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Hating leftovers seems like such a self-destructive proposition. To me, leftovers are a gift from the gods. Often the benefits are multiple: first, some things actually taste better the next day. Second, even things that don't literally improve overnight taste better just because you get a free ride and don't have to cook anything.

 

Examples of leftovers that get better: any kind of chicken in sauce such as coq au vin. Potatoes with leftover gravy. Macaroni and cheese, for no good reason. Vegetable curry. Toast, which is leftover bread. Meatloaf. Poached pears in wine. Pecan pie, which is too sweet the first day, but somehow is easier to appreciate for breakfast the next day. Scotch broth soup, because you realize how really great it is.

 

Just sayin'!   

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44 minutes ago, Katie Meadow said:

Hating leftovers seems like such a self-destructive proposition. To me, leftovers are a gift from the gods. Often the benefits are multiple: first, some things actually taste better the next day. Second, even things that don't literally improve overnight taste better just because you get a free ride and don't have to cook anything.

 

Examples of leftovers that get better: any kind of chicken in sauce such as coq au vin. Potatoes with leftover gravy. Macaroni and cheese, for no good reason. Vegetable curry. Toast, which is leftover bread. Meatloaf. Poached pears in wine. Pecan pie, which is too sweet the first day, but somehow is easier to appreciate for breakfast the next day. Scotch broth soup, because you realize how really great it is.

 

Just sayin'!   

 

Other "better the next day" foods: cooked pinto, navy, Great Northern, etc., beans. Most soups. Most anything in a tomato sauce. Marinated veggies, as long as they're hard veggies. Pot roast.

 

That said, there are things that are absolutely atrocious the next day. Any noodle dish in a cream sauce doesn't seem to fare well. In fact, most anything in a cream sauce doesn't fare well. I don't care for fresh summer veggies reheated in their original state; but leftover summer sqash sauteed with onions can be most excellently repurposed into squash casserole.

 

I'd use that leftover steak in steak--and-eggs for breakfast, or barely heated as part of a stir-fry or fried rice. Or in a beef pot pie.

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1 hour ago, kayb said:

 

Other "better the next day" foods: cooked pinto, navy, Great Northern, etc., beans. Most soups. Most anything in a tomato sauce. Marinated veggies, as long as they're hard veggies. Pot roast.

 

That said, there are things that are absolutely atrocious the next day. Any noodle dish in a cream sauce doesn't seem to fare well. In fact, most anything in a cream sauce doesn't fare well. I don't care for fresh summer veggies reheated in their original state; but leftover summer sqash sauteed with onions can be most excellently repurposed into squash casserole.

 

I'd use that leftover steak in steak--and-eggs for breakfast, or barely heated as part of a stir-fry or fried rice. Or in a beef pot pie.

 

Chicken Tetrazzini fares pretty well in my opinion.

 

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Today was somewhat impacted by my need for an “emergency” dental appointment. No worries though. My visions of a root canal and the ensuing insult to my bank account did not materialize.  Five minutes, a few swipes with the sanding machine and I was on my way!  But as a result, our choices for  places to eat lunch were limited by our need to make sure we were on time for my appointment. 

 

 Deningers is in the same mall as my dentist’s office so we decided to have lunch in their recently opened new location.   Turned out to be rather a good choice all things considered.   The photographs, however, are a bit boring.

 

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 We both decided to have the same thing. This is their version of flammenkuchen.  It surely will not win any medals but it was tasty and filling.  

 

 The tiny sandwich on the side was also interesting with cheese and bacon and I’m not sure quite what else as I couldn’t finish mine.   Perhaps @Kerry Beal will  fill in the missing details.  

 

 

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Posted
6 hours ago, Kerry Beal said:

The bun was the intersting part - sort of biscuit meets croissant


That does sound interesting. Of course, now we have to decide if it's a croscuit or biscant… 

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It's kinda like wrestling a gorilla... you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is tired.

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 Today Kerry and I decided on a restaurant visit to the Filipino restaurant that we found back in September.

 

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Complimentary soup. Not at all sure what it was but it was very tasty.   Not at all sure how one consumes such a tiny bowl of soup in a Filipino restaurant.  Both of us pretended we were Japanese.😊

 

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 My reason for wanting a return visit. The lechon. 

 

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 But we did try something new. Filipino noodles. These were definitely moreish.

 

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Grilled octopus with a vinegar-based dipping sauce. Perhaps next time we will try the fried octopus as this was definitely a challenge for anyone whose molars showed any signs of wear!  

 

I now have a refrigerator full of Filipino leftovers to look forward to!

