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[quote=Anonymous]I specifically PLAN FOR leftovers, mostly b/c it is faster than always cooking every single thing fresh.  OP, I had to double check to see if you were me - I grew up in a leftover-loving household and DH absolutely refuses leftovers, even of a favorite dish, if it's "recognizable" as leftover.  So subterfuge is required, and sometime I just tell him to deal with it.

-I rarely plan for work lunches, they are nearly always dinner leftovers.  If I have more leftovers than I can get to in a week, I freeze the most-freezable (think soup) in single-serving containers for later weeks.
-steak tonight?  steak salad or beef and broccoli stirfry two days from now.  Same idea with chicken.  If I put edamame in it, and serve over rice, DD will eat it without questions.
-Just about anything can go into a quesadilla and the best part is, you don't need much
-steak, chicken, or pork fried rice is a great way to use up leftover meat, leftover rice, and the ends of bags of frozen veg
-we frequently have fresh veggies and dip, either with dinner or DH and I will take it to work.  Easy to steam quickly and turn into stirfry, fajitas, throw over pasta, etc.
-I will often make large quantities of soup, stew, other freezable dishes, and freeze a second or third night's dinner.  As long as a minimum of 2 weeks goes by, in DH's mind they are not leftovers.
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