I had a dozen baked sweet potatoes left over from the Thanksgiving celebration that I turned into a creamy, nutty, dairy-free soup this week. Africans often prepare sweet potatoes with peanuts or peanut butter and milk, like I did in my African Peanut Butter Chicken recipe in the Glorious One-Pot Meals cookbook, and many readers […]
Category: Recipes
Turkey Enchiladas
If it seems like I’ve spent days turning leftovers from Thanksgiving into other meals, it’s because its true. Now my blog just has to catch up with my freezer! Which brings me to one of my favorite ways to put leftover turkey to good use in easy delicious heat-n-serve dinners on busy winter evenings: turkey […]
Leftover Mashed Potato Croquettes
What to do with a pile of leftover mashed potatoes? How about Mashed Potato Croquettes for something a little different? Who doesn’t love mashed potatoes? I used organic Yukon Gold potatoes and put them through a food grinder — with the skins! — for nutritious deliciousness. This year my husband declared that I had made […]
Portobello Mushrooms Stuffed with Leftover Thanksgiving Stuffing
Whew, what a holiday! Thanksgiving is such a glorious holiday for food, and we have a big tradition for leftovers in my family. Personally, I love opening a fridge full of Thanksgiving leftovers, but by Saturday I can’t stand the sight of another turkey sandwich and I’m fishing around for creative ways to eat and […]
All-Natural, Non-Toxic Stainless Steel Appliance Cleaner
The year I spent living in Florence, Italy, taught me a lot about the many uses of olive oil. In cooking classes I learned about using olive oil for cooking, dipping bread, and dressing pasta and vegetables, of course, but it was from my Italian friends and neighbors that I learned olive oil can function […]
