resurrection pie
Definition
Noun (slang): "resurrection pie" refers to a pie made from leftover meat or reheated leftovers, typically baked into a pie crust. This term is informal and often humorous, suggesting that the leftovers are "brought back to life" (like a resurrection) by being repurposed into a new dish.
Usage Examples
- (A pie made from leftover ingredients.)
- (Using leftover food to create a new pie.)
- (A menu item made from leftover meat.)
Advanced Usage
- "to make resurrection pie": to creatively use leftovers to avoid waste.
- After the holiday feast, we made resurrection pie with the turkey and stuffing. (We repurposed leftovers into a pie.)
- "resurrection pie" as a metaphor: can be used humorously for any revived or recycled creation.
- His novel was a resurrection pie of old ideas and clichés. (A work that reuses old material.)
Variants and Related Words
- Resurrection (n): the act of bringing something back to life or use.
- The chef's resurrection of stale bread into bread pudding was impressive. (Reviving old ingredients.)
- Pie (n): a baked dish with a filling encased in pastry.
- She baked an apple pie for dessert. (A standard pie.)
Synonyms
- Leftover pie: a pie made from leftovers.
- Recycled pie: a humorous term for a pie using repurposed ingredients.
- Bubble and squeak (UK): a dish made from leftover vegetables and meat, often fried, but not a pie.
Related Idioms
- "Eat humble pie": to admit one's mistake and apologize humbly (unrelated to leftover pie).
- After his boast, he had to eat humble pie. (He had to apologize.)
- "Pie in the sky": an unrealistic hope or promise (unrelated to food).
- His plan for wealth was just pie in the sky. (An unrealistic dream.)