| Leftovers. Convenient or a pain in the backside? Well, | | | | fight. This will save quite a bit of room in the fridge |
| it depends on who you ask. For the person who | | | | especially if you have a number of things you can |
| doesn't have time to cook and looks forward to just | | | | consolidate.For those of us where room in the fridge |
| opening up the fridge and pulling out yesterday's | | | | is not the problem but we just don't want to eat the |
| meat loaf, it's a Godsend. But for the person who's | | | | same thing night after night, there is a solution to |
| fridge is stuffed to the gills and he doesn't have a | | | | that problem as well.Riddle. When is ham not ham? |
| place to put the stuff, it could be a total nightmare, | | | | When it's ham. If that sounds confusing, let me |
| especially if you're the type of person who doesn't | | | | explain.Let's say you're throwing a graduation party |
| like to throw out food because of all the starving | | | | for your daughter and you decide to have a bunch |
| people in the world. And then of course there is the | | | | of deli platters. You order enough food for 50 people |
| boredom of eating the same thing night after night | | | | but only 35 show up. At the end of the night you |
| after night. Well, your leftover problems are a thing | | | | find out that you have enough deli left over to start |
| of the past. Below, you will find a few tips to make | | | | your own delicatessen. What do you do?Well, if |
| leftovers a minor problem at worst.For those who | | | | you've got enough room in the fridge, bring it home |
| don't have the room in the fridge to put the | | | | in plastic bags. Stuff like turkey, ham and roast beef |
| leftovers, especially after a big party, there is one | | | | will have to be used quickly. Things like hard salami will |
| very simple solution. Give the food away. If your | | | | stay longer so there's not an immediate rush to eat |
| guests enjoyed your meat loaf then there is no | | | | it.Now to answer the riddle of when a ham is not a |
| reason why they can't take some of it home with | | | | ham. Deli ham is great with mustard on rye bread. |
| them. In the case of things like leftover sheet cake, | | | | But did you know that you can also take it, put a |
| which is always a problem after a party, you simply | | | | little cinnamon on it and surround it with pineapple and |
| cut it up into smaller blocks and give it to people to | | | | throw it in the oven? Guess what? When you take it |
| take home. If they don't want it, no problem. Having | | | | out, it tastes nothing like the ham you had on rye |
| cut the cake up into smaller blocks, this will make it | | | | with mustard. You just made yourself a new meal. |
| easier to store the cake in the fridge, which will be | | | | Add some veggies and you're set.What about the |
| necessary when you're dealing with whipped cream | | | | roast beef that's also great on a sandwich? Don't |
| frosting.If people aren't thrilled about taking your | | | | want to eat roast beef sandwiches for a week? No |
| food home with them, you can always try the cake | | | | problem. Go to the market, get some gravy master |
| trick with the food itself. Just because you had one | | | | and throw that roast beef in the oven. Won't taste |
| dish of meat loaf and another dish of baked ziti, | | | | anything like the roast beef you had the day |
| doesn't mean that you can't put what's left of them | | | | before.There are many ways to get creative with |
| both on a plate together. Don't worry, they won't | | | | leftovers. You just have to have a little imagination. |