used up, can
>>> all be prepared according
>>> to directions, refrigerated, and then zapped to reheat whenever your
>>> family wants to eat. I guess that
>>> thIs is a concept that is difficult for you.
>>
>> Have you ever tried to microwave French Fries? Tater Tots? Thought
>> not. While I suppose you can do it, nobody will want to eat the end
>> results.
>
> Have you ever tried to reheat using the oven? or stovetop? or toaster
> oven? You *don't* have to use the microwave to reheat stuff. What on
> earth did we all do before microwaves?

I grew up with reheated in the oven food. Dries it out and it's no good.
No way would I reheat frozen fishsticks once in the oven and then reheat
them a second time.

On Thu, 2 Oct 2014 15:25:15 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"DreadfulBitch" > wrote in message
...
>> On 10/1/2014 5:14 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> "Nancy2" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> Julie, stop and think. Those frozen foods you need to be used up, can
>>>> all be prepared according
>>>> to directions, refrigerated, and then zapped to reheat whenever your
>>>> family wants to eat. I guess that
>>>> thIs is a concept that is difficult for you.
>>>
>>> Have you ever tried to microwave French Fries? Tater Tots? Thought
>>> not. While I suppose you can do it, nobody will want to eat the end
>>> results.
>>
>> Have you ever tried to reheat using the oven? or stovetop? or toaster
>> oven? You *don't* have to use the microwave to reheat stuff. What on
>> earth did we all do before microwaves?
>
>I grew up with reheated in the oven food. Dries it out and it's no good.
>No way would I reheat frozen fishsticks once in the oven and then reheat
>them a second time.

Fishsticks suck no matter how served... should be ashamed to mention
fishsticks.

Vortex, vortex..........

Kalmia, LOL, help! We haz lost!!

N.

On Wed, 1 Oct 2014 19:15:33 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> wrote:

>
> Kalmia, LOL, help! We haz lost!!
>
> N.

Honestly, Nancy. Are RFC posters really that slow? This has been
going on for years. Why are so many people coming to the party at
this point? I think it's because Julie is the only entertainment RFC
provides these days. Who else puts their life out to others like
that? It's only Julie. Without her, this group would be dead.
Everybody else is either boring or a troll. Yes, that includes you
and me.


--
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 1 Oct 2014 19:15:33 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> Kalmia, LOL, help! We haz lost!!
>>
>> N.
>
> Honestly, Nancy. Are RFC posters really that slow? This has been
> going on for years. Why are so many people coming to the party at
> this point? I think it's because Julie is the only entertainment RFC
> provides these days. Who else puts their life out to others like
> that? It's only Julie. Without her, this group would be dead.
> Everybody else is either boring or a troll. Yes, that includes you
> and me.

Perhaps that is only because I am one of the younger ones here and I still
have a kid in the house. Every day in this house is not the same. When I
was single, there was so much sameness in my life that one day was much like
the others except for the weekends. That is when I went out to eat, out
dancing, stuff like that. And if I had a day off during the week, I would
go to lunch with my mom. But still, a pretty predictable pattern.

Every Christmas I made tons of cookies and sometimes fruitcake. Sometimes
candy as well but the candy was mostly made for all of the other holidays.

And now? We get into a pattern for a while and then things change. And
then I have to find a new pattern.

In article >, says...

> Perhaps that is only because I am one of the younger ones here and I still
> have a kid in the house.

What do you reckon..the rest of rfc were all born too old to have
children ?

Janet UK

On 10/1/2014 11:44 PM, Julie Bove wrote:

> Perhaps that is only because I am one of the younger ones here and I
> still have a kid in the house. Every day in this house is not the
> same.

Could you be anymore ignorant, Julie? What in he** makes you think
you're the only one with a child and the need to be flexible? And, what
makes you think you're "one of the younger ones"? Jeez, you make some
truly stupid assumptions.

Perhaps you should write a book about what it's like to raise a child on
your planet.

--
DreadfulBitch

I'm a nobody, nobody is perfect, therefore I'm perfect.

