So, kids are gone, ex and I are no longer together (hence ex i guess lol) and I still find I over cook, I try to use less but it seems if I cook much more than a box of macaroni its too much. Sure I save leftovers, but one can only eat so much leftovers.
How have you dealt with over cooking? Or maybe I’m the only one?
Some dishes freeze well, so those leftovers can be turned into future meal prep. I liked freezing my chili in silicone muffin tins, then one or two thawed chili pucks was a perfect last-minute meal when I didn’t feel like cooking.
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Freeze leftovers. If food is too much, put 1-2 meals in a freezer-ready container, put it away. Eat it a few weeks/months later when you’re too lazy to cook.
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Measure ingredient amounts. Usually, I don’t bother, but if I don’t want leftovers, it’s necessary.
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I don’t really consider food I cook to be leftovers. It’s just prepping ahead. That means I don’t have to cook tomorrow.
Either plan to cook ahead or learn how much you want in a single portion and measure your ingredients.
