Your Leftovers - Use Them And Save Money

By Author: Jesse Whitehead
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When you're trying to find ways to stretch your budget and make your money go further, look to the leftovers. Like many people, you may dispose of your leftover food because it's a small amount, or you're not quite sure what to do with it. However, when you throw away the leftovers, you waste food that could be eaten, causing you to buy more food in the long run and spend more money. In this article we will present a few tips on how you can use leftovers and save money.

(1) Use Spices. When you have leftovers don't just reheat-make a brand new dish from it. Add spices and herbs to your leftover food items and use them as ingredients in just about any recipe you can think of.

(2) Use Ground Beef. Ground beef is a very versatile food that can be used in many recipes. Cook up more ground beef than you need for a given meal so you'll have leftovers. Take the extra meat and refrigerate it for use in a later meal. You may wish to cook up an extra large batch of ground beef and freeze some in freezer bags. When you're ready for the meat, take it out of the freezer, thaw it and the meat is ready to add ...
... to the dish you are making.

(3) Use The Veggies. Don't put those leftover vegetables down the garbage disposal. Veggies are great to use in just about any recipe. Not only are they good for your health, but they will save you money because they won't go to waste.

(4) Make Desserts. Leftover food can be made into desserts that are surprisingly yummy. You can use leftover fruit in cakes, muffins and breads; dried-out bread can be made into bread pudding and French toast; leftover rice is perfect for rice pudding; potatoes can be used to make sweet dumplings or potato cakes.

(5) Use Eggs. You may not have too many eggs leftover from that last meal, but eggs are good to use with other leftover ingredients. Use eggs with other leftovers to make omelets, quiches, and scrambles. Eggs are also indispensable for binding together ingredients such as burgers, meatloaf, dough, and bakery dishes.

(6) Use Potato Peels. If you throw away the potato peelings you will miss out on a great treat. The peels are terrific for making homemade potato crisps. Put the peels on a baking sheet, brush them with olive oil, and season with salt, pepper, chili powder, or other spices you want to use. Bake them at about 375F degrees until they are crisp. You will be delighted at how good these taste, and amazed that something you would normally throw away can be made into such a wonderful snack.
Jesse Whitehead lives in the Central Valley of California where he enjoys writing articles on a variety of different subjects. His latest interest is in Fluke Digital Multimeters. Come visit FlukeDigitalMultimeter.org for more information about Fluke digital testing products.