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Leftovers

Clockwise from top left: North African-spiced ratatouille; Cabbage rolls; and stuffed tomatoes and capsicums; buffalo mozzarella lasagne.

14 recipes to make this week (but they’ll taste even better the next day)

These boldly flavoured dishes improve after a night in the fridge. You’ll be looking forward to - not cursing - the leftovers.

Kale rolls with spicy merguez sausage and rice.

Kale rolls with spicy merguez sausage and rice

Usually made with cabbage, these comforting parcels are instead wrapped with cavolo nero leaves.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Rosheen Kaul
Alice Zaslavsky with her doggy bag.

How to navigate the dos and don’ts of doggy bags in 2025

Alice Zaslavsky dishes up the latest etiquette on taking your leftovers home.

  • Alice Zaslavsky
Christmas ham kottu roti.

‘Fun to eat, easy to make’: Spice up Christmas leftovers with speedy stir-fry

Dread the thought of eating ham for weeks? Rosheen Kaul’s recipes bring extra flavour, salt and crunch to leftovers from your festive feast.

  • Rosheen Kaul
Ham and pea risotto.

Ham slam: 15 delicious recipes to make the most of your leftover ham

If you’ve already eaten your fill of fridge-cold slices, here are some new ways to ham things up a bit.

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Tomato soup, extra dirty.
EASY

Dirty martini tomato ‘n’ olive soup

When you’d like nothing more than an ice-cold martini, but midweek life has other plans, this soup gives hits of salty, briny goodness.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Doju chef Mika Chae at KT Mart Korean supermarket.

Grocery shopping for one is hard. Here’s how to do it without wasting money or food

Be realistic with yourself, make a meal plan, shop strategically and often, and give leftovers a chance.

  • Aaron Hutcherson
Adam Liaw recipe: Fish cakes.
EASY

Adam Liaw shares the secrets to fail-safe fishcakes (and yes, tinned is totally fine)

A British classic, fishcakes are simple, tasty and easy on the wallet, whether you use fresh fillets, leftovers, or a tin of fish from the cupboard.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
EASY

Adam Liaw’s savoury mince

Savoury mince is a classic for a reason. You can get even more bang for your buck by going big on the vegetables.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Ice-cream sundae with leftover Easter egg chocolate sauce.

If life gives you leftover Easter eggs, make chocolate sauce (plus four more irresistible new ideas)

Use those post-Easter chocolate egg dregs in all manner of fun snacks and desserts.

  • Katrina Meynink

Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/goodfood/topic/leftovers-l90