What did you have for lunch today?

@TheHorse (218161)
Walnut Creek, California
October 10, 2018 7:40pm CST
My appetite seems to be decreasing with old age. I had a burrito Tuesday or so and kept half for later consumption. Today, I sliced off a quarter of what remained, and baked it up for lunch. It was fully satisfying. Of course I added some Swiss cheese and onions, and the result was one happy camper (moi). Do you have favorite ideas for how to make leftovers truly delicious?
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@JudyEv (338980)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Oct 18
I can get by on very small serves nowadays. I'm not very active either which probably has a lot to do with it.
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@TheHorse (218161)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 18
I have days where I do nothing more than "graze."
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@TheHorse (218161)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Oct 18
@JudyEv I'm not sure if I consume more or less food on days I mostly graze.
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@JudyEv (338980)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Oct 18
@TheHorse I love grazing but I eat all day if I do that.
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@FourWalls (67500)
• United States
11 Oct 18
I had "instant grilled cheese" (toast some bread, put cheese slices on the bread as soon as it pops out of the toaster, then stick it in the microwave to help melting) and chicken soup for lunch. As Andy Griffith used to say, it would've been better if it had sat on a Ritz....
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@TheHorse (218161)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 18
I forgot that quotation!
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@stanws (126)
• Stoughton, Massachusetts
21 Oct 18
I remember those commercials! You're dating yourself! ;)
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@TheHorse (218161)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Oct 18
@stanws Now I have the Andy Griffith theme song playing in my head. I am older than dirt.
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@wolfgirl569 (105481)
• Marion, Ohio
11 Oct 18
I still have too good of an appetite most days. The belly shows it.
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@wolfgirl569 (105481)
• Marion, Ohio
11 Oct 18
@TheHorse Never learned how to swim. And too cold here today anyways.
@TheHorse (218161)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 18
Belly? That's why God invented swimming. But Fall is coming.
@NJChicaa (119422)
• United States
11 Oct 18
I had leftover low-carb pot roast with mashed garlic cauliflower. It was delicious already so I didn't need to do anything to it.
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@TheHorse (218161)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 18
Low carb. High protein? You're making me hungry! But I must sleep.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
11 Oct 18
Lunch was basically a strawberry smoothie.
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@TheHorse (218161)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 18
Sounds good to me. I've only made one smoothie in the last week. What's wrong with me?
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@BabeSays (8575)
• Mauritius
11 Oct 18
I had ladyfinger and egg with bread.
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@TheHorse (218161)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 18
What is ladyfinger?
@TheHorse (218161)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Nov 18
@Icydoll I only ate okra when I lived in Indiana.
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@Icydoll (36717)
• India
11 Oct 18
@TheHorse it's okra
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@LeaPea2417 (37349)
• Toccoa, Georgia
11 Oct 18
This afternoon, I had a salad for lunch.
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@LeaPea2417 (37349)
• Toccoa, Georgia
14 Nov 18
@TheHorse Yes, tomatoes, radishes and cucumbers.
@TheHorse (218161)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Nov 18
Sounds good. Lettuce is mostly water. Did you put stuff on top?
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@LadyDuck (471002)
• Switzerland
11 Oct 18
We do not eat a lot and I prepare only what we eat to avoid leftovers. I made shrimps beignets with two kinds of home made mayo.
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@LadyDuck (471002)
• Switzerland
15 Nov 18
@TheHorse This is something I like, not the most healthy dish, but good.
@TheHorse (218161)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Nov 18
That looks really good--and different.
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@Inlemay (17713)
• South Africa
12 Oct 18
frozen yoghurt - the swiss cheese would have made me a happy camper too
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@Inlemay (17713)
• South Africa
12 Oct 18
@TheHorse I say that the animals have such a beautiful view in Switzerland that's why the cheese is so good - ha ha ha
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@TheHorse (218161)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Oct 18
@Inlemay Sounds reasonable to me.
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@TheHorse (218161)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Oct 18
I enjoy Swiss cheese. I'll just grab a chunk and munch it sometimes.
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@just4him (317002)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
11 Oct 18
Looks good. I only had breakfast yesterday, and the eggs portion was when you normally eat lunch.
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@TheHorse (218161)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Nov 18
I'm cooking up a leftover burrito portion right now. I will add onions, cheese and avocado. Often, I bake the "additions" too, but today I will go for "temperature contrast."
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@just4him (317002)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Nov 18
@TheHorse Sounds good.
@arunima25 (87747)
• Bangalore, India
11 Oct 18
I do a lot of creative things with leftovers and they become a mouth watering dish.
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@TheHorse (218161)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 18
Heh. That's what I TRY to do.
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@arunima25 (87747)
• Bangalore, India
11 Oct 18
@TheHorse And it spares cooking from scratch.
• Philippines
11 Oct 18
We usually give our leftovers to some stray dogs in our area.
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@TheHorse (218161)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 18
Are the stray dogs a nuisance? Or a part of the community?
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@TheHorse (218161)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Oct 18
@freelancermariagrace A friend of mine and his wife take care of about five stray cats in their back yard. Some eventually become "inside cats."
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• Philippines
12 Oct 18
@TheHorse They are part of the community. We also give to some stray cats.
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@debjani1 (7202)
11 Oct 18
I have rice with cauliflower and fish.
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@TheHorse (218161)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 18
Where do you live?
@TheHorse (218161)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Oct 18
@stanws Cauliflower is kind of neutral, but it can absorb the flavors around it.
@stanws (126)
• Stoughton, Massachusetts
21 Oct 18
Sounds very healthy! I don't like cauliflower, but I'd think broccoli would be delish!
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@Fruity_ (885)
• Indonesia
11 Oct 18
I never had any left overs because I always finish my food
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@TheHorse (218161)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 18
There was a time in my life when I did too.
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@maezee (41988)
• United States
11 Oct 18
Wow. That looks good. I ate some leftover lasagna.
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@TheHorse (218161)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 18
That sounds pretty darned good as well. Was meat involved?
@vandana7 (100153)
• India
11 Oct 18
No...not really...I am still suffering tummy ache. So nothing looks palatable.
@vandana7 (100153)
• India
18 Oct 18
@NormanDarlo Don't know. :(
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• Ireland
18 Oct 18
What gave you a stomach ache, Vanny?
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• Ireland
18 Oct 18
@vandana7 I bet you were eating some of that dodgy... Indian food
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@jstory07 (139415)
• Roseburg, Oregon
11 Oct 18
Leftovers always taste better the second time around.
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@TheHorse (218161)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 18
Stuff like pot roast or turkey tastes even better the second time around. My Thai soup tastes best the first time around.
@xander6464 (44075)
• Wapello, Iowa
11 Oct 18
I've noticed the decreasing appetite, too. I can't eat nearly as much as I used to. It's too much work for me to add anything to leftovers. Just getting them in the microwave is a big accomplishment.
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@xander6464 (44075)
• Wapello, Iowa
11 Oct 18
@TheHorse Ok, we'll go with that! It's just a recent old age problem!
@TheHorse (218161)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 18
Are we all getting lazy in our "old age"?
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• Agra, India
11 Oct 18
I love to handle the leftovers. They spare me from cooking
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@TheHorse (218161)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 18
I still call it cooking. But it's a creative sort of thing.
@montaun (256)
• Philippines
11 Oct 18
I just add a bunch of herbs and spices.
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@TheHorse (218161)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 18
Sounds good.
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