The Basics

Hi, so I, the self-proclaimed Queen of Leftovers, have started this blog as a way to share recipes made from leftovers.

I've been working to get healthy. One thing I've heard multiple times is that the meals you get when you go out to eat are too big. Some people say the best way to deal with this is not to eat out period. Well that doesn't work for my lifestyle nor my boyfriend's.

The other side of the coin says to put half or more of the meal in a take out box and take it home. The food you eat when you are out is then your splurge for the week or month or whatever timescale you choose. Well if the food I ate at the restaurant is my splurge, what am I supposed to do with the left overs I just brought home?

Money is tight these days all around, I can't rationalize throwing food out. So I've starting working on recipes to use the leftovers and still be healthy. By adding ingredients I have in the house, I can extend a plate of leftovers to a family meal.

I will post them here as I come up with them along with any other meals that use odds and ends from around the house. For instance, I'm thinking about saving the crumbs from the bottom of my cheerios box and using them as bread crumbs. Why should I throw them out and spend money on something else that may work just as well?

I'll let you all know the results. Also please share with me any recipes you have tried and liked. I'll try them and post them.