Leftovers
I'm not sure if this is tightfisted or just plain odd. I suspect the latter.

My parents always used to do a roast for dinner on Sundays (and, for all I know, they still do). This meant that Monday dinner would be something involving leftovers from the joint. This is all well and good (and the task of doing something creative with the remains played its part in my learning how to cook).

What I never understood, though, was my parents' insistence that we ought to leave enough of the roast during its first use to provide for leftovers, as though they'd become an end in themselves rather than a useful, accidental, and economical resource.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 12:17, 10 replies)

Yeah...
Very familiar!

"Don't eat any more, it's got to do for tomorrow!"

Cold meat, baked potatoes and pickle.
*shakes head*
Every Monday.
My mum, bless her, was/is an awful cook.
( Cawl, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 12:20, closed)

Fortunately...
My Mum's pretty good; and, thanks to being first back home when at school, the cooking often fell to me - which means that I am, too. I think it's the one thing I can do of which I'm reasonably proud.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 12:25, closed)

Yeah that kind of defeats the objective of `left-overs'
Bless 'em. Lol
( DUMBLONDE is a rubber lover girl, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 12:21, closed)

Indeed.
Dad'd always look a bit agitated as he began to carve the second side of the chicken, as though it was a toss up between another slice of meat and Christmas presents.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 12:24, closed)

this is a familiar thing
it still happens at christmas dinner.

the parents will get a turkey the size of a small bus and still be concerned that it won't do them for a few more meals...

they're not exactly hard up either.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 13:28, closed)

boxing day
bubble and squeek ftw!
(Halfy By light alone, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 13:41, closed)

ah, the dreaded "turkey week".
boxing day is safe, as we always have pork or lamb, but the remains of the at least 15lb turkey will be forced upon us for days afterwards in the guise of sandwiches, curry, soup and stew. i wouldn't mind if it wasn't so bloody dry, it's like eating meaty sawdust.
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 14:37, closed)

Oh yes,
"Leave enough for leftovers..."

Huh?
( snee held his breath since, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 18:19, closed)

My folks
wherever we eat (at their place, out at a restaurant etc) they have to keep a bit "for the dogs". Sweet I know, but them dogs eat better than me.
(kitescreech still here, Sat 25 Oct 2008, 8:12, closed)

pizza
at uni we used to always get the big meal deal from the pizza place between 4 of us. this consisted of 2 14" meaty pizzas a 9"garlic bread with cheese, 2 lots of chips, 1 box of hotwings, onion rings, and a bottle of pepsi.
this was more than we could eat but provided the most VFM and was handy having the left overs(usually a whole pizza untouched!) in the fridge for breakfast/snacking.
but we had someone round once and i didnt feel right about tucking into the 2nd pizza because it usually ended up in the fridge. on one occasion it went stright into the fridge before we'd started eating!
(suboftheday, Sun 26 Oct 2008, 17:37, closed)