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Category: Love your Leftovers

Potato Cake

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Lanie Fioretti

This is a great “leftovers” recipe.  I used potatoes that I had mashed with cream and butter and they turned out so light in this dish.  For the filling I used leftover green beans and bacon, but asparagus or even broccoli (cut up in small pieces) would work.  And of course any pork product you…

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Lemon Caper Sauce with Leftovers (Cooking for One)

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Lanie Fioretti

Don’t let leftovers make you crazy this holiday season, try this super quick and simple way to make a scrumptious meal.  With some of the leftover turkey, steak, and mashed potatoes, I made a couple small open-face sandwiches.  Eat this alone, so you can lick the plate! Saturday is the last open house this year…

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Crispy Spaghetti and Meatball Patties

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Lanie Fioretti

My challenge lately with one of my clients is to make everything crispy!  We had leftover spaghetti and meatballs I needed to do something with.  I felt a little like I was trying to hold my head above water on Iron Chef, but I tried to rise to the occasion.  I know this dish may…

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Mini Stew Pot Pies

Posted on April 16, 2012July 28, 2016 by Lanie Fioretti

PrintMini Stew Pot Pies Total Time: 35 minutes Yield: Serves 4 This is a great leftover dish when you don’t have enough stew for a meal, or you just can’t stand to eat it one more time. I had a little frozen and used it to make some mini pot pies.IngredientsPuff pastry, 1 sheet defrosted…

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BBQ Quesadilla

Posted on April 2, 2012April 2, 2012 by Lanie Fioretti

The world of quesadillas meets BBQ. I haven’t seen much I won’t put in a quesadilla. This week we have a lot of BBQ from the fire department dinner.  I used to make quesadillas using two tortillas, but I’ve found it’s much easier to use one tortilla and fill half, then fold it.  It’s like…

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