{"id":2814099,"date":"2009-12-29T14:16:17","date_gmt":"2009-12-29T18:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/?p=2814099"},"modified":"2014-02-01T14:13:52","modified_gmt":"2014-02-01T18:13:52","slug":"what-to-do-with-leftovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2009\/12\/what-to-do-with-leftovers\/","title":{"rendered":"What to do with leftovers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yikes! Where does the time go. I have been so busy with the holidays and giving parties that I have been remiss with my blog entries.<\/p>\n<p>What has been on my mind is the subject of leftovers. How long will they last in the refrigerator? For example, it&#8217;s suggested that raw meatballs\u00a0 stay in the fridge for only 3 days before cooking. Cooked meatballs (keftethes) can last five days or more and they can also be frozen. Freezing keeps food safe almost indefinitely. Meatballs can be kept frozen for 2 or 3 months according to the USDA. Once food is thawed in the refrigerator, it is even safe to refreeze it.<\/p>\n<p>Food is scarce for so many people and food costs money. Please don&#8217;t throw food away! If you are not sure, the best bet is to freeze.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yikes! Where does the time go. I have been so busy with the holidays and giving parties that I have been remiss with my blog entries. What has been on my mind is the subject of leftovers. How long will they last in the refrigerator? For example, it&#8217;s suggested that raw meatballs\u00a0 stay in the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2009\/12\/what-to-do-with-leftovers\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What to do with leftovers?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What to do with leftovers? - Kitoula&#039;s Greek Food Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2009\/12\/what-to-do-with-leftovers\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kitoula\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2009\/12\/what-to-do-with-leftovers\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2009\/12\/what-to-do-with-leftovers\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Kitoula\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#\/schema\/person\/610affd2867fead5d767dc93895afcdf\"},\"headline\":\"What to do with leftovers?\",\"datePublished\":\"2009-12-29T18:16:17+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-02-01T18:13:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2009\/12\/what-to-do-with-leftovers\/\"},\"wordCount\":140,\"commentCount\":2,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#\/schema\/person\/610affd2867fead5d767dc93895afcdf\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Kitoula\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2009\/12\/what-to-do-with-leftovers\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2009\/12\/what-to-do-with-leftovers\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2009\/12\/what-to-do-with-leftovers\/\",\"name\":\"What to do with leftovers? - Kitoula&#039;s Greek Food Journal\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2009-12-29T18:16:17+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-02-01T18:13:52+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2009\/12\/what-to-do-with-leftovers\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2009\/12\/what-to-do-with-leftovers\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2009\/12\/what-to-do-with-leftovers\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"What to do with leftovers?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/\",\"name\":\"Kitoula's Greek Food Journal\",\"description\":\"I&#039;m Greek. 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