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By: heather

heather — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:28:14 +0000

Wow, all of you rock. Seriously.

Ashley, I LOVE that idea for the wine ice cubes. I had no idea you could do that, but it’s so smart!

Steff, making pizza is an awesome idea for little things like half an onion or a handful of mushrooms. I really need to experiment more with my pizza making; my first attempts have been a bit, well, soggy. I need to find a better recipe I guess!

Heather, I lovelovelove your ideas. I make lasagna too, and was in the same boat. I always have like, five lasagna noodles left over. I’m definitely going to try your roll up idea! Plus, you can also use cottage cheese in lasagna instead of ricotta. It’s got way more protein, and is lower in calories. I always use cottage cheese and think it tastes really great in there.

Thanks so much to all of you for these great ideas! I learn so much from readers writing in, and I really appreciate it. I know other readers do as well!

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:20:40 +0000

I have always hated how I end up with those few extra lasagna noodles in the box after making lasagna. So I recently looked up what you can do with them and found two pretty common ideas. 1) lasagna roll-ups….picture putting ricotta on the noodle and rolling it up. Put them all in a pan, add sauce/cheese or whatever you like and bake….voila! Google it and you’ll get lots of recipes. 2) Tuna noodle casserole with cut up leftover lasagna noodles. This is the one I tried because I’ve had a bunch of tuna on hand for a while now and had a potluck to go to. Now I no I will no longer have boxes with 3-5 measly lasagna noodles leftover in them for months!! I can use ‘em up!

By: Steff

Steff — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:26:38 +0000

I make pizza with all my leftovers. I make bread every day so I’ve always got dough in the fridge. I roll the dough out and add whatever’s left in the fridge – half a mushroom, a quarter of an onion, the rest of a can of chilli beans, fresh herbs, canned pineapple … it all goes on! For wintery vegetables like carrots, cauliflower and potatoes I make calzone instead.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:25:04 +0000

Freezing!!! I freeze so many leftovers, and most of the items you listed can easily be frozen for use at a future date. I also buy in bulk (a little goes a long way for only 2) and I store most of it prechopped in the freezer. Save money by buying bulk and from not wasting.

One tip for that leftover wine: don’t toss it. Pour wine directly into ice cubes and use them within a week or so for a wine sauce. Better than pouring it down the drain if you can’t drink it all before it goes bad.

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Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:37:56 +0000

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