 

 As an aside and without intending to bruise anyone’s fragile sense of modesty or whatever, we found this in the Korean grocery store:  

 

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Who knew you could buy it and in lots of 50?  

 

 

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4 minutes ago, Anna N said:

 Today Kerry and I decided on a restaurant visit to the Filipino restaurant that we found back in September.

 

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Complimentary soup. Not at all sure what it was but it was very tasty.   Not at all sure how one consumes such a tiny bowl of soup in a Filipino restaurant.  Both of us pretended we were Japanese.😊

 

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 My reason for wanting a return visit. The lechon. 

 

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 But we did try something new. Filipino noodles. These were definitely moreish.

 

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Grilled octopus with a vinegar-based dipping sauce. Perhaps next time we will try the fried octopus as this was definitely a challenge for anyone whose molars showed any signs of wear!  

 

I now have a refrigerator full of Filipino leftovers to look forward to!

 

 As an aside and without intending to bruise anyone’s fragile sense of modesty or whatever, we found this in the Korean grocery store:  

 

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Who knew you could buy it and in lots of 50?  

 

 

Holy cow, I'm definitely undercharging around here.

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Boy, the perfect gift for people who don't give a s***.  Now they can have it to spare and to share.  But can you have it gift wrapped?

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7 minutes ago, Anna N said:

 😊

 

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 My reason for wanting a return visit. The lechon. 

 

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Oh Anna, Anna, Anna. 

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2 minutes ago, demiglace said:

Oh Anna, Anna, Anna. 

 What can I say. I am weak. Oh so weak.

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Anna Nielsen aka "Anna N"

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18 minutes ago, IowaDee said:

Boy, the perfect gift for people who don't give a s***.  Now they can have it to spare and to share.  But can you have it gift wrapped?

 

What if you don't give 2 s***s?

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Well, if I read the tag correctly, you get a pack of 50!  Had I have known, I would have gotten several packs as stocking stuffers!

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2 hours ago, Anna N said:

Grilled octopus with a vinegar-based dipping sauce. Perhaps next time we will try the fried octopus as this was definitely a challenge for anyone whose molars showed any signs of wear!  

Squid. Calamari. Octopus. Damn.  Apparently this was squid not octopus.   Regardless, car tires would be easier to chew. 

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Anna Nielsen aka "Anna N"

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Shoot me. I don't like any of 'em. Not even calamari.

 

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Today @Kerry Beal and I headed out to Brampton to scratch in itch that Kerry acquired when she fell down a rabbit hole last night!  While she researched/shops she asked me to look up Japanese restaurants in Brampton. I ran across Toshi.   It looked promising.  

 

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 Tea for Kerry.   I loved all of the pottery at this place and especially this tea cup.

 

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Warm Ozeki sake for me. 

 

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 Grilled calamari.   This just did not do it for either one of us. I found it boring and Kerry detected some ammonia.  If it truly was grilled then there was no hint of any smokiness whatever.

 

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 Ramen for Kerry.   Certainly tells you why you should hold off on your Ramen cravings until you can get to a Ramen shop!

 

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 Chicken yaki udon for me.  Again, the  bowl caught my attention more so than the food in it. 

 

 Afterwards we popped into a nearby Oceans supermarket and Kerry spotted these intriguing pink tiger lemons.  

 

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Posted
40 minutes ago, rotuts said:

@Anna N

 

the pottery did look extra nice

 

sorry the food did not meat

 

Expectations

 

:(

 

Soo

 

the Pink Tigers ?

 

 

 If I’m not mistaken @Kerry Beal  did pick up a couple of the lemons so we will have to wait for her report on those. 

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I see similar lemons around here, usually marked as Pink Lemonade lemons.  The flesh is pinkish but otherwise they are very similar to standard Eureka lemons. 

Not sure if the Pink Tigers are the same or something different. 

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1 hour ago, Kerry Beal said:

Tiger Lemons - and I didn’t get any.

 

 

Pink!  From label.  I did think you bought a couple.  My mistake. Shame. 

Anna Nielsen aka "Anna N"

...I just let people know about something I made for supper that they might enjoy, too. That's all it is. (Nigel Slater)

"Cooking is about doing the best with what you have . . . and succeeding." John Thorne

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Posted
3 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

Those pictures really looked good though!

 

 It is very hard to find decent Japanese food where we tend to travel.   I have no doubt it is available somewhere in the GTA but so far we have not stumbled across it.  

Anna Nielsen aka "Anna N"

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"Cooking is about doing the best with what you have . . . and succeeding." John Thorne

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