7/14/06 | Leftovers: Bratwurst ‘n Steak
[ Currently Eating: Peanut Garlic Noodles ]
I’m starting up a new feature here at Cheap Eats that’s called Leftovers for Lunch. Thematically, it fits with the whole eating cheap mantra - those leftovers are gold for next day lunches. Many people would otherwise throw away perfectly good free food from a previous meal. Serious cheap eaters have been known to stretch 3-4 leftover meals out of a larger dinner.
But the real reason for this section is that we take a ton of photos of our meals, but we don’t always have time to write full posts about them. Rather than let these photos go to waste, I decided to make them into Leftovers for Lunch. It’ll usually just be the photo plus a few words about what it is. Feel free to comment, or wait for “real” posts.
This one features food from our July 4 extravaganza: we had Bratwurst in Beer (first time I’ve ever cooked it) for lunch and then Grilled Flank Steak, Grilled Corn, and Potato-Egg Salad with Cucumbers and Carrots. Then, I combined these for leftover lunch the next day. Whew, a lot of food!
July 16th, 2006 at 12:33 pm
My fiance is part Italian with a pinch of Creole, but his cooking is 70% Italian, 10% Creole, and 20% American comfort food (namely hamburgers).
He’s always telling me that the Italian dishes and Creole dishes actually taste better as leftovers because the flavors get more intense.
July 16th, 2006 at 3:18 pm
With the invention of microwaves– why waste food and the energy it took to make it? Leftovers reign supreme at our house. They make great work luches and are often turned into a new dish the next day. My family loves fritattas, soups, etc. and friends think these are “fancy” breakfast/lunches. But we know what they really are— yes— leftovers…..