Category: Ideas for Leftovers
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A Healthier Breakfast Burrito
When you think of breakfast burritos, do you immediately feel your arteries clog up? This is not that kind of burrito, but it is really good. I would have eaten two (hey, corn tortillas are small), but Carter got up from his nap in time to eat quite a bit of mine. I often have…
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Fried Rice
I don’t know how fried rice is made in a restaurant – I don’t even eat the stuff. But as I was making dinner last night, I had a little pinch of inspiration. Maybe you’ll get one tonight. I had 2 hamburger patties and 2 small chicken breasts in the freezer, so I defrosted them,…
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Quick and Easy Hot Rice Cereal
Carter’s not feeling too well this morning, so I wanted to make him something yummy and fairly easy on his tummy. I took some leftover brown rice, poured in a little milk, added a splash of vanilla and a clump of dark brown sugar, then microwaved it for a minute. Because he was in no…
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Easy Bean and Ham Soup
Mom asked me to get her 2 packages of beans while I was at the store the other day, and then she asked me to soak the beans for her (since she was coming in the early morning to watch my kids yesterday). So I soaked 2 packages of beans. That’s a lot of beans.…
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Turkey Quesadillas
Got leftovers? Need some ideas to use them up? Well, here’s one for you: Turkey Quesadillas. Quick, easy, yummy, and it uses up stuff taking up space in your fridge. Mom brought us some turkey and ham leftovers (at Braden’s request). So we chopped up some turkey, stuck it on a corn tortilla with some…