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hunter

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10. Until they are all gone.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Tue Feb 10, 2026, 09:17 AM

Feb 10

My wife disagrees.

When I was a kid we once lived without a refrigerator for a year. My parents had to make sure we wouldn't have leftovers that required refrigeration. That usually meant cooking a little less of the main meal so that all of it was eaten, and then if we were still hungry we'd have foods that did not require refrigeration, for example bread rolls and cheese. When we had pigs dealing with leftovers was easy.

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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