What's the longest you've managed to stretch something you've cooked?

[dede]

Confession tIme. I love  KFC. I know. Disgusting but I found a use for the soggy chips.  I never eat them on the day. Next day day I put a small onion in the TMX, chop, add the even more disgusting soggy chips , a couple of eggs, some leftover chicken chopped ,or bacon or what ever,  some chilli ( a must for me)  and anything else you want to get rid of . Blend it all together. Pop a fry pan on the stove with butter and oil. Press the disgusting mixture  into the pan until it hits the edges. Cook or a few minutes then pop it under the grill until brown.

Yummy. Like a hash brown with flavour .

Ok shoot me.

Gert

We love KFC as well, just too expensive to feed us all

[Halex]

Gert, that must be heart attack meal.

You guys are great, there is 3 of us, roast chicken, breast gone with veggie, yes sometimes use the bones. The other meat gone thenext day for lunches fo dh & ds. Ds loves to take drumsticks for lunch.

Sometimes, I think  its cheaper for us just to buy chicken breasts.

H

[judydawn]

Gert, I can't imagine you in KFC - you should sell your recipe back to them 

[gertbysea]

Gert, I can't imagine you in KFC - you should sell your recipe back to them 

Not me it is DH. Absolutey awful stuff I have  to have  at least 3 times a year.got a sort of meal deal thingy and  it lasts in several disguises over a few days.  a good break from cooking. tomorrow I cook for guests.

Gert

[JuliaBalbilla]

Amy, have you seen this re cooked rice?  It is from the British Food Standards Agency and they recommend that you shouldn't keep cooked rice for longer than a day as you could get food poisoning.

I don't know if this is just our government being over protective (it often is) but just thought I should point out the article to you.

JB

[faffa_70]

Lol I have 7 people in my family what's left overs?

LMAO DITTO  

Amy, have you seen this re cooked rice?  It is from the British Food Standards Agency and they recommend that you shouldn't keep cooked rice for longer than a day as you could get food poisoning.

I don't know if this is just our government being over protective (it often is) but just thought I should point out the article to you.

JB

I had heard this about rice and put mine straight in the fridge to cool and then the freezer. It takes nothing to get out and reheat

[Halex]

Wow, I always cook extra rice, read this & went straight to the fridge & binned 2 day old rice. I cant believe I give this to ds. He loves rice & I always cook extra to last him a couple of days, but no more.

What about pasta?

H

[fundj&e]

I have know for a while now that rice is the # 1 on the list for food poisoning, i told myself must be, caused by poor hygiene and not been refrigerated. I am not going to read the article until i have finished the rice i have in the fridge 

dont know about pasta H and i really dont what to know.

[Cuilidh]

I knew about the dangers of rice and was just abuot to post on here about it, so thanks, JB, for doing that.  I think most people think of rice as a fairly benign food, but that's simply not the case.

[Amy :-)]

Amy, have you seen this re cooked rice?  It is from the British Food Standards Agency and they recommend that you shouldn't keep cooked rice for longer than a day as you could get food poisoning.

I don't know if this is just our government being over protective (it often is) but just thought I should point out the article to you.

JB

..........
Oh dear... Thank you for bringing that to my attention JB. Luckily, nobody got sick that time, but maybe I shouldn't do it again. Just in case.

[Amy :-)]

Well we had roast chook tonight and there is not one teeny weeny little bit of meat left on the bone. No left overs here

I think I will have a go at the chicken idea. I must confess I have never roasted a chook and then used the carcass to make stock. It usually just goes in the bin. The weather is very cold here at the moment, so a good time for experimenting with meals like roasts and soups
I might have to make some TM bread to go with the soup. What a shame!

The second night I combined half a cooked, puréed cauliflower to a white/cheese sauce made with 500ml milk. I then made up 2 lasagnes which we ate with a green salad over 2 nights.

THAT sounds like a great idea EmeraldSue. I would never have thought of that

[Amy :-)]

@ CC
Thanks for the link! I have saved the page into my favourites and am planning to write up that recipe after breakfast

@ Gert
The KFC idea is certainly...creative

[DizzyGirl]

My leftover rice goes to the dogs with some stock and veges in it. Cheap dog food  

Lots of mashed potato, pasta or rice under saucy meals. With lots of veges on the side. Rice, pasta and potato are good tummy fillers. Means more leftovers in the freezer to reheat again.

[Wonder]

Is Tenina's recipe for chicken stock available online or only in her book. We often buy a BBQ chicken and chips from the charcoal chicken place on a Saturday for a treat lunch between sporting commitments. We are not good at getting all the last bits from the bones etc because we are all a bit precious with our meat eating so there is normally quite a bit left on the bones - I'm thinking we could put it all in the new 5 in 1 and make stock or depending on Tenina's recipe could I make the stock powder?

[judydawn]

I did a search of her website for you Wonder but couldn't find anything. You will need to buy the book, you would not regret it as it is full of taste sensations.

In the meantime perhaps try Chookies method of using cooked carcasses for making stock.