What I Ate: The Leftover Edition
Happy Wednesday! I thought I’d show you what I ate on Monday, since it was kind of a strange day in terms of meals. We were low on groceries but luckily, we had lots of leftovers in the fridge so I managed to find some good things to eat! It was colder than I expected when I woke up so the first thing I did was make a cup of coffee. Normally I’d have some yogurt or a smoothie but we were out of yogurt and fruit so I settled on toast. Luckily we have bread in the freezer at all times!
I had two pieces of nine grain toast with a little Kerrygold butter on top. I also had a mini pumpkin muffin right before I headed out the door for work! This breakfast hit the spot.
I was pretty busy finishing up a few projects at work, so luckily the morning flew by pretty fast. I couldn’t wait to eat lunch because I had leftovers from Lemon, my favorite local Indian restaurant. Am I the only one who counts down the minutes until it’s an appropriate time to eat lunch? Some people live for the weekends, I live for lunchtime. 😉
This was aloo gobi and rice. SO good. I can’t believe how good these leftovers were. It kept me pretty full. I worked a little later than normal, so around 5:30, I snacked on half a quest bar at my desk that I had saved from the Natural Products Expo. Thank goodness I had it! Normally we eat dinner pretty early but I went to Gym Quest for a workout.
I didn’t get home until after 8, so I was thankful for the Kuba Kuba leftovers that were in our fridge. (Yes, it’s the Kuba Kuba from my mug of coffee. Can you tell I’m obsessed?) We have dinner with a group of 3rd-6th graders at church every other week and we got to take home the leftover rice & beans. We had these with a few tortilla chips and salsa. It was so nice not having to make dinner when I got home!
I’m actually a huge fan of leftovers. It definitely makes life easier. If you don’t love them as much as I do, check out this post for ideas of how to reuse leftovers!
Do you eat a lot of leftovers?
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You know my opinion in leftovers! An essential part of my weekly food plan! I love Indian food and that aloo gobi and rice look soooo tasty!
I love these posts! And I could not agree with you more I live for lunchtime especially when there are delicious leftovers to devour.
Leftovers may be my favorite thing ever. My husband can’t stand them (except for cold, un-sauced meatballs straight from the fridge which makes me sick thinking about..) so I always get all the leftovers:)
I love having leftovers! i’ll make too much for dinner sometimes just so we have leftovers for the next day. it makes life so much easier.
xo,
Angela
I’m craving some indian food! So many folks in my office left work today for Diwali and I’d love to get some indian food tonight in honor of that 🙂
I love love love leftovers – I take them for lunch and have them on the weekends for lunch all the time. I am actually thankful that my fiancé doesn’t like them because that means more for me!
I used to never have leftovers, but I guess meal prep makes it so I often have them, because I’ll make one dish that lasts for 3-4 servings!
LOVE homemade leftovers (90% of the time, that’s lunch the next day) but I’m not really into restaurant leftovers. I never feel like they hold up or heat up well. I love love love cooking dinner after work but if I work out afterwards and am short on time, leftovers are a godsend!
I always plan leftovers into my weekly meal plan. It’s nice to have a day or two of not cooking in the mix.
I’m a huge fan of leftovers. It’s so easy! Plus, if it’s a meal I really enjoyed, I like knowing I get to have it again soon.