Left-Overs

Here's my left-over story. There are just a few left-overs after dinner. They were pretty tasty, and I just can't throw them away. I put them in a little plastic container. Somehow the container seems to gravitate to the back of the refrigerator. I plan to use the left-overs again soon. But as luck or something would have it, I don't even notice them in a remote shelf of the frig until it's too late. I won't bother to describe the left-overs, but "edible" is not one of the adjectives I would use. What do I do? Probaly what I've done countless times before. Probably what you've done. I throw them away, wash the plastic container, and get ready for the next course of left-overs.

Now comes the good part. I mean the really good part. I do it differently now. If you already have the left-over dilemma solved read no further. But if you often find yourself saving those little tidbits only to find them in an undesirable state in the back of the frig, read on.

Designate one shelf or part of one shelf as the Left-Over Shelf. Put all left-overs in see-through containers on that shelf. For every meal you prepare in the next couple of days, check the Left-Over Shelf. Use the morsels there first. If you don't use them in a couple of days, throw them out.

I know it sounds so easy and so obvious. But the Left-Over Shelf might just be what you've been looking for, too.