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Re:Aging Parents with Lots of Stuff, and Children Who Don’t ... by Benji_San on Monday August 21, 2017 @03:54AM (#15062707)
I'm kind of surprised that some people don't eat leftovers. While it's understandable from a taste perspective the time required to cooking fresh food every day, assuming you cook most meals, seems staggering.
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Re:Aging Parents with Lots of Stuff, and Children Who Don’t ... by SeeDave on Monday August 21, 2017 @06:56AM (#15063554)
My father taught me to never waste meat. Something alongs of the lines of "that animal didn't want to die. So don't it go to waste."
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Re:Aging Parents with Lots of Stuff, and Children Who Don’t ... by dagss on Monday August 21, 2017 @03:20PM (#15066982)
I agree to focus most on the meat, mainly because it takes 10x the resources per pound to produce compared to vegetables, so it's the most valuable resource.
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Re:Aging Parents with Lots of Stuff, and Children Who Don’t ... by zafka on Monday August 21, 2017 @09:49AM (#15064585)
It gives me a warm feeling to hear advice like that being taken to heart. I would like to say that I always do the same, but I know that this will stick in my mind.
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Re:Aging Parents with Lots of Stuff, and Children Who Don’t ... by SeeDave on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @12:08AM (#15069622)
Glad I could share my father's wisdom :)
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Re:Aging Parents with Lots of Stuff, and Children Who Don’t ... by padraic7a on Monday August 21, 2017 @04:56AM (#15062981)
A lot of food is nicer the next day.

Anything spicy improves with a little time, and I've found the same to be true with tomato sauce and cooked cheese - so curries, chillies, lasagna etc etc all improve. soup is often better the next day too.

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Re:Aging Parents with Lots of Stuff, and Children Who Don’t ... by dagw on Monday August 21, 2017 @04:08AM (#15062771)
the time required to cooking fresh food every day, assuming you cook most meals, seems staggering.

Sure, but it's time I enjoy spending. Some people play computer games or watch TV for an hour after work to relax, I cook dinner.

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Re:Aging Parents with Lots of Stuff, and Children Who Don’t ... by emj on Monday August 21, 2017 @04:56AM (#15062976)
Using left overs is a way to cook more complex meals!

If you enjoy handling food then learning about handling left overs is a big part of that. If you go back and look at weekly food schedules from the past you will see patterns, were people cook one type of food day one to have base or ingredient for the next few days of cooking.

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Re:Aging Parents with Lots of Stuff, and Children Who Don’t ... by dagw on Monday August 21, 2017 @05:13AM (#15063077)
My comment was not so much about leftovers as it was about the time it takes to cook. And while I certainly do use the leftovers I end up with, I also try cook in such a way that it minimizes leftovers.
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