| 50% Less Cookingwithout hitting the fast food | | | | with anything.Family Omelette: Peel and dice leftover |
| button! Don't you just cringe when some clever | | | | jackets and gently fry in olive oil, with a chopped |
| kitchen type tells you what you could be doing with | | | | onion. Pour over beaten eggs and add some grated |
| the leftovers in the fridge, when it's plainly obvious | | | | cheese. Cook gently for a few minutes. Turn and |
| the leftovers will stay there until they walk out by | | | | cook the other side. The omelette will probably fall |
| themselves!More often than not, saving money with | | | | apart during this manouevre. Just push it back |
| leftovers, although a great idea, takes a lot of time in | | | | together. No-one will know! Serve hot with a green |
| preparation and relies on many other ingredients | | | | salad.Rough Potato Salad: Peel leftover jackets and |
| being available. So..........Design your own | | | | chop roughly. Mix in a large bowl with sweetcorn, |
| leftovers!Cooking twice as much as you need 'by | | | | tuna and a little chopped onion or chives. Serve with |
| design' allows you the extra time tomorrow with the | | | | a mayonnaise sauce.Hot mashed potato, served with |
| added bonus of knowing what you're going to | | | | a delicious gravy, is always a family favorite. Make |
| cook.Dithering around in the kitchen working out who | | | | twice as much and delight the family two days in a |
| wants what and what you forgot to buy, takes | | | | row! Cool the leftover mash thoroughly. Place in a |
| ages. If you know you've already got a portion of | | | | bowl, cover with plastic food wrap and |
| the evening meal ready in the fridge, life becomes a | | | | refrigerate.Baked Mash: Put leftover mash into a large |
| lot less stressful.Most 'in-the-pot' dishes like | | | | bowl and stir in cooked flaked white fish, bacon |
| bolognaise, chile, casseroles and stews can all be | | | | pieces, or cooked vegetables. Place in a greased |
| made in double quantities in very little extra time. | | | | ovenproof dish, top with grated cheese and bake in |
| Make sure you thoroughly reheat meat dishes until | | | | a medium oven until hot right through.Burger Mash: In |
| very hot. The only real problem with in the pot | | | | a large bowl, mix leftover mash with a little beaten |
| recipes is that you're obliged to eat the same meal | | | | egg, some chopped chives or very finely chopped |
| two nights in a row. Although you can serve it with | | | | onion. Then form small balls in your hands. Flatten |
| rice, pasta, or potatoes to add some variety.If | | | | slightly and, if available, coat with breadcrumbs or |
| you've managed to cook enough rice to feed the | | | | chopped nuts. Fry as you would a burger!Cottage Pie: |
| neighborhood, don't throw away the leftovers. Let | | | | Cook minced beef, or veggie equivalent, a chopped |
| the rice cool completely, place in a bowl, cover with | | | | onion and a tin of tomatoes together and place |
| plastic food wrap, and refrigerate. Then the following | | | | mixture in a large lightly greased ovenproof dish. |
| evening you have a base for a new and exciting | | | | Spoon leftover mashed potato over the top, and |
| meal...try these ideas:Egg Fried Rice: Make a plain | | | | sprinkle on a little grated cheese, if liked. Heat |
| omelette and remove from pan. Cut into small pieces | | | | through thoroughly in a medium to hot oven and |
| and set aside.. Put cold leftover rice in the pan and | | | | serve hot with green vegetables.Cook a slightly larger |
| stir gently. Add omelette pieces, stir and heat until | | | | chicken and keep the leftovers covered - and maybe |
| hot right through. Serve with Chinese style ribs, or | | | | hidden - in the fridge. A vegetarian equivalent of |
| veggie sausages.Special Fried Rice: Fry in olive or nut | | | | chicken will work equally well with these dishes.Quick |
| oil a finely chopped onion, tomato, green pepper and | | | | Chicken Curry: Pour a home made curry sauce or a |
| a few sliced mushrooms. Add leftover rice to pan. | | | | jar of ready - made over cut up leftover chicken |
| Stir gently. Add sweetcorn for colour and a few | | | | pieces and heat through thoroughly in a hot oven. |
| chopped walnuts if liked. Serve with any meat, fish, | | | | Always make sure re-heated meat is steaming hot |
| egg or veggie dish.Rice Salad: In a large bowl, mix | | | | right through. Serve with rice or jacket |
| leftover rice with fresh raw chopped vegetables; | | | | potatoes.Chicken Salad: Mix cold leftover chicken with |
| onion, tomato, sweet pepper, celery, sweetcorn, and | | | | a finely chopped onion and stir in a half mayo, half |
| any other favorites hanging around in the fridge. Chill | | | | natural yogurt dressing. Add a few walnuts for an |
| for half an hour before serving. A half mayo-half | | | | extra special treat. Chill for 30 minutes and serve with |
| natural yogurt dressing can be gently stirred in if liked. | | | | any dish..Chicken Stir Fry: Put cut up chicken pieces in |
| To create a whole summer meal in a bowl, add | | | | a frying pan with a little olive or nut oil. Mix in thinly |
| chopped boiled egg, cooked flaked fish, pieces of | | | | sliced sweet peppers, onion, tomato and any other |
| ham or cooked chicken or even nuts and | | | | bits in the fridge that look healthy enough to eat. |
| raisins!Potatoes can easily be turned into 'designer | | | | Cook gently for a few minutes, ensuring the chicken |
| leftovers'Cooking a whole tray of jacket potatoes | | | | is thoroughly hot. Then mix into a bowl of hot |
| will take no longer than cooking one or two, just a | | | | cooked noodles. Serve with an oriental style |
| few extra minutes scrubbing time needed. Store | | | | sauce.Hot Tip: Planning a few menus in advance will |
| leftovers in the fridge.Flat Fries: Slice and shallow fry | | | | mean you are always in control of nourishing and |
| leftover jackets in hot olive oil and some mixed dried | | | | tasty meals, and no need to lean guiltily on the |
| herbs or cumin spice. Turn occasionally. Serve hot | | | | microwave waiting for the latest TV dinner to cook! |