Sf, thanks....I thought I would see for myself, and now that I have.....toodles,
I am gone. ;-))

N.

On 10/1/2014 6:24 PM, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Oct 2014 19:15:33 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> Kalmia, LOL, help! We haz lost!!
>>
>> N.
>
> Honestly, Nancy. Are RFC posters really that slow? This has been
> going on for years. Why are so many people coming to the party at
> this point? I think it's because Julie is the only entertainment RFC
> provides these days. Who else puts their life out to others like
> that? It's only Julie. Without her, this group would be dead.
> Everybody else is either boring or a troll. Yes, that includes you
> and me.
>
>

Slow is a bit harsh. In all the history of Usenet, not a single person
has ever stopped posting because other people have insisted that they
cease and desist. An uncharitable person might think people that try to
shut other posters down are slow, or thick in the head, or wasting what
little time they have left to them in this life. I prefer to think of
them as being persistent and optimistic to a degree unheard of in the
annals of human history. Sure, they might be just a tiny bit "slow" but
without them, Usenet wouldn't be half as fun - or bulky.

On 9/29/2014 11:47 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> Anyway... Do you find that you have to keep changing your game plan
> when it comes to meals?

Julie, if I answer this part, you're going to say I'm missing the point
of the rest of your post, so I'm going to wait to hear from others.

--
ღ.¸¸.œ«*¨`*œ¶
Cheryl

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
eb.com...
> On 9/29/2014 11:47 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> Anyway... Do you find that you have to keep changing your game plan
>> when it comes to meals?
>
> Julie, if I answer this part, you're going to say I'm missing the point of
> the rest of your post, so I'm going to wait to hear from others.

They're just giving me more of the same old crap. I suppose if you don't
have children or a husband with a schedule that changes, then you could keep
on doing the same old, same old.

On Wed, 1 Oct 2014 21:40:43 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Cheryl" > wrote in message
web.com...
>> On 9/29/2014 11:47 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> Anyway... Do you find that you have to keep changing your game plan
>>> when it comes to meals?
>>
>> Julie, if I answer this part, you're going to say I'm missing the point of
>> the rest of your post, so I'm going to wait to hear from others.
>
>They're just giving me more of the same old crap. I suppose if you don't
>have children or a husband with a schedule that changes, then you could keep
>on doing the same old, same old.

Yep. You're a moron alright.

Cheryl wrote:
>Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> Anyway... Do you find that you have to keep changing your game plan
>> when it comes to meals?
>
>Julie, if I answer this part, you're going to say I'm missing the point
>of the rest of your post, so I'm going to wait to hear from others.

I can't answer either... I've no idea what is meant by changing my way
of cooking... terminology like "game plan" is idiot speak... I take
cooking seriously, it is not a game.

Yesterday I ground two top round roasts, each nearly five pounds...
made 16 burgers, cooked two last night, medium rare a little to the
rare side, yummy on a portugese roll with sliced homegrown 'matoes and
s n'p. I decided to drop them down a notch from my usual 12 ounces to
9 ounces... pan fried in a little olive oil they were perfect. USDA
Choice top round, bottom round, and eyeround are on sale all week;
$3.99/lb. I have two more top round roasts, four top round London
Broils, and bought a whole 8 pound eyeround; cut in half and tied made
two nice roasts. I like eyeround, a trick is to put it in the oven
half thawed, cooked at 325ºF to medium rare turns out very moist.
Sliced thin when cold makes wonderful roast beef sandwhiches.
Munching Greenies... these two barn cats are a year old now, they
don't like people food:
http://i61.tinypic.com/nq305h.jpg

