Leftover Restaurant

Hallelujah! Leftover Night Gets a Makeover
How many nights have you racked your brain trying to think of what to make for dinner while days worth of leftovers are sitting in the fridge destined to be thrown away? For me it's too many to count. We started something new this year. I knew it was fun but I didn't know it was a success til last night when I told my twelve-year-old son that it was "leftover night." He surprised me by responding, "Leftover night? YES!!!"

I exaggerate not.

"Restaurant" is the idea, but getting rid of leftovers is the overall objective.
You will need four-ish things:
1)A waitress: This works especially well if you have younger kids that have just learned to write (although last night I was the waitress and it was fun).
2)A pad of paper and pencil.
3)Leftovers: Preferably edible.
4)A Chef: Someone who knows how to operate a microwave and reanimate food. It's a gift.

The waitress puts on her apron. I take the pad of paper and write each menu item and next to it I write how many people can choose it.
It may look something like this:

Chicken Enchiladas (2)
Beef Stroganoff (1)
Roast and Potatoes (3)
Pizza (3)

The waitress takes the pad and pencil and goes to each person in the family, reading them the menu, writing their initial next to the food they want and feeling really important. She then delivers the list to the chef who promptly heats up the food.
Yes, everyone starts eating at slightly different times (the poor microwave can only reheat so much at a time), but your fridge gets cleaned out, somebody gets to practice reading and writing, and empty tummies are filled.
Success.

Bon Apetit!

p.s. thank you Someecards and imgflip.com for your hilarious memes.