I really hate leftovers!?!
I'm so sick of them!
I know this sounds selfish but my mom makes huge meals even though theirs just me and her,so we always alwaaays have left overs. It's gotten to the point where I just want to scream and throw them away! I hate eating the same thing more then once and usually we have the same thing 3 times!
Most of the time I don't even really like them. My moms a good cook but i'm just a really picky eater.
Like she made a huge pork roast even though I hate roast and we've already had it twice and we're going to eat it again tonight! Last night we had lamb which is my favorite meat but she's made it at least twice a week for the last month or so I wound up throwing most of it away in the trashcan in my room and then I took the garbage out.
How can I make myself eat her leftovers?
I can't keep throwing them away because she gets pissed when I waste food.
Any advice helps :)
Answers:
You really are lucky to have a mom cooking great meals for you to start with. Especially when you're getting lamb. Now i understand if you simply reheat the same old thing, it gets tired. Since you admittedly have the resources, buy other ingredients to turn those leftovers into an entirely new dish. Leftover roast can be shredded and turned into a stew or (with the right veggies) a stir-fry. Food is a blessing and shouldn't be wasted if you can help it. Leftover lambchops could be used to make hot pita sandwiches. Take the lead here. Instead of throwing it out, have fun and make something new with it and gain a touch of respect from your mother.
Sounds like your mum only wants to conserve her energy by cooking heaps at once so like others here have said if you are capable of cooking ( I don't know your age ) you could offer to cook a couple of times a week and that way you can cook what you feel like eating and your mum can have a break. Try cooking omelettes, they are easy and you can use a lot of her lo's too.
Maybe you could talk to her about scaling down the recipes and then there wouldn't be leftovers. She may just be trying to not cook every night. The best thing to do is talk to her about the situation, calmly, without anger, accusations or an "attitude". We Moms are only human and we deserve to be talked to like humans with respect so try to keep that in mind when you talk to her. The best way to resolve any issue is to talk!
If she works then that might be a reason..she doesn't have to come home and cook....But if it bothers you that much...talk to her...tell her how you feel...ask her if she has any suggestions how you 2 can compromise on this...you won't know until you try....
Much luck to you.....
self talk. go into zen mode and chant: I will eat last week's.... I will eat yesterday's....I will eat last months....(hopefully not)
If your mom works, she probably cooks larger meals to save her time and effort during the week. Much easier to just make 2-3 things each week than 6 or 7. It's also more economical to buy things in larger packages and have the leftovers for lunch and dinner.
How about offering to cook every other week to help her out? That way you can make something new every night on your weeks, and she gets a break from the kitchen. (Bonus points if you clean up the kitchen afterwards on your nights!) Plus it'll let you expand your skills as a cook, and learn how to create variations of dishes you like. I have about 5 different ways to fix french dip, so even if we have it twice in one month, it's still different from the last time.
Learn to do other things with the leftovers you have. Experiment with different things. Leftover hamburger can be used in enchiladas, tacos, spaghetti sauce, sloppy joes, chili burgers, mixed with cheeses and stuffed in giant pasta shells and served with assorted sauces. Leftover chicken can be shredded and rolled into tortillas and deep fried for taquitos, used in chicken salad, put on a roll with melted cheese and served as a hot sandwich, used in chicken tacos or enchiladas, used for sweet and sour chicken or shredded and mixed with bbq sauce for sandwiches. Get creative, look at other things you can put with the leftovers. There's no end of sauces, pastas, rices and things you can do.
No offense but hey atleast she cooks. We got lucky if my mom felt like cooking. U need to talk to her and let her know nicely that she needs to make less. Maybe if u help her Cook a certain night here and there it wont feel like such a hassle.
Since you say it is just you and her. I assume she is very busy with everything she needs to do to take care of you. I agree with everyone here that is saying talk to your mom and tell her how you feel. As said she may be able to scale back the recipes. If she isn't willing to maybe make your own food. That's what I did. I hate left overs too. My Boyfriend and I have a similar situation. He says we don't have time to make food because he doesn't want to make time for making food. I just make my own food and he eats his left overs. Just a thought, good luck!
