I like food that can be made in big batches and served again later. Our freezer is full of single serving frozen lunches. In the morning we just grab a couple of those and some fruit and we are set for lunch. I also like cooking things that have secondary applications. Call them leftovers if you like, but as I’ve said before, planovers are part of the standard repertoire around here. David at Cooking Chat has asked me to host the Leftover Tuesdays event for this month and I am happy to participate.

This is how it works. The basic idea is to have a leftover item on hand as a result of your cooking (or other dining) between Wednesday, April 18 and Monday, April 23. Make something new with the leftover items and blog about your new creation by Tuesday, April 24. I will post a round-up by the end of the week.

To enter:
Post your blog entry by midnight EST on 4/23/07 and send me an email to ceres at ceresandbacchus.com with the subject, “Leftover Tuesdays.” Please include the following information.

Your name and location
Your blog name and URL
URL for your Leftover Tuesdays entry
A 100 x 100 jpeg photo if you would like it included in the roundup

If you don’t have a blog, send me your recipe and a picture and I’ll post it along with the others.

Yesterday, we took leftovers from a couple of meals and came up with a hash. A little olive oil and butter in a skillet and some finely chopped lamb, potatoes and asparagus were all it took. We ate it with a side of leftover ratatouille and some arugula dressed with vinaigrette. A happy Tuesday night dinner. I look forward to seeing what you come up with.