In a Quest to Not Waste Food....

I decided a while back to not waste food. For years, I have had the bad habit of planning my weekly menu without giving thought to maximizing ingredients. Therefore, I have also had the bad habit of wasting so much food. I have thrown away more cheese reminates, pasta sauces, and veggies that an a starving person in a third world country has eaten in their life. When I started staying home and not working, I knew that had to stop. Now I plan my meals with deep thought. Thinking about how to coordinate the meals so that a little bit of this can be used in that and not go to waste. This brings me to tonight.... Sausage Ravoli Bake.

I used the leftover italian sausage and provolone from Monday nights Sausage Sandwiches. The cheddar remains from the Broccoli Salad I made for the Labor Day Block Party and the extra tomato sauce from Pizza Pasta I made last week.

Sausage Ravoli Bake
1 package frozen ravoli- cooked as directed
4 cooked italian sausages
2 cups of cheddar
5 cloves of garlic (hey, I told you garlic was back in full force)
lots of basil (lizard and frog free)
16 oz pasta sauce

Mix all the ingredients together and pour into 9 x 12 casserole dish. Cover with sliced provolone so that there is no space or holes. Bake at 325 for 30 minutes.

The Great Delimmia

I have a fridge full of (delicious) leftovers- Sausage Ravioli Bake, Lime Chicken and Yellow Rice, Orzo, and even 1/2 of my lunch from Steak and Shake yesterday. The sensible (and lazy) side of me says dinner's done but the bored food lover in me says no way.

What am I thinking? I am thinking homemade pizza. Wild mushrooms, fresh mozzarella, shredded mozzarella, gorgonzola, prosciutto,tomato sauce and fresh basil. Maybe with an italian salad. Doesn't that sound yummy?

So the question is- what should I do? If I make the pizza what am I going to do with this weeks leftovers? Am I going to be a good girl and eat them tomorrow night or are they going to end up going to waste? AND if I have pizza, am I going to get off my lazy ass and take the girls to the store today for all the ingredients?

Decisions, decisions....