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Woodwizard

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8. I am the main cook.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Tue Feb 10, 2026, 09:14 AM

Feb 10

Most meals I make last 3 days. But I could eat some of my dishes longer but my wife likes more variety.

My chilli with our local beef I could eat just about every day.

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How many days in a row can you go for the same leftovers? [View all] True Dough Feb 10 OP

3 days Marthe48 Feb 10 #1

Speaking of "sogs," True Dough Feb 10 #3

Oh, me too! The bottom crust saturated with the juice from the filling... 3catwoman3 Feb 10 #6

Cheers! True Dough Feb 10 #19

It depends, but for stuff like catbyte Feb 10 #2

If there's something I really like, I can happily enjoy it at least 3 days... 3catwoman3 Feb 10 #4

But are you eating the same flavor and brand of chips daily, True Dough Feb 10 #20

I do buy a couple of different brands, but pretty much prefer... 3catwoman3 Feb 10 #25

Three malaise Feb 10 #5

I have a magnet on our refrigerator that says... 3catwoman3 Feb 10 #9

You win the thread malaise Feb 10 #13

My husband is half Italian from his dad's side, and we lo-o-o-o-o-ove garlic. 3catwoman3 Feb 10 #17

LOL malaise Feb 10 #18

Well. You have plenty of that. Lochloosa Feb 10 #26

All salt is sea salt! QED Feb 10 #28

Depends on the recipe no_hypocrisy Feb 10 #7

I am the main cook. Woodwizard Feb 10 #8

Until they are all gone. hunter Feb 10 #10

Yep. No food waste and every day of leftovers is a day I don't have to cook. tanyev Feb 12 #34

Depending on what is leftover... MiHale Feb 10 #11

I've made things out of week-old leftovers FoxNewsSucks Feb 10 #12

I cook and eat mostly Asian dishes that don't hold over well. Harker Feb 10 #14

Ratatouille True Dough Feb 10 #22

Mine's always rat-free! Harker Feb 10 #24

two more days marigold20 Feb 10 #15

Chili just keeps getting better as it ages. I Emile Feb 10 #16

;-{) Chili daily ditto..... Goonch Feb 10 #27

2 or 3 days Sailingdiver Feb 10 #21

I cook for one but usually prepare for more, depending. quaint Feb 10 #23

It really depends for me. pandr32 Feb 10 #29

2-3 days, but it also depends on what it is. Luciferous Feb 10 #30

Are we talking chocolate leftovers ? eppur_se_muova Feb 11 #31

There's nothing worse True Dough Feb 11 #32

My wife is an outstanding cook. She sometimes cooks up a week supply of stuff on the weekend. NNadir Feb 11 #33

I was raised too poor to be that picky. OldBaldy1701E Feb 12 #35