With the current economy we need to be more vigilant than ever with our food budget. There has been such great waste of food and so many hungry people in the world that a few changes of habits could correct. The first is EAT WHAT YOU COOK. How many people say I hate leftovers. Well today I will take leftovers and make dinner tonight and lunch for tomorrow. I have leftover pork roast, cut corn, peas, baked potato and mashed potatoes with olive oil. In the cupboard there is a can of tuna and in the fridge some fresh celery leftover from last nights bean salad.
My first idea is a stuffed baked potato for a side with pork roast for my dinner tonight. I scoop out the filling from the leftover baked potato and combine it in a mixing bowl with the leftover mashed potatoes. I preheat the oven to 350@. Then combine the potatoes with a potato masher. They are cold because they just came out of the fridge so I warm quickly 30 seconds in the microwave to introduce the other ingredients. I have some leftover red onion so I take a thin slice and mince and add this with the leftover corn. There is grated cheese in the fridge and although any cheese would do I love cheddar. Now I spice with pepper, sea salt and a bit of ground cayenne red pepper and mix with sour cream. Oh, a change of plans. Even though the sour cream is dated February 28th and it is only March1st there is a big circle of ugly green mold in the center of the sour cream. I use butter to meld my ingredients instead. I mash all the ingredients with a fork and spoon into my naked potato skin. I sprinkle with a bit of red pepper and place in the oven to warm and brown.
This leaves the leftover peas. I open the can of tuna and chop a stalk of fresh celery. I mix this with some mayonnaise, ground pepper and celery salt then toss in some of the peas. This will make a nice lunch for tomorrow. The potato is browning nicely so I slice the pork. This is a very tender pork tenderloin that was baked with ground pepper and garlic salt. It is still very moist and is plated with the rest of the peas and microwaved to warm. There are two of us eating so I cut the large twice baked potato in half and dinner is ready. I love mint jelly with my pork and lamb and it is the perfect accompaniment to this meal.
Totally enjoying leftovers in the company of food!
