Comments on welcome to my brain . net: Make that food last

I love to find new ways to recreate leftovers. :D

2008-11-18T08:00:00.000-06:00

I love to find new ways to recreate leftovers. :D

Great Post! I'm trying to do this myself. I recen...

2008-11-17T23:05:00.000-06:00

Great Post! I'm trying to do this myself. I recently got 4 meals out of ONE 4.66lb chicken! and that was for five people ;o)

I thouht I commented but sometimes I get distracte...

2008-11-12T16:47:00.000-06:00

I thouht I commented but sometimes I get distracted and stop half way through! Very resourceful and creative. One of the many reasons I heart you.

My biggest source of re-using leftovers is to make...

2008-11-12T13:36:00.000-06:00

My biggest source of re-using leftovers is to make fried rice! I make it about once a week with left over other food.

You have some amazing ideas here! And now I'm sud...

2008-11-12T12:19:00.000-06:00

You have some amazing ideas here! And now I'm suddenly hungry! :)

Just had another gal pal of five email me with thi...

2008-11-12T11:50:00.000-06:00

Just had another gal pal of five email me with this:

"Add cut up leftover chicken, cream of mushroom soup (or cream of chicken if you hate the mushroom variety) a soup can of milk. Toss it all together with the leftover pasta and heat it in a casserole dish in the oven till warm (or nuke it if you wish)

I also add in diced up black olives.

Top with leftover cheese and you’ve got some really good chicken spaghetti. No real recipe either, so feel free to add in garlic and pepper (my two favorite spices haha)"

My kinda' gal - fear no garlic!!

In addition to 'whatever' buffet, my kids love sto...

2008-11-12T10:00:00.000-06:00

In addition to 'whatever' buffet, my kids love stone soup. Friday is trash day, so I clean out the fridge and make soup on Thursdays. It usually has some meat, a starch (or two), veggies, maybe some beans, and whatever sauces, gravies, or drippings we've made that week. I make salad and biscuits or bread to go with, and we love it.

Fantastic ideas! I am definitely bookmarking in m...

2008-11-12T08:43:00.000-06:00

Fantastic ideas! I am definitely bookmarking in my "kitchen inspirations" file!

Leann, coming from you, that means something - bec...

2008-11-12T08:14:00.000-06:00

Leann, coming from you, that means something - because you IS ONE! :)

Tiffany, you took the words right out of my mouth. Leslie - throw all of that in a pan with some ground beef (or cut up weanies, which my kids love - *shutter*), and melt a little mozzarella on top for a spaghetti bake.

Hey Kristal, I stalk your blog - you stalk mine. Even Stephen! ha! As you can imagine, I'm not a big fan of labels, because I've yet to fit nicely into any of them (except for weird - I think everyone that knows me would give an "Aye! Aye!" to weird). Once I finish the book, I'm sure I'll post on it ... after I grapple with it and God humbles the bajeebiz out of me. :)

we too have the "whatever" buffet ---it always mak...

2008-11-12T08:05:00.000-06:00

we too have the "whatever" buffet ---it always makes for an interesting dinner!

thanks for the other suggestions!

Ah, if only you'd posted this a day earlier... bef...

2008-11-12T07:07:00.000-06:00

Ah, if only you'd posted this a day earlier... before I threw my spaghetti sauce into the same pan as my spaghetti last night. Now, I have enough spaghetti w/ sauce leftovers to feed an army for two months.

Great post! :-)

thank you so much for your comment about children ...

2008-11-12T06:26:00.000-06:00

thank you so much for your comment about children and spirituality. i would love to hear more of your thoughts after you read celebrating disciplines. you are quite a scary person, christine.....baptist, obama, liturgy, multi-ethnic family....these words do not go together. but, i guess you know this:) i am thoroughly enjoying the peek into your brain and am honored that you put it out here for all of us to learn from.
at risk of making this the longest comment ever, i am compelled to say something about this current post. thank you thank you thank you. this is so much more than just being frugal or using up leftovers. this is a spiritual exercise and i am praying everyday that i participate in it. i've been reading cooking more with less, simply in season, and extending the table and it has radically changed the way i look at food and cooking for my family. thank you for this profound post and keep the ideas coming!

Another really good way to use up random vegetable...

2008-11-12T06:22:00.000-06:00

Another really good way to use up random vegetables, meat, and sauce--layer them in a casserole with cheese and lasagna noodles.
Your "Whatever Buffet"--my mom called that "Orts"--what you "orta ate the other day and didn't."

I LOVE this post. I really need to start looking ...

2008-11-11T23:36:00.000-06:00

I LOVE this post. I really need to start looking at leftovers this way. We waste way too much food.

Thanks!

The BEST cooks and chefs can utilize every single ...

2008-11-11T22:58:00.000-06:00

The BEST cooks and chefs can utilize every single ingredient in their kitchen... welcome to being a great cook!!! :)