I Don't Have To Dip My Chips

@porwest (91092)
United States
June 13, 2019 4:50pm CST
As I may have mentioned my wife and I had a party last weekend and wound up with way more food than we needed. Now is the chore of trying to figure out what to do with all that potato salad, coleslaw, bratwurst, hamburgers, buns, and whatever else is left. Including the tubs of dip we had left like French Onion and whatever else. There are casseroles like a meat and rice bake which actually calls for sour cream. I could substitute the sour cream for the dip actually. I could make mashed potatoes and toss some of it in the mix with those. Or I could bake some potatoes and use it as a topping. The key is just to let nothing go to waste, be creative as possible, and use this stuff up.
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
13 Jun 19
you have an homeless shelter there?yes someone here mentioned that you should had the guest to take home some. That is a lot of food there.How many guest did you have?
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• United States
13 Jun 19
My aunty cooks enough food to feed a multitude.She is very giving person so whoever comes round gets a plate and some tot ake home.
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
13 Jun 19
@VoiceofTruth7 Yes, our family always did this, when there were so many leftovers!
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@porwest (91092)
• United States
3 Jul 19
There were about 20-25 people. Yes, way more food than we needed @amadeo. Unfortunately many did not want to take anything with them so we wound up doing what we could to get rid of all of it. We did ultimately, but it was a challenge for sure.
• United States
13 Jun 19
You should have had everyone take some home when we have a family gathering my aunty makes sure everyone takes some home so its nothing left at her house.
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@porwest (91092)
• United States
17 Sep 22
That's usually the plan. Many people simply don't want to take anything home with them. I want to shoot them. lol
@rakski (123551)
• Philippines
13 Jun 19
wow, party. how many people did you invite?
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@porwest (91092)
• United States
17 Sep 22
I don't remember. I just remember it was a lot. And we still had way too much food left.
@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
4 Jul 19
I never waste food, so I would find a way to use it all.Maybe you can freeze some of it.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
5 Jul 19
@porwest I sometimes cook extra to freeze and heat after we've forgotten the previous meal.
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@porwest (91092)
• United States
5 Jul 19
@RubyHawk I still have a habit of overcooking for whatever reason. It's just my wife and I, and always has been, but sometimes one would swear I am cooking for an army. I do like leftovers though both for lunch and dinner.
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@porwest (91092)
• United States
4 Jul 19
Freezing is always an option and something I do often when I have too much of something.
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@LindaOHio (178869)
• United States
14 Jun 19
We've used French Onion dip for sour cream before. It's delicious. Can any of the food be given to a food bank?
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@LindaOHio (178869)
• United States
18 Sep 22
@porwest My husband used to polish off a tub of French onion dip and a bag of chips all the time.
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@porwest (91092)
• United States
18 Sep 22
@LindaOHio Yeah, don't even get me started on those things. I can do the same. It's disgusting when you think about it. lol
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@porwest (91092)
• United States
17 Sep 22
Most food banks won't take prepared food that has not come from a certified kitchen. But yes, I make French onion dip all the time with a tub of sour cream and a packet of soup mix. It's always good and better than store bought stuff.
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@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
13 Jun 19
Food should not be thrown away.
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@porwest (91092)
• United States
17 Sep 22
Right there with you. Let nothing go to waste and one will never have to want for anything.
@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
21 Jun 19
We always send home plates with our guests. Of course, most of them are my family and they all each have their own special food that they like that I normally cook or have.
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@porwest (91092)
• United States
2 Jul 19
We sent some home with plates, but many insisted they did not want anything. It was very frustrating because we had way more food than we could eat...so rather than waste, just had to get creative.
@much2say (55683)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Jun 19
I wish all of myLot could come over and help you eat them up . We pack up food on paper plates and send everyone off with the leftovers - there's always some for us in the end anyway.
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@much2say (55683)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Sep 22
@porwest I always thought a myLot bash would be seriously cool . Can you squeeze us all in at your place? But of course we would want fresh food and not just the leftovers .
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@porwest (91092)
• United States
17 Sep 22
Hey, that would be great. A myLot bash will all of our myLot buddies. Hmm. Maybe an idea for the future. That would be awesome. I could even invite my enemies, you know, and show them a good time. lol
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@porwest (91092)
• United States
19 Sep 22
@much2say I do think that would be a neato idea. I could fit a few people. But yes, I will make sure the food served is fresh and normal.
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@moirai (2853)
• Philippines
14 Jun 19
I would love to come help you out with that, but I'm probably half a world away.
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@moirai (2853)
• Philippines
18 Sep 22
@porwest Lol! Good it didn't get spoiled along the way.
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@porwest (91092)
• United States
18 Sep 22
@moirai Nope. We waste nothing in our house. It all gets used some way or another, come hell or high water.
@porwest (91092)
• United States
17 Sep 22
Luckily, almost three years later, it is finally all gone.
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@rebelann (112875)
• El Paso, Texas
17 Jun 19
I remember a layered dish a co worker once brought to one of our office get togethers, she simply layered leftovers so that it looked like some kind of pizza or what not, it was actually pretty too with reds, greens and of course tater colors. Hey, make a whacky pizza.
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@porwest (91092)
• United States
17 Sep 22
Being creative in the kitchen is what it is all about, and the key is knowing what goes well together, even if it sounds a little weird or even looks a little weird. Sometimes weird is delicious.
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@RasmaSandra (79962)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Jun 19
I have used French onion dip in sauces.
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@porwest (91092)
• United States
2 Jul 19
Many dips, dressings, and other condiments are pretty versatile. Most people only see them for their primary purpose and forget that that they can be used any way you like...so long as it makes sense of course.
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@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
14 Jun 19
Those sound like good ways to use those dips.
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@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
2 Jul 19
@porwest You never know. If your wife gives you a thumbs up, you might have a winner.
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@porwest (91092)
• United States
2 Jul 19
@just4him The thumbs up from the wife is THE most important.
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@porwest (91092)
• United States
2 Jul 19
I can be pretty creative in the kitchen. I just hate wasting things. But most of the time the creativity pays off, although I am not sure I would win any contests on one of those cooking matches on TV though.
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@ShifaLk (17817)
• India
15 Jun 19
I know you will never let anything go waste
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@porwest (91092)
• United States
17 Sep 22
Not in our house. That's for sure. Everything gets used, come hell or high water.
@didinedhia (8470)
• Algeria
14 Jun 19
Yessss .you r a master
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@porwest (91092)
• United States
17 Sep 22
I am not sure if I am a master so much as I am really cheap. lol
@popciclecold (38861)
• United States
10 Sep 23
I totally agree with that. Enjoy.
@NJChicaa (119666)
• United States
14 Jun 19
I'd have bunless burgers for breakfast and freeze the buns. I don't think I'd still be eating the potato salad or cole slaw, though, a week later.
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@porwest (91092)
• United States
17 Sep 22
If I am remembering right, we all know what happened to that potato salad.
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
13 Jun 19
After my son's open house party, we had tons of food leftover the next day. There was a knock on my door and two ladies from the church stopped by, right at lunch time! So I filled the dining-room table with leftover and we shared a meal together:)
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@porwest (91092)
• United States
17 Sep 22
Sometimes that's the best way to get rid of stuff, especially when there's a lot. I don't mind freezing stuff, but even sometimes there's too much stuff to freeze. But either way, it all has to get used up. I do NOT throw food away. Ever. I mean, unless it's gone bad of course.
@evans777 (1540)
14 Jun 19
You are right, nothing should be wasted even if you have enough
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@porwest (91092)
• United States
17 Sep 22
Waste not, want not, as the old saying goes. And of course wasting food is also wasting money.