“At Least I’ll Have Leftovers!” Says Recently Separated Woman Who Just Cooked Enough For 5

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Olivia Barry (34) quietly celebrated last night after realising she had cooked enough spaghetti bolognese to feed herself for a week. 

The Betoota Plains woman recently separated from long-term partner Daniel Plant, and is still struggling to adjust to the change in portion sizing. 

Olivia says her signature spag bol was one of his favourites meals. 

“I just thought it’d be good exposure therapy or something to make it just for myself,” she said. 

The recipe relies on a jar of Dolmio pasta sauce, 4 star mince, Black & Gold spirals, and tonight, for good measure, one brown onion. 

Dicing this said onion brought on an overdue cry which was only intensified by a bottle of red wine that didn’t make it into the sauce. 

Once Olivia had served herself, she began dividing the rest of the meal into several tupperware containers. 

“This is good, I’ve got lunch and dinner sorted for the next few days, at least,” she said, sniffling. 

“I bet Dan is just living off KFC every week while I’m over here with a gourmet meal everyday,”

In past weeks, Olivia has cooked herself oversized servings of stir fry, butter chicken and risotto. 

“Mmmm, still as good the next day,” she said after reheating today's pasta in the office microwave.

Coworkers are making an effort to be extra gentle after noticing the leftovers lunch pattern following the breakup.

More to come.