When I make a casserole, I like to make enough for two meals (9x13). I have found that how well we enjoy the leftovers depends a lot on how they're re-heated!
We don't have a microwave, and re-heating leftovers in a pan on the stove is only okay, not spectacular.
So what I have been doing is this: at the end of the meal, I transfer the leftover casserole to a( smaller) glass casserole dish. I cover the glass dish and refrigerate it until we're ready to eat the leftovers. Then I re-warm them in the oven (usually at 350 degrees for about 30-40 minutes).
It takes longer than warming on the stove top, but the food usually tastes just as good as fresh! :)
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Kitchen Tip Tuesdays Participants
| 1. Laura @ Heavenly Homemakers (Whole Wheat Hamburger Buns) [1] 2. Our Red House (Gran's Apple Tea Cake) [2] 3. Niki (making butter) [3] 4. The Happy Housewife ~ recycling bread [4] 5. Debbie J. (Strawberries!) [5] 6. Lynn (freezing buttermilk) [6] 7. Nicole @The Simple Cajun Life (GFCF PlayDough) [7] 8. Amber (saving electricity - and dishes!) [8] 9. Michelle (boiling ground beef in bulk) [9] |
10. Kim (Clean as you go) [10] 11. candace (storing and reviving marshmallows) [11] 12. Julie Stiles Mills (5 minute onions and flash freezing - with a book giveaway) [12] 13. AmyG (Meatless meals) [13] 14. Kirstin: roasted garlic and switching out ingredients [14] 15. The Nest Egg (Recipe Protectors) [15] 16. Mrs.Jo(bread tips) [16] 17. Laura @ Bloggin' Mama (first time) [17] 18. Rachael @ Beans & Rice (whole wheat pastry flour and a recipe) [18] |
19. Sonshine (more muffin talk) [19] 20. DONNA (bake bread in bulk!) [20] 21. The Nourishing Gourmet-Herbed baked eggs [21] 22. Mandy @ Biblical Homemaking (Best Kitchen Tool Ever!!) [22] 23. If Only I Had Super Powers (grating cheese without blood) [23] 24. Katrina (stretching the meal further) [24] 25. Lindsey (Prepared Cake Mix) [25] 26. Julie Stiles Mills (Banana Dessert Recipe ) [26] |
Links:
[1] http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/blog/whole-wheat-hamburger-buns
[2] http://ourredhouse.blogspot.com/2008/04/grans-apple-tea-cake.html
[3] http://minimalistmommy.blogspot.com/2008/04/shake-shake-shake.html
[4] http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=428
[5] http://homemakingdreams.blogspot.com/2008/04/strawberry-shortcake.html
[6] http://lynnskitchenadventures.blogspot.com/2008/04/freezing-buttermilk.html
[7] http://thesimplecajunlife.blogspot.com/2008/04/kitchen-tip-tuesday-gfcf-playdough.html
[8] http://fruit-of-her-hands.blogspot.com/2008/04/saving-electricityand-dishes.html
[9] http://michelleolw.blogspot.com/2008/04/kitchen-tip-tuesday_22.html
[10] http://therandomramblingsofaworkingmom.blogspot.com/2008/04/kitchen-tip-tuesday-clean-as-you-go.html
[11] http://agardenofblessings.blogspot.com/2008/04/storing-and-revivng-marshmallows.html
[12] http://pragmaticcompendium.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/5-minute-onions-in-a-flash-freeze/
[13] http://apilgrimstillinprogress.blogspot.com/2008/04/meatless-meals-painless-way.html
[14] http://troyerslovinglife.blogspot.com/2008/04/kitchen-tip-tuesday-roasted-garlic-and.html
[15] http://thenestegg08.blogspot.com/2008/04/kitchen-tip-tuesday.html
[16] http://thekingsmissus.blogspot.com/2008/04/kitchen-tip-tuesday-bread-tips.html
[17] http://mamaisbloggin.blogspot.com/2008/04/my-first-kitchen-tip-tuesday.html
[18] http://crosbeans.blogspot.com/2008/04/super-easy-whole-wheat-rolls.html
[19] http://glimpseofsonshine.blogspot.com/2008/04/kitchen-tip-tuesdays-more-muffin-talk.html
[20] http://momsfrugal.blogspot.com/2008/04/bake-bread-in-big-bulks.html
[21] http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2008/04/herbed-baked-eggs.html
[22] http://biblicalhomemaking.blogspot.com/2008/04/my-favorite-new-tool-ever.html
[23] http://ifonlyihadsuperpowers.blogspot.com/2008/04/cheese-grating-without-blood.html
[24] http://whatkatrinasuptoatthemoment.blogspot.com/2008/04/kitchen-tip-tuesdays-stretching-meal.html
[25] http://peacefulmeadows.livejournal.com/151878.html?mode=reply
[26] http://pragmaticcompendium.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/banana-sweet/