# Better the second day **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 20, 2002, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-the-second-day/99220 "2002-03-20T16:21:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2002, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-the-second-day/99220/21 "2002-03-21T17:06:44Z")
Homemade salsa Cheesecake Adobo (Filipino chicken dish) My white bean & ham stew Tamales ---
**Author:** ![smaft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@smaft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaft)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2002, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-the-second-day/99220/22 "2002-03-21T18:06:57Z")
I have a recipe for brownies made with German chocolate cake mix, chocolate chips and caramels that I always make ahead of time. They’re not nearly as good the day they come out of the oven. ---
**Author:** ![shannybonanny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@shannybonanny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shannybonanny)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2002, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-the-second-day/99220/23 "2002-03-21T19:57:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by smaft \* > **\…German chocolate cake mix, chocolate chips and caramels…\** Oh. My. God. _drooll_ ---
**Author:** ![Spavined\_Gelding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@Spavined\_Gelding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spavined_Gelding)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-the-second-day/99220/24 "2002-03-22T02:47:41Z")
PUMPKIN PIE! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Stinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@Stinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stinky)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-the-second-day/99220/25 "2002-03-22T03:23:50Z")
Gumbo most definately made a day ahead. Or better yet make a large batch and freeze the left overs,aaaa eeee!!! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-the-second-day/99220/26 "2002-03-22T03:47:20Z")
Cold fried chicken…Mmmmmmm…cold fried chicken [drool]… ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-the-second-day/99220/27 "2002-03-22T03:49:35Z")
Beef stroganoffand my homemade cheeseball. ---
**Author:** ![Sylkyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@Sylkyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylkyn)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-the-second-day/99220/28 "2002-03-22T03:58:51Z")
My homemade tuna salad usually tastes much better the second day. Same goes for my world-famous spaghetti sauce and my husband’s marvelous chili. I also think roast beef is great the day after…providing there is any left. Which is just about never. Oh yeah! Red beans and rice. In fact, I don’t really like them very much the first day. No matter how you spice them up, they always taste bland right after they’re made. The second day they are perfect. Of course, I always have to toss a little more tobasco sauce on mine…just for improving upon the perfection. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![SlightDistrurbance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SlightDistrurbance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlightDistrurbance)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-the-second-day/99220/29 "2002-03-22T05:49:24Z")
Egg salad and Deviled Eggs. Gives the mayo or whatever you put in it time to mix and meld together… mmmm. ---
**Author:** ![lesa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/34f0e0/32.png) [@lesa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lesa)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-the-second-day/99220/30 "2002-03-22T09:42:19Z")
Banana bread. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-the-second-day/99220/31 "2002-03-22T10:32:08Z")
anything italian or chienese is usually better the second day Also anything diary based like cheese is good also [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-the-second-day/99220.md?page=1)