New and Improved TnT Foodie thread

[MissinThe90’sStrains]

Next time youre at the Asian market, pick up some jellyfish salad if you haven’t tried it. Ethnic markets are my favorite places to browse, while stoned. I always come home with a bunch of random shit and weird stuff to try!

 

[ISK]

Boneless chicken thighs with gravy, creamed peas and macaroni with lots of cheeses

 

[curious2garden]

They where kinda good lol but so different

I use about 1/3 of that bag in a batch of Pad Prik King, yummy.

 

[xtsho]

A little more work but better than a bowl of cornflakes.

 

[curious2garden]

1960's empanadas ala Pillsbury

I had left over birria and a leftover can of Pillsbury Crescent rolls


leftover tzatziki too

 

[ISK]

1960's empanadas ala Pillsbury

I had left over birria and a leftover can of Pillsbury Crescent rolls

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leftover tzatziki too

Making meals out of leftovers is essential, as we can't be tossing food away

 

[neosapien]

That brings up a very good topic for discussion. If it hasn't already been discussed…

What's everybody's rules for leftovers? Like how long do you think what is still good for etc?

My wife is the main cooker obviously. But most stuff she won't even keep and just will pitch. Some stuff she'll go 3 days on but that's pretty strict. I don't know if that's an Asian thing from years past before Refrigeration and eating old food would kill you or make you sick lol. But she's pretty strict especially when it comes to our kid and eating leftovers.

What are y'all thoughts?

 

[raratt]

That brings up a very good topic for discussion. If it hasn't already been discussed…

What's everybody's rules for leftovers? Like how long do you think what is still good for etc?

My wife is the main cooker obviously. But most stuff she won't even keep and just will pitch. Some stuff she'll go 3 days on but that's pretty strict. I don't know if that's an Asian thing from years past before Refrigeration and eating old food would kill you or make you sick lol. But she's pretty strict especially when it comes to our kid and eating leftovers.

What are y'all thoughts?

My wife's rule of thumb is a week and it gets trashed.

 

[DarkWeb]

Depends on what it is.

 

[ISK]

Depends on what it is.

exactly....meat & fish have a shorter lifespan and are more susceptible to cause food poisoning....things like vegetables, fruits and grain products are not as dangerous

 

[DarkWeb]

exactly....meat & fish have a shorter lifespan and are more susceptible to cause food poisoning....things like vegetables, fruits and grain products are not are dangerous

Also how it's prepared. Obviously brined and smoked has a much longer life.

 

[Laughing Grass]

The fridge is purgatory for our leftovers.

 

[Laughing Grass]

I’m made chocolate chocolate chunk cookies and ate too many

 

[BarnBuster]

Depends on what it is.

This, usually 3 maybe 4 days. Eggs/seafood just a day or two. and on day 4 I reheat/cook the hell out of it
and check your fridge temps as well

 

[xtsho]

I portion leftovers and freeze them if they are not eaten within a day or so. Makes for some quick snacks to pop in the microwave later on.

 

[DarkWeb]

I've been researching recipes for Lomo.

Roughly 2.5 lbs of pork loin cured and then hang dried till you loose 30% of the starting weight. A little intimidating

 

[lokie]

Making meals out of leftovers is essential, as we can't be tossing food away

My mother-in-law would save everything worth keeping at the table.
Down to as little as a tablespoon of veggies. After a few days, she had enough to use for Vegetable soup.


Having lived through the great depression, she saved "everything".

from the web

As tough is it was then, she never talked of this type of despair.

from the web

 

[MissinThe90’sStrains]

That brings up a very good topic for discussion. If it hasn't already been discussed…

What's everybody's rules for leftovers? Like how long do you think what is still good for etc?

My wife is the main cooker obviously. But most stuff she won't even keep and just will pitch. Some stuff she'll go 3 days on but that's pretty strict. I don't know if that's an Asian thing from years past before Refrigeration and eating old food would kill you or make you sick lol. But she's pretty strict especially when it comes to our kid and eating leftovers.

What are y'all thoughts?

I try to cook a main dish and “recycle” it for 2 extra meals if possible, or use it for lunches the next few days. We make a lot of tacos, casseroles, rice bowls, stir fry, fried rice, and stuff that can make mystery shit disappear easily, like chili. My rule is that after 4 days, it needs to either have been eaten, frozen, or it gets tossed. Yesterdays roasted pork loin is gonna become a “pork stroganoff”, with mushroom gravy over some noodles. If there’s some pork left the next day, itl become fried rice, or I’ll saute some peppers and onions, make guac - and it’ll be fajitas. Always keep a handful of meals “in your back pocket” that can be pulled out and subbed at a moment’s notice. It makes it a lot easier then to just buy what’s on sale, and make it work somehow.

 

[GreatwhiteNorth]

That brings up a very good topic for discussion. If it hasn't already been discussed…

What's everybody's rules for leftovers? Like how long do you think what is still good for etc?

My wife is the main cooker obviously. But most stuff she won't even keep and just will pitch. Some stuff she'll go 3 days on but that's pretty strict. I don't know if that's an Asian thing from years past before Refrigeration and eating old food would kill you or make you sick lol. But she's pretty strict especially when it comes to our kid and eating leftovers.

What are y'all thoughts?

We generally give it 3-5 days in the fridge & if no taker it gets warmed up to mix in with the dog's dinner.

 

[neosapien]

Awesome discussion everybody. Leftovers is something we all have in common but yet so routine not much thought goes into it.

The wife is cooking one of my favorites tonight for dinner. The infamous double cooked pork. Will take pics if I can remember.

I wish we all lived closer, so I could gift all you guys my wife's homemade spicy sauce.