leftovers

Take leftovers to the next level with these BBQ Stuffed Sweet Potatoes. Hearty baked sweet potatoes are stuffed with shredded bbq and topped with coleslaw for an easy, healthy and filling main dish that comes together in less than 15 minutes! My father in law loves to smoke meat and we love being the recipient of his efforts. The only problem we run into is not being able to eat all of it! Unfortunately my kids are super picky about…

Chili dog pizza? You better believe it! Pizza dough is topped with chili, sliced hot dogs and shredded cheese for a quick and easy leftover makeover your whole family will love. Do you love chili dogs? Then you’ll love this fun recipe twist. Chili dog pizza takes classic chili dog ingredients and turns them into a whole new way to enjoy this kid friendly favorite. I knew last week when I shared the recipe for Copycat Wendy’s Chili that I…

Crispy-edged, creamy-centered polenta topped with chili, cheese, and crunchy crushed nacho chips. No one will ever guess that this chili cheese polenta is a frugal leftover makeover, unless you tell them that is!   They say that necessity is the mother of all invention and in most circumstances it’s probably correct. But not when it comes to the creation of new recipes. At least not in my kitchen, most often it’s stubbornness that is the mother of all new recipes.…

These harvest turkey salad pitas combine turkey, fresh spinach, apples, pecans, tangy feta, tart cranberries, and red onions with the easiest homemade raspberry vinaigrette. Stuffed into pitas this fresh take on your leftovers that will have dinner on the table in less than 15 minutes. Hey, that’s something to be thankful about! I will get to the recipe, I will, and if you want to skip down to it that’s fine. But first I have to tell you this week…

Today I’ve got a leftover makeover for you, some chorizo and chipotle potato cakes. Warp speed. That’s the best way to describe what happens around this time. Throughout winter and very early spring there’s this stagnant time where not much is happening and we’re just barely chugging along, but then once we start to get close to May… Boom, like a roller coaster cresting that first hill we’re off on a head rattling, stomach clenching, mad dash till the end…