Anyone else have a fridge full of fancy food that needs to be eaten ASAP?
I love trying to get the most out of leftovers and not waste anything so as my hangover fades I have just finished giving the fridge a good clean and taking inventory.
After sending our guests home with as much as we could press upon them this is what I have to work with: 3 kilos of raw prawns, a few cooked lobster tails, a fair bit of ham on the bone, rolls, heaps of cream, cheeses, dips, olives, salsa, a roast veggie and baby spinach salad, other unprepared vegetables, mangoes, berries, plum pudding, various open bottles of wine, champagne and soft drink.
Things like beer and bags of potatoes will keep for ages and be used up over the next few months so am not worried about those.
So far I have shelled the prawns and made a stock from the shells, made a stir fry for lunch with a few of the prawns and some wilting veggies, and made some custard to go with the rest of the pudding, which we enjoyed on the couch the afternoon.
Dinner will be lobster tail and salad with mango for desert, and maybe a glass of champagne. The rest of the prawns will be cooked in garlic butter today and should keep for another day or two.
What is everyone else doing with their holiday leftovers?