tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035717604681554803.post1368283141265582174..comments2023-11-05T02:40:09.417-05:00Comments on ohdeardrea: Rethink Leftovers!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509552311148450540noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035717604681554803.post-29470958615083363042013-09-06T14:53:20.714-04:002013-09-06T14:53:20.714-04:00well, the pickier toddler, it's def. about not...well, the pickier toddler, it's def. about not giving them other options. I didn't give marlowe ice-cream until she was almost two I think? now sometimes, very rarely she'll eat a small small bowl, but most of the time she turns it away. it's hard, but its def. about developing taste buds to not want the bad stuff (for adults too!) For me, it was a detox that really switched me over. You're only supposed to eat very limited things.... and it forced me to get creative. It also made me get over my addiction to cheese (if you didn't know it has addictive chemical in it, it does. look it up!). After that I was like, well this is kind of fun and I feel great! so I kept going. For me, I started making soups. It was easy, not super hard to botch and you can add different spices and herbs slowly, tasting the whole way to see what works. It was the best transitional food thing for me to make! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509552311148450540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035717604681554803.post-42972869538992880682013-09-06T14:47:25.852-04:002013-09-06T14:47:25.852-04:00mmmmm now I want a pot pie. I made a potato-y corn...mmmmm now I want a pot pie. I made a potato-y corn soup today.... it's def. going to thicken... might be perfect for pot pie tomorrow!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509552311148450540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035717604681554803.post-54544007841542955982013-09-06T14:40:47.089-04:002013-09-06T14:40:47.089-04:00dooo it! waste is no bueno! dooo it! waste is no bueno! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509552311148450540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035717604681554803.post-49833024850060266452013-09-06T14:40:21.964-04:002013-09-06T14:40:21.964-04:00ooof. I could go for some curry. And that all soun...ooof. I could go for some curry. And that all sounds brilliant!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509552311148450540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035717604681554803.post-69289545864498367862013-09-06T14:39:49.406-04:002013-09-06T14:39:49.406-04:00Well, If I'm cooking, I'm cooking vegan. A...Well, If I'm cooking, I'm cooking vegan. A few times I've made special dishes with for him with real cheese/butter... but a meal here is a meal everyone can eat... and then here can add real cheese too or eggs or whatever... depending on the dish. Alex rarely rarely eats at home anyway.... and working in a restaurant he can pretty much get a meat fix in everyday. <br /><br />We'll typically do like bean taco and he can put as much cheese on top as he likes and M and we have all the other always accidentally normally vegan toppings too. Or we'll do pasta's... red or summer vegetables... which don't need meat by any means to be good. We don't use mock meat here anyway.... but if we did, I wouldn't try to feed it to him to meet a meat need, ya know? We just stick to naturally vegan dishes anyway. <br /><br />One person in the vegan community I made (https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/105782085115483077819) said what they do is there husband buys a chicken a week (or something like that) and prepares it how he likes, outside on the grill I believe, cuts it up into portions, and then he can add it to their family dinner as he pleases. Seems like a pretty good agreement to me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509552311148450540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035717604681554803.post-9186220056083201852013-09-06T14:33:55.323-04:002013-09-06T14:33:55.323-04:00I'm hoping with Alex's upcoming job change...I'm hoping with Alex's upcoming job change... there will be more time for recipes..... and maybe book making?!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509552311148450540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035717604681554803.post-12974560344403113122013-09-06T14:33:10.824-04:002013-09-06T14:33:10.824-04:00def. a new years resolution. unless you try someth...def. a new years resolution. unless you try something completely outlandish, chances are it will taste at decent at the very least, rarely bad.... you're going to be cooking with ingredients you like anyway, right? ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509552311148450540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035717604681554803.post-56127541147490357372013-09-06T14:31:35.431-04:002013-09-06T14:31:35.431-04:00It depends what we make, but I usually try to make...It depends what we make, but I usually try to make a big batch of whatever I cook so it saves me time later! but also, there's really only two of us eating here and sometimes an Alex. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509552311148450540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035717604681554803.post-21566655317935159242013-09-06T13:06:44.701-04:002013-09-06T13:06:44.701-04:00Ahh I needed this. I'm trying to become better...Ahh I needed this. I'm trying to become better with cooking but I get so overwhelmed that I dont know where to start. The dishes look great! <br /><br />xx<br />josie<br />www.straightnochase.comjosie reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07539248866918902322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035717604681554803.post-35224575357506378552013-09-06T10:00:47.539-04:002013-09-06T10:00:47.539-04:00great post!! I'm a leftovers girl as well, can...great post!! I'm a leftovers girl as well, can't call myself queen yet hahah! such a great way to cut down on wasting food and money. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035717604681554803.post-49455744456917860602013-09-06T01:55:19.083-04:002013-09-06T01:55:19.083-04:00A great post, and a great reminder to use leftover...A great post, and a great reminder to use leftovers. I'm not brilliant at this I must admit, although there aren't often many things leftover in this house!CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035717604681554803.post-15244830588478802312013-09-05T21:00:20.737-04:002013-09-05T21:00:20.737-04:00"I was a mock-meat/pizza/french fry-atarian b..."I was a mock-meat/pizza/french fry-atarian before then". This is so me. I need help and guidance. I'm trying but I feel overwhelmed when it comes to food and cooking decent meals. I live with a picky lactose intolerant carnivore, an even pickier toddler, who has weird texture issues and myself, a vegetarian who would eat cupcakes every day if possible. <br /><br />Do they make cookbooks for us? Ha... I think not. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035717604681554803.post-45123967614898444222013-09-05T16:18:28.060-04:002013-09-05T16:18:28.060-04:00Great post! We re-work left overs too! Very practi...Great post! We re-work left overs too! Very practical...waste not, want not :) sweet mondayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15264804335698832523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035717604681554803.post-33328412540252193132013-09-05T16:07:13.699-04:002013-09-05T16:07:13.699-04:00The thing I run to the store most often for are fr...The thing I run to the store most often for are fruits/veggies, because we have a green grocer right down the road. That being said, I love the idea of trying to plan some meals for the week (we fell off our planning wagon towards the end of the school year, but we're ready to try it again). Also, reusing leftovers. I hate eating the same thing day after day, but it's fun to figure out a fresh new recipe with the leftovers. We had tons of turkey leftover after Thanksgiving last year, so I made some turkey pot pie. Mmm. <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.theramblingfangirl.com" rel="nofollow">The Rambling Fangirl</a>Cristina https://www.blogger.com/profile/04350352541166010230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035717604681554803.post-82440354211887963532013-09-05T14:55:06.239-04:002013-09-05T14:55:06.239-04:001st time poster here! I love this post! Such a p...1st time poster here! I love this post! Such a practical concept that I really need to be reminded of. I'm so guilty of running to the store for 1 thing and coming back with way too much. In fact, it happened yesterday! Whoops. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13426817814258050519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035717604681554803.post-16404251919138024272013-09-05T13:43:39.765-04:002013-09-05T13:43:39.765-04:00i love this idea! i typically struggle with lefto...i love this idea! i typically struggle with leftovers. we usually eat them one more day (after the initial day of eating) and then i toss whatever is left over. i totally need to try to create a new dish with leftovers. Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03008914796832108974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035717604681554803.post-61654995024336446672013-09-05T12:26:24.177-04:002013-09-05T12:26:24.177-04:00I always liked trying new recipes, but I only real...I always liked trying new recipes, but I only really learned to cook when I moved in with my boyfriend. Curries always taste better the next day. We usually just eat leftovers as they are, but the other day I had leftover beans and rice, so I came up with a mexican salad. But then I also had some of the salad left over in the end :)A while back I made guacamole that we didn't really like, so I added a bit of vegan cheese to it and made stuffed green peppers. It didn't even taste like avo anymore, it had a whole new delicious flavour.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09104321041602132083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035717604681554803.post-63479178236566139122013-09-05T12:01:01.510-04:002013-09-05T12:01:01.510-04:00This is great! I have been a vegan since February ...This is great! I have been a vegan since February 11, 2012, but my husband is still a hardcore carnivore. Do you have any posts or ideas on how-to cook meals to please vegans and carnivores? Or ways to add in animal products to certain vegan meals to make it "taste good" to carnivores? I've been struggling lately on making meals that work for both of us.<br /><br />Thanks for any advice you have! :)<br /><br /><a href="http://chalayn.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Chalayn</a>chalaynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588631608351614332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035717604681554803.post-37375966131293113932013-09-05T11:09:28.443-04:002013-09-05T11:09:28.443-04:00This is totally how most of my weeks go, too- I re...This is totally how most of my weeks go, too- I really need to get better at actual menu planning. That creamy tortilla soup sounds delish- recipe??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035717604681554803.post-38329342810479199252013-09-05T10:49:22.754-04:002013-09-05T10:49:22.754-04:00love this! I loathe wasting food and any tips are ...love this! I loathe wasting food and any tips are so useful. We also prefer to do a bigger shop rather than spend more money doing little ones. But I am 5 months pregnant and I will admit I am picking up little bits on the way home becuase if I am craving something I just have to have it for supper!!! heheClaire Choudhryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11208897801202889753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035717604681554803.post-46300283792837907242013-09-05T10:38:06.979-04:002013-09-05T10:38:06.979-04:00Agh! That's awesome. I really wish I could get...Agh! That's awesome. I really wish I could get to this point of comfort just throwing things together. Maybe I just have to be adventurous and try. I don't know. I get in food slumps and just make the same things over and over, or need a recipe to adventure. New Year's Resolution maybe?? Christina @ The Murrayed Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08845997868835876006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035717604681554803.post-68828633530587940502013-09-05T10:19:40.892-04:002013-09-05T10:19:40.892-04:00i love this post! i'm totally the same way- m...i love this post! i'm totally the same way- my husband and i eat leftovers all the time. i purposefully make a large meal that we can eat for several days. i just don't have the ability to be creative in the kitchen every night of the week.Caitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13198075584318085618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035717604681554803.post-12132654517391110052013-09-05T09:47:12.822-04:002013-09-05T09:47:12.822-04:00Even though I (mostly) feel like we have a good gr...Even though I (mostly) feel like we have a good grocery budget, I know there's always room for improvement, so I love this post! Thanks for sharing.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14791916043663386578noreply@blogger.com