Stretching leftovers

• Place leftovers at the front of the refrigerator so they won't be forgotten. Use in a couple of days to avoid any chance of food poisoning.
• Save bones to use in making soups and stocks; beef and lamb for vegetable soup, chicken or ham for rice or pea soup.
• Grate dried out cheese to sprinkle on a vegetable dish. Store grated cheese in the refrigerator or freezer.
• Fold leftover cooked vegetables into a basic tomato or meat sauce and reheat, or add to any soup or casserole.
• Marinate leftover cooked vegetables in French dressing for a salad.
• Blend leftover vegetables with canned fish and cooked macaroni or rice for a quick and easy casserole.