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  • Chicken Tetrazzini for Two

    Chicken Tetrazzini for Two

    In the quest for using up food leftover from the holidays, I’m targeting a large container of mushrooms I bought. I made a small portion of chicken tetrazzini for dinner, trying not to create more than one portion of leftovers! I had some cooked chicken leftover from making this fantastic “cure-all chicken soup” with spicy…

  • Beef Stroganoff

    Beef Stroganoff

    I had a hard time deciding what to make for Christmas dinner this year. We don’t have any firm food traditions for Christmas dinner. Christmas breakfast is always cinnamon rolls, sausage, scrambled eggs and orange juice (with champagne now that the girls are grown!). We varied that a little this year because my youngest wanted…

  • Turkey, Corn and Potato Chowder with Avocado and Lime Salsa

    Turkey, Corn and Potato Chowder with Avocado and Lime Salsa

    Thanksgiving is done. You’ve made turkey broth, right?  Or maybe you’ll get to that today. (You can always do it in the crockpot overnight.) And you’ve got leftover turkey for all kinds of good things turkey sandwiches, turkey enchiladas and turkey shepherd’s pie. And you can make an easy turkey soup with whatever Thanksgiving leftovers…

  • Corn Quesadilla

    Corn Quesadilla

    I made the best lunch the other day: a corn quesadilla with avocado and salsa.    The corn was leftover grilled corn on the cob. If you don’t have any leftover corn, you can cut the kernels off and saute them quickly in a pan like I did with these corn and zucchini chalupas. Just heat…

  • Stovetop Macaroni and Cheese for One or Two

    Stovetop Macaroni and Cheese for One or Two

    Stovetop Macaroni and Cheese is quick and easy to make. It’s also easy to stir in some ham, peas, asparagus or whatever you like to add to your mac and cheese. And you can cook it all in one saucepan. You just reduce heavy cream, then add the grated cheese to it and stir until…