While ham is a popular holiday dish, with a little planning it can also help you save time and money on meals throughout the week. On busy weeks, I will bake a ham on the weekend, then serve leftover ham recipes on the weeknights. What to Do with Leftover Ham Besides the occasional Sunday dinner,Read More
Pork Tacos with Cabbage and Asparagus
I have heard the term “sustainable” a lot over the past couple of years. Mostly I hear it in reference to our planet’s mineral and other natural resources. I also think it handily applies to our kitchens and dinner tables as well, making sure our meals do what they are supposed to do: nourish ourRead More
30 Leftover Halloween Candy Recipes
Halloween is right around the corner and before you know it you will be looking at a giant pile of leftover Halloween candy sitting on your counter. Here are some fabulous leftover Halloween candy recipes to keep you and the kiddos busy making some sweet treats until Thanksgiving. Don’t forget that most chocolate candy willRead More
Kid-Friendly Menu Plan with Recipes to Use Up Leftovers
Between holidays, travel, and general summer laziness our schedule has gotten way off. It is time for me to bring order back to my household and I am starting with a menu plan. I have filled this menu plan with my kids’ favorite recipes in order to encourage compliance with my plan to establish order.Read More
Menu Plan with Recipes for Leftover Grilled Chicken
I found a great deal on chicken thighs, so this week we are batching grilling chicken using different marinades. Then we will use the grilled chicken through out the week. Monday – We are scaling back our batch grilling this time and will cook one pound each of Teriyaki Chicken, Honey Mustard Chicken, and GrilledRead More
How to Reheat Leftovers
After creating a dish for your family, most people have the common task of dealing with leftovers. Leftovers can be a great thing for your family as your lunch the next afternoon or for the base of a new dinner the next day. Since you have spent all that time cooking a healthy meal, youRead More
Delicious Ways to Use Up Leftover Coffee
I am sitting here drinking day old coffee and enjoying it immensely! One of my favorite ways to use leftover coffee is to make iced-coffees. Iced Coffee Recipes: Iced Mocha Frappuccino (Elsa includes directions for Chocolate syrup) Caramel Frappe (Jenni says this tastes like McDonald’s version. She also makes a Mocha Frappe.) Iced Coffee (Jenny also includesRead More
15 Healthy Leftover Chicken Recipes
I like to roast a chicken on the weekend. It makes for an easy, delicious, and somewhat fancy family dinner. It also provides me with bones to make chicken broth and leftover meat to use in recipes through out the week. I rarely just reheat leftovers, instead I use them as a base to speedRead More
