List #1: My favourite ways to eat leftovers

If you read my 101 list carefully (don’t worry if you didn’t) you may have noticed #5—50 lists blog project. This is the first entry.

So leftovers, some people love them, some people loathe them. I’m a lover of leftovers. Maybe because I’m the main (only?) cook around here. Here are some of my favourite ways to finish off the leftovers.

1. Eat them as is. Sometimes it’s a matter of reheat and eat, or just eat.
2. Make a bowl. Works for both veggie and protein leftovers. Add some kind of grain and some tasty extras.
3. Make fried rice.
4. Make fritters. Good for small portions of veggie or protein leftovers. I don’t use a recipe. I put in some flour, an egg or two, pepper, salt and some liquid. Some added herbs are good if you have them. Serve with a salad.
5. In a similar vein – Okonomiyaki. I normally make coleslaw with an olive oil and vinegar-based dressing and you can easily toss the leftovers into an Okonomiyaki batter. Serve with soy sauce/vinegar dipping sauce.
6. Frittata. Great for leftover roast veggies.
7. Shepherds pie for leftover roast veggies and meat. Fry up a base of onion, carrot and celery if you have them. Add a can of tomatoes and simmer. Add the leftover roast, top with mashed potato and bake.
8. Wraps or tacos for leftover roast meat.
9. Bubble and squeak
10. This lamb, carrot and freekeh salad is fabulous with leftover roast lamb.
11. Sometimes we have roast lamb just so we can have this Old School Left-Over Lamb Curry.

Do you like leftovers? What are your favourite ways to finish off the leftovers? Do you make extra food so you can have leftovers?