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  • Creamed Turkey with Cheese

    Creamed Turkey with Cheese

    Creamed turkey or chicken is an easy comforting meal that my kids really enjoy. Serve this over mashed potatoes, toast, English muffins, cornbread–whatever!

  • Ham and White Bean Soup

    Ham and White Bean Soup

    Got some leftover ham? Here’s a great easy soup. Nothing complicated. Sometimes simple is good. 1 pound white beans (Great Northern or small white ones)water1 onion, diced2 cups ham, chopped or dicedsalt and pepper to taste Soak the beans overnight or just cook a bit longer. Or you could do the “quick soak” method, which…

  • Leftovers: The Blessings of Thanksgiving

    For all the work that hosting Thanksgiving dinner is, the payback–in addition to the great company and food on the big day itself–is that you get your choice of leftovers! Since I’d cooked a turkey and a ham, I had lots to share and sent packets home with nieces and nephews. In fact, the Hefty…

  • Preparing for Thanksgiving Dinner

    Saturday my mom was visiting so we sat down and “made the list.” The list of what dishes we would be serving. We browsed through a few new recipes we’d each pulled out, rejected some, kept others. And we have, of course, past dishes that have to be repeated (my mom’s creamed onions, for example,…

  • Leftover Chicken

    Leftover Chicken

    Earlier this week I had roasted a whole chicken for dinner. We had more left over than normal and events conspired such that it wasn’t eaten up at lunch either. I’ve done two quick dinners with some of it that were both big hits. Chicken Burritos I took some of the chicken and heated it…