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| 10 Easy Ways to Recycle Leftovers |
by Tawra KellamThe term leftovers, when applied to food, has somehow become associated with adjectives like bland, tasteless and unpleasant. Just utter the word and watch your children roll their eyes or stick their tongues out in disgust. Well, according to Tawra Kellam, there are plenty of creative and fun ways to turn yesterday's meal into something your whole family will enjoy — again! Here are the ten most interesting ways to jazz up a meal the second time around. 10. Cut leftover meatloaf into chunks and add them to a jar of spaghetti sauce to make speedy spaghetti and meatballs. 9. Spread margarine on leftover hamburger and hot dog buns. Broil. Serve with jelly for a different toast. You could also spread with garlic butter and/or Parmesan cheese and broil. 8. Hearty Chili Pie. Pour 4 cups extra chili in a deep pie dish. (Add one can corn if you have a little less than 4 cups.) Prepare cornbread recipe according to directions. Drip batter over chili. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes or until the cornbread is done. Sprinkle with shredded cheddar cheese. 7. Add leftover cooked rice to pancake butter. They make a hearty breakfast. Top with butter and syrup. 6. Dice leftover chicken and mixed vegetable and toss with a well-seasoned white sauce. Enclose mounds of the mixture in flattened refrigerator biscuits and bake to make delicious turnovers. 5. Use leftover pork and beans to make an open-faced sandwich. Put the bean mixture on hamburger bun halves or bread, top each with a slice of American cheese and broil until the cheese is melted and bubbly. 4. Grind up 1 serving of leftovers and use as baby food. If you don't use them right away, freeze in ice cube trays. When frozen, transfer to a freezer bag. 3. Fried Meatloaf. Sauté 1 large sliced onion in a frying pan. Add one 8-ounce can of tomato sauce, along with leftover meatloaf cut into bite-size pieces, plus a can of peas. Heat through. 2. Leftover melted chocolate from making candies? Pour into a small non-stick cake pan, smooth it into an even layer and refrigerate until hardened. Then 'pop' it out onto a cutting board, chop it into small chunks and store it in the refrigerator to be used later in any recipe that calls for chocolate chips. 1. Hash is an excellent and delicious way to use extra onions, peppers and hamburger. Here's a good Hash recipe: 1/2 lb. ground beef 1 large onion, chopped 1 large green pepper, chopped 1 (16 oz.) can tomatoes, cut 1/2 cup regular rice, uncooked 2 tsp. chili powder 2 tsp. salt 1/8 tsp. pepper In large skillet, brown beef, onion, and green pepper. Drain fat. Add tomatoes, rice, chili powder, salt and pepper. Heat through. Pour into 2-quart casserole. Cover and bake 1 hour at 350°.  Recommended ReadingUse It Up Cookbook: Creative Recipes for the Frugal Cook by Catherine Kitcho "Catherine Kitcho is the former owner of the Five Star Kitchens catering company and a culinary expert whose recipes and food articles have been published both online and in food oriented magazines. She draws upon her many years of experience and expertise in The Use-It-Up Cookbook: Creative Recipes For The Frugal Cook to show delicious examples what can be done with such refrigerator debris as half-used cans of tomato past, half cartoons of milk, leftover salsa, and vegetables on the verge of being discarded. This unique cookbook is organized by ingredient for ready accessibility to recipes that match what you find in your own refrigerator. Enhanced with blank "recipe cards" printed on the pages so that you can jot down your own variations on left-over based dishes of your own, The Use-It-Up Cookbook offers 25 chapters that range from Buttermilk, Olives, and Orange Juice, to Celery, Cheese, and Lemons. This is one cookbook that can be confidently recommended money-saving, budget stretching, and palate pleasing!" (courtesy: Amazon) |
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About the Author: Tawra Kellam is the author of Dining On A Dime Cookbook:1,000 Money Saving Recipes and Tips. (formerly Not Just Beans) Dining On A Dime will help you shop smarter, by cooking simpler meals and by making your own basic cleaning products and beauty aids. For free tips & recipes visit www.LivingOnADime.com To order Dining On A Dime: Send $19.95 plus $3.00 shipping Living On A Dime, P.O. Box 4252, Wichita, KS 67204 or Click here to order from Amazon.com. |
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