Comments on: Wasting Less Food: Creative Leftovers II http://amoderngal.com/2009/08/25/wasting-less-food-creative-leftovers-ii/ Healthy Living, without Breaking the Bank Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:36:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Elizabeth http://amoderngal.com/2009/08/25/wasting-less-food-creative-leftovers-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-3069 Elizabeth Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:20:33 +0000 http://amoderngal.com/?p=1613#comment-3069 fern, when I cooked for one I had a lot of problems with this. You might try freezing things early. Saving a freezer bag of cheese slivers is great for the quesadillas. And for the nectarines, I recommend making smoothies. Thanks for visiting. fern, when I cooked for one I had a lot of problems with this. You might try freezing things early. Saving a freezer bag of cheese slivers is great for the quesadillas. And for the nectarines, I recommend making smoothies. Thanks for visiting.

]]> By: fern http://amoderngal.com/2009/08/25/wasting-less-food-creative-leftovers-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-3059 fern Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:39:20 +0000 http://amoderngal.com/?p=1613#comment-3059 I'm not fussy (being single) and so i'll eat anything by itself just so it doesn't go to waste. For instance, i have a motherlode of cucumbers from my garden. I need to pick them, but can't eat them fast enough, even while i force myself to eat an entire cucumber each and every day! I've been wasting more food lately, too, partly due to higher temps and humidity which gets in the fridge when you open it. I'm losing a big chunk of expensive gouda cheese from costco and also lost some organic nectarines which seem to go very quickly. Also a cold bean salad i made with garden stringbeans. Damn. I’m not fussy (being single) and so i’ll eat anything by itself just so it doesn’t go to waste. For instance, i have a motherlode of cucumbers from my garden. I need to pick them, but can’t eat them fast enough, even while i force myself to eat an entire cucumber each and every day!

I’ve been wasting more food lately, too, partly due to higher temps and humidity which gets in the fridge when you open it. I’m losing a big chunk of expensive gouda cheese from costco and also lost some organic nectarines which seem to go very quickly. Also a cold bean salad i made with garden stringbeans. Damn.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://amoderngal.com/2009/08/25/wasting-less-food-creative-leftovers-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-3051 Elizabeth Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:34:19 +0000 http://amoderngal.com/?p=1613#comment-3051 Sarah, great suggestions. I make fried rice quite often and add in all kinds of leftovers including (raw) shredded cabbage, corn, green beans and tofu. I also make egg scrambles with leftovers, sort of a very quick skillet quiche or mixed up omelette. Lisa, love the "meal of the moment" concept. Thanks for commenting. Sarah, great suggestions. I make fried rice quite often and add in all kinds of leftovers including (raw) shredded cabbage, corn, green beans and tofu. I also make egg scrambles with leftovers, sort of a very quick skillet quiche or mixed up omelette.

Lisa, love the “meal of the moment” concept.

Thanks for commenting.

]]> By: Lisa http://amoderngal.com/2009/08/25/wasting-less-food-creative-leftovers-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-3050 Lisa Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:58:56 +0000 http://amoderngal.com/?p=1613#comment-3050 Thank you for this post! I too hate wasting food. I actually write "meal of the moment" post topics that give ideas on how to use leftovers. :) Love the quesadilla ideas! Thank you for this post! I too hate wasting food. I actually write “meal of the moment” post topics that give ideas on how to use leftovers. :) Love the quesadilla ideas!

]]> By: Sarah http://amoderngal.com/2009/08/25/wasting-less-food-creative-leftovers-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-3049 Sarah Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:58:39 +0000 http://amoderngal.com/?p=1613#comment-3049 Nice ideas: I love quesadillas and will have to make a curry soon! I like to use pizza, quiche or fried rice as vehicles for extra vegetables... pizza works great with tomatoes and sauteed peppers for example as well as basil if you have it, and fried rice goes well with just about any vegetables chopped small and sauteed... especially if you have some green onions to top it with! These are not super low fat options, of course, but I am more of a small-portions person than a low-fat person. (And once they are cooked, the leftovers freeze fine.) Nice ideas: I love quesadillas and will have to make a curry soon!

I like to use pizza, quiche or fried rice as vehicles for extra vegetables… pizza works great with tomatoes and sauteed peppers for example as well as basil if you have it, and fried rice goes well with just about any vegetables chopped small and sauteed… especially if you have some green onions to top it with! These are not super low fat options, of course, but I am more of a small-portions person than a low-fat person. (And once they are cooked, the leftovers freeze fine.)

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