I hate when I find a recipe that I want to make and it calls for a small amount of an ingredient that I have to buy a large amount of. Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce are a perfect example. You only use one or two peppers for most recipes, but the can has 8 to 10 peppers in it. I do love this ingredient, it adds a great smokey taste to recipes and some nice heat. I always add it to my chili recipes, and it makes a great spread if you grind up one pepper and mix it with some of the adobo sauce and mayonnaise. Just taste it for the heat level.
I never use up a whole can at one time though, so I put the remainder of the can into a small freezer bag and flatted it out. You can then freeze it and just break off a chunk when you need it for a new recipe. Notice in my ingredients picture, the small bag. That is the chipotle. I also did the same thing with my left over tomato paste from the last recipe. When I need a tablespoon or two next time I can just break off a piece.
Last weeks chili recipe called for 1 1/2 lbs of ground beef, but I had a 2 lb package. Since I am trying to follow the recipes mostly as written I had an extra 1/2 lb of ground beef. I decided to add this beef to the bowl that I had mixed the tomatoes in. This bowl still had a little bit of tomato and seasoning in it. I also added some chopped pepper and onions and then formed it into burgers. I popped them in the freezer, and there is dinner one night for DH and me.
Last weeks chili recipe called for 1 1/2 lbs of ground beef, but I had a 2 lb package. Since I am trying to follow the recipes mostly as written I had an extra 1/2 lb of ground beef. I decided to add this beef to the bowl that I had mixed the tomatoes in. This bowl still had a little bit of tomato and seasoning in it. I also added some chopped pepper and onions and then formed it into burgers. I popped them in the freezer, and there is dinner one night for DH and me. 
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