As a busy mom, wife, and business owner, Leftovers are a Godsend! Especially now during the pandemic, it’s so easy to just microwave a few meals a week.
We make enough food to get usually two servings per person or sometimes more, for some of our bigger meals during the week.
I actually love Leftovers and truly see the benefits of having a selection of precooked food ready to eat in our fridge!
Stay tuned to this page to find out how you can use up leftovers in baking and cooking recipes, too!
Tired of Cooking? Me too! Sometimes I feel too tired to cook and wish I had a list of easy meals to make. It would be great if most of those ingredients were already in my pantry! Or, if I could at least plan ahead and buy those items so I’d be ready when cooking…
Ever have one of those nights where you realize your fridge is looking a little bare? You never made it to the grocery store. You forgot to defrost something for dinner… sound familiar? This happens to me more times than I can count, and I’ll tell you right now—in that moment of panic, what can…
Leftovers – some people love them; some people hate them. The pandemic has my family more willing to eat leftovers than ever, so I’ve been embracing better ways to stretch our food lately. If you are tired of the same old recipes for your Thanksgiving leftovers, you’ve come to the right place. Here are some…
Anyone else going crazy trying to keep a full calendar of meals kids will eat with all this time at home? Luckily I have a ton of ideas to share your way! This year we have two more people at home for lunchtime than usual, so I’m feeling it in the kitchen. I know many…
Certain foods just make sense to have on hand. Eggs, flour, sugar, milk, butter—all of these ingredients come in handy on a regular basis. Still, at times you may find yourself with leftover egg whites, such as when a recipe only calls for a yolk, or if you buy the convenient carton of egg whites….
Few things tantalize the taste buds as wells as crispy, golden French fries. Potatoes in general are versatile, tasty, and filling. Unfortunately, though, with my young kids, I’ve found they are sometimes absolutely terrified of traditional mashed potatoes. I don’t get it! It’s complete comfort food! So, getting a little creative, I’ve decided to take…
Anyone else finding their toddlers and school-aged kids on a milk strike? Lately our little ones have lost interest in milk, chocolate milk, and strawberry milk, instead favoring water. More now than ever in our own lifetimes, we as parents are working hard not to waste food. With the craziness of the pandemic, we once…
There’s nothing like a delicious, expertly glazed ham. Except delicious, expertly glazed leftover ham that keeps the flavor and deliciousness for many days to come. Here are enough leftover ham recipes to keep you busy and entertained from now until the end of quarantine. Or, at least until the days blur together for a while…
For some reason, we found ourselves with a major surplus of PEEPS marshmallow candies before Easter this year. In some perfect twist of fate, we found that we also had a leftover chocolate Easter bunny and more graham crackers than we could shake a s’mores stick at. This perfect combination gave us the idea to…
Does anyone else feel like you’re cooking and washing dishes exponentially more than usual? This pandemic is seriously cramping my free time. (Just kidding, I’m a mom of young kids. What is free time, anyway?!) Well, my article brings you quick cheap lunch ideas for kids and your whole family during this season of pandemic…