Julie Bove wrote:
> I have a feeling that I will be the odd one out here but, do you ever
> have to change the way you are cooking things? I do simply because
> of our varying schedules. There were years when I needed to have a
> quick meal so we often ate things like pasta, or I would do a lot of
> the prep work ahead of time, like cutting up veggies. I could also
> rely on some frozen foods like potato products and fish sticks
> although we really don't eat those things often.
>
> But then things changed and we needed an instant meal because we were
> dragging ourselves home late. Sometimes during that time period, we
> ate out because it was just quicker to get the food in us than to
> drive all the way home. I used the Crock-Pots a lot during that time
> and we ate a lot of soups and stews.
>
> But now? We are all on totally different schedules. I have no
> problem ever getting my own meals. As I'm sure you all know, I am
> happy to eat a bean taco or burrito or even just a plate of assorted
> veggies. I can throw those things together in a hurry. But husband
> and daughter are coming and going at all hours of the day so trying
> to plan a hot meal that will be ready when they need to eat is often
> impossible. Once in a while I can actually time it right.
>
> So... Now I am looking for recipes so that I can make things that
> reheat well. That way I can cook things ahead of time and they can
> just nuke stuff if I am not here.
>
> But it is presenting a problem in using up some of the stuff that I
> used to make. Like frozen potatoes and fish sticks. I have some to
> use up but I need to find a day when at least one of them will be
> here for me to fix them fresh. Well, obviously not exactly fresh as
> they are frozen foods. But stuff like that does not reheat well.
>
> Anyway... Do you find that you have to keep changing your game plan
> when it comes to meals?

We rarely eat together and we eat lots of leftovers because it's faster
to warm up something that's already been cooked than it is to cook it
the first time. I work, albeit at home, through what is most people's
normal dinner time because I give private music lessons for a living.
My typical day goes from 3:30 to 9:00 PM with a break most of the time
when I don't have a student or my wife is teaching a lesson.

E.g, if you steam vegetables like broccoli and cauliflower (hope I
spelled them both correctly but I suspect not) and make a cheese sauce
for them, as long as you keep them separate and store them that way,
they store fine for a few days in the refrigerator and you can warm them
up separately, then combine and eat and, at least in my opinion, they
taste fine.

Likewise, we find the hamburgers, sausages, even the lowly hot dog all
store fine in the refrigerator and reheat well enough. We'll cook up
ground beef and save it that way, to be combined optionally with tomato
sauce and turned into a Sloppy Joe.

Typically, we reheat in the microwave and add a bit of water and/or oil
and/or seasoning when reheating.

I don't think food that started out in life as prepared and frozen
reheats as well - it wasn't as good to start with so it will be that
much less good as a leftover. I think we get by with leftovers a lot
because we start with as much that's fresh and homemade as we can.
We'll grill vegetables and then save them - they are also still good
tasting a few days later. Likewise, when we make carmelized onions, we
make much more than we need and store the rest.

If I was starting with leftover frozen food, like fishsticks, I'd reheat
by sauteeing them in oil with garlic - would give them more flavor than
simply reheating them in the microwave. I've done this one, actually.
Likewise, sometimes, if we have leftover sausage, we turn it into a
stir-fry by cutting it up and sauteeing it in oil and seasonings - more
surface area to get browne, and we have a rice cooker which is almost as
easy as reheating leftovers, so we'll make some rice, or use leftover
rice if we have it, and toss the into the skillet, seasonng with some
sort of salty, soy sauce or similar plus rice wine vinegar, salt and
pepper. Comes out great and everyone here likes it. It's sort of
reheating and sort of a new dish based on leftovers.

We use these glass containers we buy at the grocery store with plastic
lids that snap into place. They seem to do a good job at keeping food
fresh, much better than old-fastioned tupperware or similar, they're
reusable, and both the container and the lid can go in the dishwasher.

