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12. I've made things out of week-old leftovers

Tue Feb 10, 2026, 09:26 AM

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I don't mind having the same exact dish a few days. So when I cook, I usually plan to have enough lunch or dinner for 2-3 more days. If I can't make a smaller portion of the recipe, I just give half of a big pot of soup or half a casserole to someone from work.

I bring my restaurant leftovers home and use it to make other things. Sometimes I'll have 4 or 5 go-boxes in my refrigerator after a road trip. French fries make a good hash, I cook some garlic, serano, onion and other veg, add some meat, leftover fries, top it with cheese and when the cheese melts into the slop, I put a fried egg on it. It's good with mexican or italian seasonings and cheese.

So then if I use the same leftovers for 2-3 days, I'm not having the exact same dish

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How many days in a row can you go for the same leftovers? [View all] True Dough Tuesday OP

3 days Marthe48 Tuesday #1

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Oh, me too! The bottom crust saturated with the juice from the filling... 3catwoman3 Tuesday #6

Cheers! True Dough Tuesday #19

It depends, but for stuff like catbyte Tuesday #2

If there's something I really like, I can happily enjoy it at least 3 days... 3catwoman3 Tuesday #4

But are you eating the same flavor and brand of chips daily, True Dough Tuesday #20

I do buy a couple of different brands, but pretty much prefer... 3catwoman3 Tuesday #25

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I have a magnet on our refrigerator that says... 3catwoman3 Tuesday #9

You win the thread malaise Tuesday #13

My husband is half Italian from his dad's side, and we lo-o-o-o-o-ove garlic. 3catwoman3 Tuesday #17

LOL malaise Tuesday #18

Well. You have plenty of that. Lochloosa Tuesday #26

All salt is sea salt! QED Tuesday #28

Depends on the recipe no_hypocrisy Tuesday #7

I am the main cook. Woodwizard Tuesday #8

Until they are all gone. hunter Tuesday #10

Yep. No food waste and every day of leftovers is a day I don't have to cook. tanyev 6 hrs ago #34

Depending on what is leftover... MiHale Tuesday #11

I've made things out of week-old leftovers FoxNewsSucks Tuesday #12

I cook and eat mostly Asian dishes that don't hold over well. Harker Tuesday #14

Ratatouille True Dough Tuesday #22

Mine's always rat-free! Harker Tuesday #24

two more days marigold20 Tuesday #15

Chili just keeps getting better as it ages. I Emile Tuesday #16

;-{) Chili daily ditto..... Goonch Tuesday #27

2 or 3 days Sailingdiver Tuesday #21

I cook for one but usually prepare for more, depending. quaint Tuesday #23

It really depends for me. pandr32 Tuesday #29

2-3 days, but it also depends on what it is. Luciferous Tuesday #30

Are we talking chocolate leftovers ? eppur_se_muova 20 hrs ago #31

There's nothing worse True Dough 19 hrs ago #32

My wife is an outstanding cook. She sometimes cooks up a week supply of stuff on the weekend. NNadir 19 hrs ago #33

I was raised too poor to be that picky. OldBaldy1701E 5 hrs ago #35