Making leftover night a weekly oasis of sanity

Leave the oven off. Don't light the stove. Keep the knives in the block. Let the measuring spoons stay in their drawer. Don't even so much as look at a cutting board. Open the treasure chest lid that is the refrigerator door and let the 40-watt golden glow within be a balm to your weariness. Pry the lids off the Pyrex containers with reverence equal to handling a holy relic. Utter a blessing to Saint Microwave. Maybe the workweek just started; maybe it's about to end. The only meal prep involved for this evening is an extra 30 minutes on the couch. It's leftover night...rejoice!