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Harker

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

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Tue Feb 10, 2026, 09:41 AM

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If I make a soup, ratatouille, vegan shepherd's pie, chili, etc., then I'm content with leftovers for lunch for a few days, but I'll usually fiddle with spices or add another little something on the side to change it up.

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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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Cheers! True Dough Tuesday #19

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

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You win the thread malaise Tuesday #13

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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 8 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 22 hrs ago #31

There's nothing worse True Dough 21 hrs ago #32

My wife is an outstanding cook. She sometimes cooks up a week supply of stuff on the weekend. NNadir 21 hrs ago #33

I was raised too poor to be that picky. OldBaldy1701E 7 hrs ago #35