Category: Leftovers

  • Maybe Mom’s Baked Spaghetti Recipe

    Maybe Mom’s Baked Spaghetti Recipe

    This is one from my childhood, except I just made it up as I went along since I didn’t have my mom’s old recipe handy.  What I remembered is that it had cooked spaghetti and sauce, cheese, kidney beans, green peppers and ground beef. My mom used to make it in a large 9×13 pan…

  • Steak from Big Daddy’s House

    Steak from Big Daddy’s House

    Okay, I’ve said before I don’t watch many cooking shows but somehow I stumbled upon Big Daddy’s House on the Food Network and was taken with his beef salad.  You can see his original recipe here.  I knew we didn’t do big spices and I took a little nibble of one of those chipotle peppers…

  • Leftover Twice Baked Potatoes

    Leftover Twice Baked Potatoes

    A few nights ago I was by myself for dinner and decided on a bacon, tomato and avocado sandwich as I have wonderful tomatoes in the garden and had a beautiful avocado from the farmer’s market.  But I wanted a bit of something more too… I spied the leftover twice baked potato in the fridge…

  • Cooking for One: Panini Sandwich with Roast Beef, Boursin Cheese, Avocado and Sprouts

    Cooking for One: Panini Sandwich with Roast Beef, Boursin Cheese, Avocado and Sprouts

    When I’m cooking for just me, I’ll often turn to making a Panini. I can load it full of good stuff and get a bit creative and have a fantastic custom meal rather than just leftovers and not create leftovers either!   It’s a great way to use up little bits of vegetables (1/2 an avocado,…

  • Meatball Sandwiches

    Meatball Sandwiches

    My youngest requested meatball sandwiches for dinner. I had some meatballs in the freezer. I like to make them up on a weekend and then flash freeze the extras so I can pull out a few when needed for quick dinners like this or to throw in some soup (see meatball, pasta and spinach soup). …