Useful Leaflet From Saisbury's.

[Tilly2]

Sainsbury's have recipe leaflets in the store at the moment called 'Make your roast go further'

I picked one up today and there are some really good ideas for using up left over meat from a joint. We usually have cold meat and salad with our leftovers but I shall try some of these.

[Mamyalynne]

http://www.sainsburys-live-well-for-less.co.uk/meal-planning/makeyourroastgofurther/beef/

[Mamyalynne]

For those with no access to the store. :-)

[Tilly2]

Thank you, Mamy. I hadn't seen that.

[jno]

my mum used to do that, every week - roast one day, cold cuts the next, and the rest used up in rissoles on day 3.

Every week.

[sherrardk]

We never have any leftovers - I'd have to cook a whole cow to have beef left over to cook three extra meals.

[jno]

there were four of us kids, sherrardk, but this was after the war and people were still cooking pretty austerely and making things stretch out as long as possible.

[starone]

Never had any problems with using up anything left over. Stews, pies, rissoles, it is surprising what an onion or two can do.

[sherrardk]

Maybe it's my mindset, I buy just enough of everything so that there are no leftovers/food going to waste.

[giveup]

We've just finished up all the leftovers in the fridge. Surprisingly tasty,with a glass of red.

[Tilly2]

Now that I'm not working and getting home at 6.30 pm with tonight's meal from Sainsbury's. I enjoy trying out different things to use up the food I have in the house. I used to spend a lot of money on food, Steak one night, chops another night, roast another night. Now, I don't have the money and try to make things go that little bit further.

[jamesnan]

Buy a pack of bacon pieces, most of the supermarkets have them for about £1, but the ones from Sainsbury are especially good. Last time I got some, there were whole rashers for sandwiches, 2 large bacon chops, and lots of pieces of rashers which I chop up, and these can be used for soups, pasta sauce, potato bakes etc. The bacon freezes well, so always have some as a standby, in portion sizes. From a single pack, there are at least three meals.