-S-

"Steve Freides" > wrote in message
...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>> I have a feeling that I will be the odd one out here but, do you ever
>> have to change the way you are cooking things? I do simply because
>> of our varying schedules. There were years when I needed to have a
>> quick meal so we often ate things like pasta, or I would do a lot of
>> the prep work ahead of time, like cutting up veggies. I could also
>> rely on some frozen foods like potato products and fish sticks
>> although we really don't eat those things often.
>>
>> But then things changed and we needed an instant meal because we were
>> dragging ourselves home late. Sometimes during that time period, we
>> ate out because it was just quicker to get the food in us than to
>> drive all the way home. I used the Crock-Pots a lot during that time
>> and we ate a lot of soups and stews.
>>
>> But now? We are all on totally different schedules. I have no
>> problem ever getting my own meals. As I'm sure you all know, I am
>> happy to eat a bean taco or burrito or even just a plate of assorted
>> veggies. I can throw those things together in a hurry. But husband
>> and daughter are coming and going at all hours of the day so trying
>> to plan a hot meal that will be ready when they need to eat is often
>> impossible. Once in a while I can actually time it right.
>>
>> So... Now I am looking for recipes so that I can make things that
>> reheat well. That way I can cook things ahead of time and they can
>> just nuke stuff if I am not here.
>>
>> But it is presenting a problem in using up some of the stuff that I
>> used to make. Like frozen potatoes and fish sticks. I have some to
>> use up but I need to find a day when at least one of them will be
>> here for me to fix them fresh. Well, obviously not exactly fresh as
>> they are frozen foods. But stuff like that does not reheat well.
>>
>> Anyway... Do you find that you have to keep changing your game plan
>> when it comes to meals?
>
> We rarely eat together and we eat lots of leftovers because it's faster to
> warm up something that's already been cooked than it is to cook it the
> first time. I work, albeit at home, through what is most people's normal
> dinner time because I give private music lessons for a living. My typical
> day goes from 3:30 to 9:00 PM with a break most of the time when I don't
> have a student or my wife is teaching a lesson.
>
> E.g, if you steam vegetables like broccoli and cauliflower (hope I spelled
> them both correctly but I suspect not) and make a cheese sauce for them,
> as long as you keep them separate and store them that way, they store fine
> for a few days in the refrigerator and you can warm them up separately,
> then combine and eat and, at least in my opinion, they taste fine.
>
> Likewise, we find the hamburgers, sausages, even the lowly hot dog all
> store fine in the refrigerator and reheat well enough. We'll cook up
> ground beef and save it that way, to be combined optionally with tomato
> sauce and turned into a Sloppy Joe.
>
> Typically, we reheat in the microwave and add a bit of water and/or oil
> and/or seasoning when reheating.
>
> I don't think food that started out in life as prepared and frozen reheats
> as well - it wasn't as good to start with so it will be that much less
> good as a leftover. I think we get by with leftovers a lot because we
> start with as much that's fresh and homemade as we can. We'll grill
> vegetables and then save them - they are also still good tasting a few
> days later. Likewise, when we make carmelized onions, we make much more
> than we need and store the rest.
>
> If I was starting with leftover frozen food, like fishsticks, I'd reheat
> by sauteeing them in oil with garlic - would give them more flavor than
> simply reheating them in the microwave. I've done this one, actually.
> Likewise, sometimes, if we have leftover sausage, we turn it into a
> stir-fry by cutting it up and sauteeing it in oil and seasonings - more
> surface area to get browne, and we have a rice cooker which is almost as
> easy as reheating leftovers, so we'll make some rice, or use leftover rice
> if we have it, and toss the into the skillet, seasonng with some sort of
> salty, soy sauce or similar plus rice wine vinegar, salt and pepper.
> Comes out great and everyone here likes it. It's sort of reheating and
> sort of a new dish based on leftovers.
>
> We use these glass containers we buy at the grocery store with plastic
> lids that snap into place. They seem to do a good job at keeping food
> fresh, much better than old-fastioned tupperware or similar, they're
> reusable, and both the container and the lid can go in the dishwasher.
>
> -S-

I am hoping to be able to do the fishsticks tonight although at present
nobody is home but me and not sure when they will be. Need to use up the
coleslaw.

