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Originally posted by lao tzu View PostI've never understood why folks don't like left-overs. For instance, in my humble opinion, anything cooked with onions or tomatoes tastes better after a day sitting in the fridge. So long as you rinse it before putting it away, even pasta is fine. And there's nothing easier for a side-dish. Occasionally I need two pans to cook a meal, and who likes extra pans to wash? Left-overs go straight into the microwave, in and out of a container that's already going to need washing.
Now I cook with milk, though rarely, but mostly white sauces cause you can dump anything into those and call it cuisine. I don't drink it, so buying it fresh doesn't make any sense for me. Dry, it lasts for years, and you can always add some extra butter to make sure your sauce thickens up right. If I want to do it up brown, containers of half-and-half, or even (unwhipped) whipping cream, come in the right size, and you can fly through a convenience store to get them instead of hiking a quarter mile to find it, and then waiting in line in a grocery store.
Pasta is also great for left-overs. I keep the sauce (if I am making spaghetti) separate from the pasta, so I can use the pasta in other dishes, plus, if you keep it mixed together, the pasta tends to thicken the sauce in the fridge and then it doesn't taste fresh.
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We love left overs here. But then again, we are actually not very wealthy.....at all, so left overs do tend to get made into something else. For example tonight its pork chops corn and mashed potatoes will likely end up being pulled pork sandwiches and/or pork chili depending on whats left. This mama don't mess around trying to feed her family.....A happy family is but an earlier heaven.
George Bernard Shaw
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostPasta is also great for left-overs. I keep the sauce (if I am making spaghetti) separate from the pasta, so I can use the pasta in other dishes, plus, if you keep it mixed together, the pasta tends to thicken the sauce in the fridge and then it doesn't taste fresh.Watch your links! http://www.theologyweb.com/campus/fa...corumetiquette
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Originally posted by One Bad Pig View PostWhen I make spaghetti, I mix everything in the pasta pot and put that in the fridge once I've taken out a serving to eat. After that I just take out a bowl-full to reheat as needed.
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Originally posted by mossrose View PostI like leftovers, usually. It depends on what they are.
My mother almost never ate leftovers, always leaving them for my brother and I to finish. I figured it had something to do with growing up during the Depression when leftovers were pretty much a standard fare.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostFor whatever reason spaghetti sauce always seemed richer and tastier the second day after being refrigerated.
I also like to add hot sauce to taste before reheating.Veritas vos Liberabit<>< Learn Greek <>< Look here for an Orthodox Church in America<><Ancient Faith Radio
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Left over pizza. best ever. cold or hot.
But I found out that if you reheat pizza in the oven for a few minutes, it recrisps the crust really nicely on the bottom, and it can actually taste better than it did fresh.
I make my own pizza and the next day I will take out a few slices, nuke them in the microwave for about 20 seconds just to get the chill off and soften the crust. Heat the oven to 375 F - then bake for about 6 minutes on a pizza stone.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostLeft over pizza. best ever. cold or hot.
But I found out that if you reheat pizza in the oven for a few minutes, it recrisps the crust really nicely on the bottom, and it can actually taste better than it did fresh.
I make my own pizza and the next day I will take out a few slices, nuke them in the microwave for about 20 seconds just to get the chill off and soften the crust. Heat the oven to 375 F - then bake for about 6 minutes on a pizza stone.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostWe buy the cheap "cardboard pizza" - the thin crust frozen STORE brands - and just add what we want -- some extra cheese, BACON, pepperoni.... black olives... and bake it in the convection oven for longer than recommended. I like that "crispy" quality, and, yeah, leftovers are GREAT (if there are any).
I usually either use premade dough (the best because you can add spices to it) or the prebaked crusts, like Boboli.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostWe buy the cheap "cardboard pizza" - the thin crust frozen STORE brands - and just add what we want -- some extra cheese, BACON, pepperoni.... black olives... and bake it in the convection oven for longer than recommended. I like that "crispy" quality, and, yeah, leftovers are GREAT (if there are any).
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostI do the same using a standard oven but if I cook it as long as recommended it generally comes out burnt. So a pizza that they recommend being cooked 22-25 minutes gets cooked now longer than 18.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostI do the same using a standard oven but if I cook it as long as recommended it generally comes out burnt. So a pizza that they recommend being cooked 22-25 minutes gets cooked now longer than 18.
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One of the best things about being vegetarian is that much of my diet includes foods that can be eaten raw. Tomatos, onions, mushrooms, carrots, and such. As I like to say, "If you can eat it raw, it doesn't need much cooking." Cooking such foods comes down to adjusting their texture, or taking the edge off things like onions that have a real bite when they're raw, and that's about it. Bachelor cooking doesn't pay much mind to texture, and you can get used to raw onion and garlic sandwiches pretty quick when you don't want to waste any time on making dinner.
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Originally posted by lao tzu View PostOne of the best things about being vegetarian is that much of my diet includes foods that can be eaten raw. Tomatos, onions, mushrooms, carrots, and such. As I like to say, "If you can eat it raw, it doesn't need much cooking." Cooking such foods comes down to adjusting their texture, or taking the edge off things like onions that have a real bite when they're raw, and that's about it. Bachelor cooking doesn't pay much mind to texture, and you can get used to raw onion and garlic sandwiches pretty quick when you don't want to waste any time on making dinner.Veritas vos Liberabit<>< Learn Greek <>< Look here for an Orthodox Church in America<><Ancient Faith Radio
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