Tag: leftovers
member name: Linda R.
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November 14, 2006 04:51 PM EST --
My daughter in law is a good cook, but no one really liked the scalloped potatoes she brought for Sunday dinner. As a result, there was quite a bit leftover and left behind in my refrigerator. . . .
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August 28, 2006 05:36 PM EDT --
I love freshly brewed coffee but I seldom finish a whle pot unless I have company. Here are a few of my favorite tips to avoid waste.
Unplug the coffee pot immediately after brewing to avoid the . . .
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September 08, 2006 12:54 PM EDT --
Lunch time again – What should we have today. There's always that last piece of meat loaf and the odds and ends of vegetables. And how about the last of that open can of tomato . . .
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September 11, 2006 10:45 PM EDT --
I've been making this for 30 years. My kids call it Spaghetti Casserole.
1/2 onion diced
1/2 green pepper diced
1 Tablespoon butter
about 2 cups leftover taco meat or diced meatloaf
2 or . . .
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September 14, 2006 12:28 PM EDT --
I have a pot of spaghetti sauce cooking on the stove for tonight's dinner and I plan to freeze some for another pasta meal next week. But I also plan to save about a cup of the meaty sauce for tomorrow's . . .
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September 18, 2006 05:55 PM EDT --
As summer ends and leaves begin to fall, thoughts turn from swimming and boating to parties and winter holidays. Here are some ideas of what to do with leftover appetizers and items from holiday . . .
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September 23, 2006 02:53 PM EDT --
I almost lost an onion today, but fortunately I caught it just in time.
For the past week or so I've been so busy gathering that I've neglected to keep track of my fresh produce. Luckily . . .
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September 25, 2006 09:04 AM EDT --
When I have leftover cranberry sauce, I usually combine it with orange marmalade and butter and use it as a glaze for baked chicken.
Here are several other uses
Melt and mix with Jell-O . . .
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October 18, 2006 09:01 AM EDT --
For many people, throwing away leftovers is a routine part of the shopping, cooking and eating process. Groceries are purchased, meals are prepared, and leftovers are stored with good intentions. . . .
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November 24, 2006 10:08 AM EST --
Waking up to dishes and silverware on the table, crumbs on the floor and smears on the counter, I deduced that the only other human household member had raided the refrigerator in the wee hours of the . . .
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November 25, 2006 10:53 PM EST --
To use up a few Thanksgiving leftovers I decided to make a quick turkey/vegetable combination for dinner. I started by sautéing some odds and ends of onions and celery and . . .
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August 21, 2006 08:29 AM EDT --
I'm sitting here petting my cat and trying to plan dinner. On most Mondays our meals consist of leftovers from our Sunday get together. Sometimes the food is just reheated while other times . . .
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August 22, 2006 11:21 AM EDT --
I had some egg noodles left from last night's dinner. I used it to make a quick noodle pudding.
1 ½ cups cooked egg noodles (mine were curly and about ½" wide) . . .
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November 03, 2006 09:10 PM EST --
When preparing roast beef for family get togethers or company meals, be sure to cook enough to allow plenty of leftovers. The cooked meat can then be used in a variety of quick and easy dinners. . . .
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September 02, 2006 09:22 AM EDT --
For last night's dinner, I cooked about ½ pound of Rotini (small curly pasta) to go with the last package of frozen meat sauce.
After dinner, I mixed the last of the sauce with a serving . . .
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September 02, 2006 10:19 AM EDT --
Although supermarket shelves are stocked with a wide variety of quick cooking rice products, the convenience seldom justifies the inflated price tag. For this reason I cook rice in larger than needed quantities . . .
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September 02, 2006 07:54 PM EDT --
Spanish Rice - Using left over rice and left over meatloaf (measurements approximate).
Cook ½ cup chopped onion and ½ cup green pepper in 1 tablespoon oil.
Dice about ½ pound meatloaf . . .
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October 12, 2006 08:22 PM EDT --
Since today was a busy shopping day, we had a quick dinner of leftover meatloaf on canned biscuits with baked sweet potatoes, frozen broccoli spears, and lemonade. The biscuits were four cans for a dollar . . .
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November 24, 2006 09:12 PM EST --
Since my daughter in law’s daughters ages 11 and 13 weren’t with us for Thanksgiving dinner, my son and his family joined us again this evening for a full round of Thanksgiving leftovers. . . .
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October 09, 2006 09:46 AM EDT --
As I mentioned yesterday, we had Sunday dinner at my son's house. Although there were few leftovers, we brought home a small bowl of salad and 6 leftover cheese biscuits.
This morning . . .
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