Leftovers

richlevy · 07-22-2007, 08:39 AM

I know it's not just an American thing, but I love leftovers. Sometimes foods left overnight just taste different when reheated.

For lunch I'm having Jambalaya rice from Friday, and turkey sausage and samosas from last night. The sausages and samosas were made on the grill and kept sealed overnight, so I'm expecting the smoky flavor to seep in.

A lot of cultures like twice cooked foods. Refried beans and twice baked potatoes come to mind.

And for some reason pizza tastes better when left in the refrigerator overnight and reheated in the oven until the sauce becomes a paste and the edges of each slice start turning black.

DucksNuts · 07-22-2007, 08:28 PM

I love leftovers.

I will change them slightly...like add some curry to leftover casserole, or batter then pan fry chunks of roasted meat.

But yeah, flavours definitely change/enhance in some dishes and its just devine.

zippyt · 07-22-2007, 09:24 PM

Left over fried chicken is the Best the NEXT day !!!

Aliantha · 07-23-2007, 01:57 AM

Lasagne is always better after it's been cooked, cooled and then reheated. Specially if you like it really cheesey. The cheese seems to settle a little and things just taste better.

Urbane Guerrilla · 07-23-2007, 04:26 AM

Leftover oatmeal, cut in thinnish slices out of the saucepan with a spatula, fried over fairly high heat in butter, served with syrup.

DanaC · 07-23-2007, 06:31 AM

That sounds lovely UG.

smurfalicious · 07-23-2007, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

Lasagne is always better after it's been cooked, cooled and then reheated.

EXACTLY what I was going to say!

In fact, I deliberately cook huge batches of lasagna and put them in the deep freezer to be taken out at a later date and reheated. I never serve it fresh from the oven.

Uisge Beatha · 07-23-2007, 07:43 AM

Leftovers are a regular part of my diet, so much so that I tend to forget I'm eating leftovers. I cook batches of different dishes on the weekend so that I don't have to worry about making my lunches during the week. That's one of the reasons I like stews and casseroles so much - not just easy to make, but great and simple as leftovers.

TheMercenary · 07-23-2007, 10:36 AM

I live on leftovers for work. I do 24 and 48 hour shifts and usually plan in meals from home so I don't have to eat in the cafcryteria or order out. I eat much better than most do at work.

skysidhe · 08-06-2007, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

Leftover oatmeal, cut in thinnish slices out of the saucepan with a spatula, fried over fairly high heat in butter, served with syrup.

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Originally Posted by DanaC

That sounds lovely UG.

Yes but why does that sound so yummy?

Maybe it's the fact that an urbane guerrilla is pan gently pan frying oatmeal.:P

xoxoxoBruce · 08-06-2007, 07:36 PM

Leftovers??? walks away scratching head

elSicomoro · 08-06-2007, 08:33 PM

April makes a killer lasagna that I enjoy more as leftovers.

I can't stand the pizza at the place where I work, but I like it lukewarm or cold.

elSicomoro · 08-06-2007, 08:34 PM

Oh...french fries are almost never good leftover, IMO...they taste like shit cold, and don't taste so hot re-heated.

DucksNuts · 08-06-2007, 08:52 PM

Oh yeah, chips (fries) are the pits cold....even left in their bag for too long and soggy they are crap.

I'm having left over gnocchi pasta bake for lunch, it was super last nite, so I am hoping it will be yummo for lunch.

Urbane Guerrilla · 08-09-2007, 11:23 PM

Yeah, the only deep-fried stuff that tastes good cold is fried chicken. Fried veggies that way must be taken hot. Hot lipids rule!

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Maybe it's the fact that an urbane guerrilla is pan gently pan frying oatmeal.:p

Frying gently'll get 'em hot -- this is sometimes called oatmeal scrapple -- but a hot frying pan gives them a bit of crispiness that adds to the dish. Butter flavor is essential; don't use a light-flavor or no-flavor oil.

07-22-2007, 08:39 AM	#1
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Leftovers I know it's not just an American thing, but I love leftovers. Sometimes foods left overnight just taste different when reheated. For lunch I'm having Jambalaya rice from Friday, and turkey sausage and samosas from last night. The sausages and samosas were made on the grill and kept sealed overnight, so I'm expecting the smoky flavor to seep in. A lot of cultures like twice cooked foods. Refried beans and twice baked potatoes come to mind. And for some reason pizza tastes better when left in the refrigerator overnight and reheated in the oven until the sauce becomes a paste and the edges of each slice start turning black. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

07-22-2007, 09:24 PM	#3
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07-23-2007, 01:57 AM	#4
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Lasagne is always better after it's been cooked, cooled and then reheated. Specially if you like it really cheesey. The cheese seems to settle a little and things just taste better. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

07-23-2007, 04:26 AM	#5
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Leftover oatmeal, cut in thinnish slices out of the saucepan with a spatula, fried over fairly high heat in butter, served with syrup. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

07-23-2007, 10:36 AM	#9
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I live on leftovers for work. I do 24 and 48 hour shifts and usually plan in meals from home so I don't have to eat in the cafcryteria or order out. I eat much better than most do at work. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

07-22-2007, 08:28 PM	#2
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	I love leftovers. I will change them slightly...like add some curry to leftover casserole, or batter then pan fry chunks of roasted meat. But yeah, flavours definitely change/enhance in some dishes and its just devine.

07-23-2007, 06:31 AM	#6
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	That sounds lovely UG.

07-23-2007, 07:43 AM	#8
Uisge Beatha Lecturer Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 945	Leftovers are a regular part of my diet, so much so that I tend to forget I'm eating leftovers. I cook batches of different dishes on the weekend so that I don't have to worry about making my lunches during the week. That's one of the reasons I like stews and casseroles so much - not just easy to make, but great and simple as leftovers.

08-06-2007, 07:36 PM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Leftovers??? walks away scratching head __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-06-2007, 08:33 PM	#12
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	April makes a killer lasagna that I enjoy more as leftovers. I can't stand the pizza at the place where I work, but I like it lukewarm or cold.

08-06-2007, 08:34 PM	#13
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Oh...french fries are almost never good leftover, IMO...they taste like shit cold, and don't taste so hot re-heated.

08-06-2007, 08:52 PM	#14
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Oh yeah, chips (fries) are the pits cold....even left in their bag for too long and soggy they are crap. I'm having left over gnocchi pasta bake for lunch, it was super last nite, so I am hoping it will be yummo for lunch.

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