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I'm 22 weeks pg and last night for dinner I made Kedgeree (sp) which is a baked curried fish and rice dish with boiled eggs and cheesy white sauce. I made waaaay too much and hubby said he'd be happy to have it again tonight for dinner.
We put the left overs straight in the fridge (before they were cold) and I plan to heat in microwave for dinner tonight.
Is it safe for me to have this or should I make myself something different?
It's really up to you, how careful you want to be.
I don't eat fish, but it sounds OK to me.
I think it would be OK, but you have to go with what your gut feeling is.
If you're really unsure, don't eat it.
Good luck.
My understanding is that as long as it was put straight back in the fridge (which it was), is eaten within (or right on) 24 hours, and is reheated to piping hot again it should be ok.
But, if you don't feel right about eating it, then maybe make yourself something else? :)
Even before getting pg, I wouldn't have eaten fish cooked the night before for dinner the next night.
I have a rule that I'll eat leftovers for lunch the next day, otherwise it goes into the freezer as soon as it's cooked and reheated when it's needed.
But as Charlotte said, go with your gut feeling.
I personally wouldn't - my rule (and I'm sure I got it from some Listeria/safe eating booklet) is leftovers only within 12 hours.
Having said that - the risk is still minimal, I am just very cautious.
The fact that you are asking the question means you are unsure and if you eat it you may just end up stressing afterwards. Go with your gut.
I'm not a left overs type of person but I was told as long as it's pipping hot and within 24 hours it "should" be fine
Gee, I must be really easy going then. :lol: I will eat leftovers 48 hours later. eg. If I make a big batch of chicken soup and forget to freeze it, I'll have it the next two nights no probs. There are certain things that I would be weird about eating, but your dish, 24 hours later certainly wouldn't be one of them.
If it's homemade and I know it was put in the fridge immediately, I would reheat it to piping hot and eat it, absolutely. If it was take away, I wouldn't eat it because I wouldn't be sure of how fresh it was to begin with.
Yeah pretty much I'm the same. Eating last nights pasta bake with eggplant and mushrooms and lamb mince as we speak.. mmmm:
http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/...y-brochure.pdf
This also might help. I found it stopped most of my worries about food when I had something to refer to :)
This is exactly how I am handling the food and pregnancy issue also.:
You can "trust" homemade more than takeaway.
Also I have been told that reheating the food till it's mega piping hot kills any possible nasties.