What Are You Eating Today?

[Emily Lake]

I made a pot roast with potatoes, carrots, and onions. Mmmmmm.

I'm going to use the leftover broth to make French onion soup.

You remind me of a beef stew my mom used to make. Pretty much the same ingredients.

I wish I could find her recipe book with my old favorites.

My (bio) dad used to make "refrigerator stew", although it actually lived in the freezer. Basically, any moderately neutral left-overs went in the pot, and when it got about half full, he'd pull it out and simmer it for several hours. It was almost always tasty, but a truly random combination. It would frequently end up with beef, pork, and poultry in it, as well as green beans, peas, carrots, celery, potatoes, mushrooms, etc.

I'm actually surprised that my mom didn't do that. She was so frugal. And it sounds yummy.

I'd do it but we have no room in the freezer. My wife buys meat on sale until the freezer is full and then buys more.

I don't do it either, I just don't cook enough to make it worthwhile. But I do often combine leftovers into a cottage pie. Close enough

 

[ZiprHead]

I made a pot roast with potatoes, carrots, and onions. Mmmmmm.

I'm going to use the leftover broth to make French onion soup.

You remind me of a beef stew my mom used to make. Pretty much the same ingredients.

I wish I could find her recipe book with my old favorites.

My (bio) dad used to make "refrigerator stew", although it actually lived in the freezer. Basically, any moderately neutral left-overs went in the pot, and when it got about half full, he'd pull it out and simmer it for several hours. It was almost always tasty, but a truly random combination. It would frequently end up with beef, pork, and poultry in it, as well as green beans, peas, carrots, celery, potatoes, mushrooms, etc.

I'm actually surprised that my mom didn't do that. She was so frugal. And it sounds yummy.

I'd do it but we have no room in the freezer. My wife buys meat on sale until the freezer is full and then buys more.

I pretty much do the same. A vacuum sealer works great for that.