Category: Leftovers
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Shepherd’s Pie #1 with Mixed Vegetables
I think British purists might insist that Shepherd’s Pie is made from “lamb mince” rather than ground beef, but here in the States everyone I know thinks of ground beef as the main ingredient to Shepherd’s Pie. In the UK this would be called Cottage Pie I believe. Lamb is not overly popular here I…
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Fried Rice with Chicken
The other night I had made some absolutely fantastic teriyaki chicken and sauteed vegetables. I purposefully made extra and tonight made some fried rice. It was the best fried rice yet. I’ve made fried rice before with a variety of meats and vegetables, using everything from pork to chicken to beef. I suspect this batch’s…
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My Favorite: What’s on Hand Soup
The other night I made some sauteed green and yellow squash for dinner, minus the tomatoes plus some red peppers. This is a standby vegetable dish for me, being very flexible and loose. This time I used onions, garlic, green zucchini, yellow crookneck zucchini, and some sliced red pepper. Mmmm…. but I made too much.…
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Fried Rice with Pork, Carrots, Celery, and Onion
The pork chops last night were great–but we still had about 3/4 of one left over. Tonight I used it to make up some fried rice. I had leftover rice from dinner last night. Fried rice comes out a bit better if the rice you use is leftover and dried out a bit, but if…
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Turkey Soup
On Thanksgiving, I threw the turkey carcass into the freezer, not wanting to deal with that then. Over the weekend I pulled it out and made some lovely broth! Then the other day, I used some to make some very simple vegetable soup. I was looking for a light soup. If you wanted a heartier…