On 10/21/2020 4:35 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Oct 2020 11:21:57 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
>> On Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 12:58:59 PM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>>> I only cook for myself now but won't waste the time to
>>> cook for only one meal. I always cook for 2-4 (or more).
>>> If the food is right, leftovers are good and often even better.
>>
>> Everybody's different. I like variety, although I get more variety in
>> my lunches than my dinners.
>>
>> I don't consider it a waste to cook for only one meal. Consider
>> scrambled eggs and toast. There's no point making leftovers of that.
>
> I cook dozen egg omelets all the time, serves us well for two+
> dinners. We like potato omelets with cheese.
>
You've said that many times, Sheldon, and it never made any sense to me.
Cooking a dozen eggs for an omelet for two people? I've always found
reheated eggs result in rubbery, overcooked, tough eggs. No thanks!

>> That said, I often grill extra chicken, because I can use the leftovers for
>> different sorts of salads and sandwiches. This weekend I'll make a
>> pot of red lentil soup, eat one portion and freeze the rest.
>
> Any cooked meat can be used to make other meals in a hurry... that's
> why I buy pork/beef roasts that are at least five pounds. We don't
> eat much poultry.
>
You don't eat much poultry but Cindy does. She's cited the ways she
uses the leftover chicken she has grilled. I have no idea why you have
a problem with that.

I love soup and do prefer to make it from scratch. (Your beloved
Progresso brand canned soup has gone waaay downhill in recent years.) I
don't make gallons of soup at a time but there is enough for a couple of
days. Any leftovers after that gets portioned out and into the
stand-alone freezer.

You are not going to convince anyone to cook in the quantities you do
simply because you keep repeating it.

Jill