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  • Cheesy Potato Wedges, Baked Chicken Quarters and Broccoli

    Cheesy Potato Wedges, Baked Chicken Quarters and Broccoli

    Tonight’s dinner was chicken quarters, potato wedges, and broccoli and cheese sauce. The chicken quarters had been bought on sale a while ago. I threw a few pieces into each freezer bag and mixed up various marinades and threw them in. This was essentially oil, lemon juice, garlic and salt I think. Can’t quite remember……

  • Turkey Flautas

    Turkey Flautas

    These were called “turkey tacos” when the recipe was given to me but I’d think of them as more like flautas. Whatever you call them, it was a great different way to use up the last of the turkey. Fried some corn tortillas just a minute or so on each side, then drained on paper…

  • Lo-Mein with Leftover Ham and Never-The-Same-Way-Twice Soup

    Lo-Mein with Leftover Ham and Never-The-Same-Way-Twice Soup

    Leftovers. A blessing and a curse at times. I went all out for Christmas and roasted a turkey and baked a ham. Our turkey gets used up pretty quickly between sandwiches and a great turkey soup I made. I made the broth from the carcass on Christmas evening after dinner. Refrigerated it in a big…

  • Kandy’s Garlic Chicken

    Kandy’s Garlic Chicken

    I don’t think I’ve ever met Kandy. She’s a friend of my sister’s. But her garlic chicken is divine!

  • Ellen’s Steak Sandwich

    Ellen’s Steak Sandwich

    Leftover steak? I used some of the leftover flank steak to make a delicious sandwich for my lunch today. First, I sliced up half an onion and pulled some red pepper slices from the freezer. (I always freeze leftover onions and peppers, diced and sliced, so I can pull them out as needed for cooking.)…