Julie Bove wrote:
> "Steve Freides" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>> I have a feeling that I will be the odd one out here but, do you
>>> ever have to change the way you are cooking things? I do simply
>>> because of our varying schedules. There were years when I needed
>>> to have a quick meal so we often ate things like pasta, or I would
>>> do a lot of the prep work ahead of time, like cutting up veggies. I
>>> could also rely on some frozen foods like potato products and
>>> fish sticks although we really don't eat those things often.
>>>
>>> But then things changed and we needed an instant meal because we
>>> were dragging ourselves home late. Sometimes during that time
>>> period, we ate out because it was just quicker to get the food in
>>> us than to drive all the way home. I used the Crock-Pots a lot
>>> during that time and we ate a lot of soups and stews.
>>>
>>> But now? We are all on totally different schedules. I have no
>>> problem ever getting my own meals. As I'm sure you all know, I am
>>> happy to eat a bean taco or burrito or even just a plate of assorted
>>> veggies. I can throw those things together in a hurry. But husband
>>> and daughter are coming and going at all hours of the day so trying
>>> to plan a hot meal that will be ready when they need to eat is often
>>> impossible. Once in a while I can actually time it right.
>>>
>>> So... Now I am looking for recipes so that I can make things that
>>> reheat well. That way I can cook things ahead of time and they can
>>> just nuke stuff if I am not here.
>>>
>>> But it is presenting a problem in using up some of the stuff that I
>>> used to make. Like frozen potatoes and fish sticks. I have some to
>>> use up but I need to find a day when at least one of them will be
>>> here for me to fix them fresh. Well, obviously not exactly fresh as
>>> they are frozen foods. But stuff like that does not reheat well.
>>>
>>> Anyway... Do you find that you have to keep changing your game plan
>>> when it comes to meals?
>>
>> We rarely eat together and we eat lots of leftovers because it's
>> faster to warm up something that's already been cooked than it is to
>> cook it the first time. I work, albeit at home, through what is
>> most people's normal dinner time because I give private music
>> lessons for a living. My typical day goes from 3:30 to 9:00 PM with
>> a break most of the time when I don't have a student or my wife is
>> teaching a lesson. E.g, if you steam vegetables like broccoli and
>> cauliflower (hope I
>> spelled them both correctly but I suspect not) and make a cheese
>> sauce for them, as long as you keep them separate and store them
>> that way, they store fine for a few days in the refrigerator and you
>> can warm them up separately, then combine and eat and, at least in
>> my opinion, they taste fine. Likewise, we find the hamburgers,
>> sausages, even the lowly hot dog
>> all store fine in the refrigerator and reheat well enough. We'll
>> cook up ground beef and save it that way, to be combined optionally
>> with tomato sauce and turned into a Sloppy Joe.
>>
>> Typically, we reheat in the microwave and add a bit of water and/or
>> oil and/or seasoning when reheating.
>>
>> I don't think food that started out in life as prepared and frozen
>> reheats as well - it wasn't as good to start with so it will be that
>> much less good as a leftover. I think we get by with leftovers a
>> lot because we start with as much that's fresh and homemade as we
>> can. We'll grill vegetables and then save them - they are also still
>> good tasting a few days later. Likewise, when we make carmelized
>> onions, we make much more than we need and store the rest.
>>
>> If I was starting with leftover frozen food, like fishsticks, I'd
>> reheat by sauteeing them in oil with garlic - would give them more
>> flavor than simply reheating them in the microwave. I've done this
>> one, actually. Likewise, sometimes, if we have leftover sausage, we
>> turn it into a stir-fry by cutting it up and sauteeing it in oil and
>> seasonings - more surface area to get browne, and we have a rice
>> cooker which is almost as easy as reheating leftovers, so we'll make
>> some rice, or use leftover rice if we have it, and toss the into the
>> skillet, seasonng with some sort of salty, soy sauce or similar plus
>> rice wine vinegar, salt and pepper. Comes out great and everyone
>> here likes it. It's sort of reheating and sort of a new dish based
>> on leftovers. We use these glass containers we buy at the grocery
>> store with
>> plastic lids that snap into place. They seem to do a good job at
>> keeping food fresh, much better than old-fastioned tupperware or
>> similar, they're reusable, and both the container and the lid can go
>> in the dishwasher. -S-
>
> I am hoping to be able to do the fishsticks tonight although at
> present nobody is home but me and not sure when they will be. Need
> to use up the coleslaw.

