Winners of LeftOvers

So you always want the power, and then when you have it, it is really hard to wield it. Basically judging was a heck of a lot harder then I thought. We had 20 contestants, and I had to do 2 First places, and then did 2 runner ups. I guess we will start with the runner ups. Will get them 100% votes, and 20 percents for the runner ups. Thanks for playing.

Runner Up

1. @thot2word : I'm a student from Nigeria. Basically let me start by saying we have lots of food in Nigeria. But most times, it seems like we have only about 3 or 4 and they can be so monotonous. 😒

Last weekend though, I was at my house and we had boiled yam and boiled ripe plantain for dinner with vegetable sauce. When we all had our fill, it was remaining quite a lot. (there are 8adults and 2 growing children in my house so we tend to underestimate the amount of food we can finish some times)

Anyway back to the description, the next morning, we warmed up all the the yam and plantain to make this dish called onunu (local to the Rivers people) which is eaten with beef pepper stew.

After heating the yam and plantain, we pounded them together using a mortar and pestle till it had a soft consistency. We added Palm oil and a little salt and spices to create the delicious taste and to give it a reddish colour. Then we pounded some more. After the pounding was done, we made the beef pepper stew. Guess what happened next😁😁😁

All I can say is that by the time we were done devouring the food, everyone was clamouring for a second helping. But really, how possible is it to get a second helping out of leftovers?? 😏😏😏

Alas I couldn't take any pictures because I was too busy consuming it with my fingers. 🙈🙈🙈

Thanks for reading. Hope you like it. 😊

1. @tesscooks4u : I have lots of recipes for leftover chicken but thought I would share this leftover salmon recipe. We love salmon and I bake the large fillets with some olive oil, garlic, parsley and lemon and serve with some rice/potatoes and broccoli. I often have leftover salmon and this is great to make the next day. Enjoy.
   How to Make Salmon Salad Sandwich ~ Leftover Salmon Recipe
   INGREDIENTS:
   1 pd. cooked leftover flaked salmon; 1/4 cup finely sliced green onions; 1/4 cup finely diced celery; 2 roughly chopped hard boiled eggs; 1-2 tsp. fresh chopped dill; 2 tsp. roughly chopped capers; 1 tbsp. chopped pimentos; zest of lemon; 3/4 to 1 cup mayonnaise / yogurt; 1 tbsp. Dijon mustard Salt and white pepper to taste. *Mix everything together and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Serve on a roll with lettuce and tomato. Also serve with a slice of lemon for a squeeze and a little extra pop of flavor.

WInners

1.@re-engineer :Our leftovers are mostly intentional. For example, Last week I slow-cooked a large roast in the crockpot. As there is only 2 of us it's enough to last the whole week but I froze half of it so it's a fast meal some other time. The rest of it got:

cut into strips for a salad (I only like salads if they have lots of 'stuff' in them so this is one of many 'stuffs').
made into a more 'American-style' stirfry (ramen noodles, frozen veggies, meat cut into strips, and sweet chili sauce).
made into SOS (milk/flour/butter gravy with meat and peas) over a slice of toast. I used half the drippings to make the bulk of the gravy. The rest... Freezer!
The rest of the roast will go into other similar things later.

1. @cryptotax :These aren't spectacularly creative but it's what I've got:

(1) After Thanksgiving, virtually everyone will turn their leftover turkey into something, such as sandwiches, or just eat the leftover's like yesterday's meal. For me, I have saved the neck (instead of throwing it out)and the carcass and boiled to create a stock; then combined with standard soup ingredients to make quite the amazing turkey soup. The process involves searing the neck if you want to be iron chef like. The last time I did this was maybe Thanksgiving of a year ago. I skipped it for the recent holiday.
(2) We usually pack fruit for lunch or for snacks around the house. But, near the end of the week, for a healthy choice we would take the fruit, some squeezed lemon/dijon mustard dressing mixture that we make, parm cheese sprinkle and tomatoes and arugula to create a dinner salad. Typically a melon such as watermelon works very well and the combination of everything makes for a bright salad. We've done it so many times it has converted from a frequent leftover into an intentional meal when we grocery shop.