A journey of recycled goodness. Recipes to reinvent leftover food.

I have been thinking about this blog for some time now, but amidst the laughter (and tears) of two small children - we'll call them Little Miss and Monster, a husband - we'll call him Mo, and a dessert business - we'll call that Very Sweet, time is scarce, to say the least. But somehow on this rainy November day I have managed to slow down time - or at least not feel guilty about spending too much of it - to create this blog. I have been quite lucky as a mom. Little Miss and Monster will eat anything. Green beans, squash soup, roast beef, even tofu. Mo isn't picky either. In fact, I've even seen him order liver. But one thing that all of them refuse to eat? Leftovers. It doesn't matter how much they've enjoyed it, even praised it, the night before - they don't want to eat it again. Hence the birth of this blog concept. Not only, to get my family to eat leftovers, but also to help us all use just that much less. I know that my little family probably throws away enough food to feed another family of 4 every week. I hope this to be a place where we can all come together and share our recipes and advice to help recycle leftover food into something fabulous. If you would like to be a contributor to this blog, please leave a comment. Bon Appetit!

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Pork Lo Mein

This is a recipe I typically make with leftover pork chops or tenderloin, but you could just as easily use chicken or beef. I made a similar recipe using scallops and clams and it was great (and impressive, especially if the clams are in the shell.)
4 T soy sauce
2T Hoisin Sauce
2 T brown sugar
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
8-12 ounces leftover pork
Spaghetti noodles
Vegetables; carrots, broccoli, snow peas, whatever you have on hand.

Bring pot of water to a boil. Cut up vegetables into bite-size pieces. Cut meat into 1/2" cubes. When pot of water is boiling add spaghetti noodles and set timer according to box directions. In a saute pan, heat a T of oil. Add vegetables to pan and stir fry. Mix soy sauce, Hoisin, brown sugar, and garlic powder to make sauce. Once vegetables are beginning to become tender, stir in cubed meat and sauce, stirring to combine with the veggies. Once noodles are done, remove noodles from water with a slotted spoon and add directly to saute pan stir to coat noodles with sauce. Add about half a ladle-full (around 1/4 cup) of pasta water to thicken sauce. Once everything is combined and heated through, serve.
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