Category: Leftovers
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Sliders for Lunch
I wish I’d taken a picture but I did not. Last night I made patty melts with Swiss cheese. There are just two of us for dinner these days and I had a pound of hamburger. I could have frozen half, which I often do, but when I was at the store I had picked…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…