Well, if you do, try reheating them in a frying pan with olive oil and
some seasoning. They say you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's
ear, but I do think you can do a lot with leftovers, even left over
fishsticks if you are willing to try a few things.

-S-

On Thu, 2 Oct 2014 19:50:51 -0400, "Steve Freides" >
wrote:

> Well, if you do, try reheating them in a frying pan with olive oil and
> some seasoning. They say you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's
> ear, but I do think you can do a lot with leftovers, even left over
> fishsticks if you are willing to try a few things.

Gotta say that reheating a slice of pizza in the cast iron pan was
somebody's stroke of genius. No reason why that technique wouldn't
work for other things too.


--
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 2 Oct 2014 19:50:51 -0400, "Steve Freides" >
> wrote:
>
>> Well, if you do, try reheating them in a frying pan with olive oil and
>> some seasoning. They say you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's
>> ear, but I do think you can do a lot with leftovers, even left over
>> fishsticks if you are willing to try a few things.
>
> Gotta say that reheating a slice of pizza in the cast iron pan was
> somebody's stroke of genius. No reason why that technique wouldn't
> work for other things too.

Maybe but I don't use cast iron.

sf wrote:
> On Thu, 2 Oct 2014 19:50:51 -0400, "Steve Freides" >
> wrote:
>
>> Well, if you do, try reheating them in a frying pan with olive oil
>> and some seasoning. They say you can't make a silk purse out of a
>> sow's ear, but I do think you can do a lot with leftovers, even left
>> over fishsticks if you are willing to try a few things.
>
> Gotta say that reheating a slice of pizza in the cast iron pan was
> somebody's stroke of genius. No reason why that technique wouldn't
> work for other things too.

Yup, lots of things to do w/ leftovers. Another pizza thing:

Cut the leftover pizza up into small portions (roughly bite-sized) and
fry on a medium heat to get them a little brown, then turn the flame
down to low or off completely, cover with grated cheese, and put a lid
on it while the cheese metls. You could, if you do this in something
oven-proof like cast iron, even finish it under the broiler.

Hey, no one says it's gourmet cooking or will be gourmet eating, but
it's better than throwing it away, IMHO.

-S-

"Steve Freides" > wrote in message
...

> Well, if you do, try reheating them in a frying pan with olive oil and
> some seasoning. They say you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear,
> but I do think you can do a lot with leftovers, even left over fishsticks
> if you are willing to try a few things.

Hopefully husband will be home soon as the food is hot now.

On Thu, 2 Oct 2014 19:07:07 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Steve Freides" > wrote in message
...
>
>> Well, if you do, try reheating them in a frying pan with olive oil and
>> some seasoning. They say you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear,
>> but I do think you can do a lot with leftovers, even left over fishsticks
>> if you are willing to try a few things.
>
>Hopefully husband will be home soon as the food is hot now.

Who cares, let the spoiled brat eat cold shit.

On Thu, 2 Oct 2014 19:07:07 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Steve Freides" > wrote in message
...
>
>> Well, if you do, try reheating them in a frying pan with olive oil and
>> some seasoning. They say you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear,
>> but I do think you can do a lot with leftovers, even left over fishsticks
>> if you are willing to try a few things.
>
>Hopefully husband will be home soon as the food is hot now.

If he had any sense at all, he'll probably get takeaway and tell you
he worked back late.

On Monday, September 29, 2014 11:47:50 PM UTC-4, Julie Bove wrote:
> I have a feeling that I will be the odd one out here but, do you
> ever have to change the way you are cooking things?

No. My husband comes home from work, then I come home and make
dinner. He eats whatever I cook, whenever it's ready, and then
he tells me it was delicious and thanks me. Or, if it wasn't
delicious (I don't bat 1000), he gently critiques it before
thanking me for the effort.

Cindy Hamilton