What do you do with leftover food?
When I make the evening meal I always make up a spare plate to put in the fridge or freezer so that there is always something available for my husband to reheat if I am away shopping. I drive an hour one way to get to the nearest town with a supermarket, so a grocery shopping trip takes a minimum of 3 hours. While I am there I take the opportunity to schedule as many appointments as possible to save on unscheduled trips.
Sometimes when I make the spare meal I misjudge the amount of vegetables needed and end up with a bowl of leftover vegies.
I was home alone at lunch time with this bowl of vegies and I thought what could I do with them. Then I remembered that my Mum used to cook "Bubble 'n' Squeak" for us as kids. So I put the leftover mashed potato, vegies and some parmesan cheese in a bowl, mashed them together and made fritters. I fried them in a little bit of oil and I honestly wasn't going to eat them all, but they were so delicious and full of memories that before I knew it there were none left for anybody else.
Do you have any family favourite recipes that are full of memories too?
Enjoy life, it's the only one we will ever get.
Ann
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