Category Archives: leftovers

Tuesday’s GBOF (giant bowl of food) – 1/10/17

Just as Monday is a themed dinner day so is Tuesday. I think Tuesday is my favorite, Giant Bowl of Food day. It consists of copious vegetables, a little bit of protein, low fat, and complex carbohydrates. It is important, … Continue reading

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Just for the halibut – 1/5/17

We cooked the halibut with our Anova sous vide but it came out not quite right. We are having trouble getting fish right. We set it at 130F after reading various suggestions. It was a little over done and at … Continue reading

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Creative leftovers – 1/3/17

I love the look and texture of these corkscrew pasta pieces! There is a lot of healthy stuff in this bowlful – mushrooms, onions, garlic, carrots, celery, and a whole bag of a dark greens salad mix. The couple of … Continue reading

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New Year’s Try – 1/2/17

Can a person resolve to try to do something? I think that if you are resolving then you cannot be halfway about it. So I think I will have New Year’s tries. I will try to make healthier choices. I … Continue reading

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Homage to Hanukkah – 12/30/16

Since we are a multicultural household we celebrate both Christian and Jewish holidays. Plus since we were busy on the first day of Hanukkah celebrating Christmas Eve we missed having our usual Hanukkah treat, potato latkes. Tonight’s dinner was an … Continue reading

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A versatile dinner dish – 12/29/16

A big bowl of pasta – who doesn’t love it?! While we made ours with some leftover chicken and chicken stock, you could scramble an egg and toss it with the pasta and vegetable stock, or add some tofu and … Continue reading

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Woeful dieter – 12/26/16

Last night for dinner we had some leftovers  from the Christmas feast and from the hors d’oeuvres on Pilat Eve. There are so many delicious but evil things in the refrigerator! After munching on some chips and dip with leftover wine, … Continue reading

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Chicken, again (sigh) – 12/13/16

Boneless, skinless chicken breast is about as boring as you can get. I need to get out of this rut of bland meals! Do you recognize that root vegetable mash? It started out as mashed potatoes last week, then morphed … Continue reading

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Not lentil soup -12/12/16

Tonight’s dinner was supposed to be lentil soup. I gave away a bag of lentils to our local food drive thinking that I had another. I always have plenty of lentils on hand! But, no. Switching gears I took the … Continue reading

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Orecchiette with white beans, turkey sausage, and vegetables – 12/10/16

This was a clean out the refrigerator kind of dish. The sauce was basically a little olive oil and pasta water. This can easily be made vegan by omitting the turkey sausage.

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