Holiday Category
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Chocolate Cake Truffles
I just had a birthday. And I hadn’t had a birthday cake in a few years. My friends got me a whole cake and sang to me and we drank all night...
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Zucchini Parmesan Chips (and how to have Thanksgiving for...
I did it. I did not travel. I did not crash another family’s holiday. I did not go to a Friendsgiving Potluck. I did not host my own. I did...
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Cranberry Goat Cheese Cornmeal Cookies
It started when my mother brought over the leftovers of a giant Costco goat cheese log rolled in cranberries.. And then I ran out of flour.. Still,...
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Pink Sauce for Tortellini
Because pink is a holiday color, right? Also, this is how we dealt with our leftover cheeses before going off on a holiday. Yeah, to holidays!...
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Stuffing Mushrooms
My grandma’s stuffing, baked in leftover mushroom caps, with fried eggs. I will tell you about my stuffing recipe. It is the best recipe in the...
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Stuffed Paprika Pumpkin
The pie pumpkin is so cute. Also, absolutely perfect for stuffing with anything you have dying in your fridge. We happened to have a hot dog, some...
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White Potato Pudding in a Paste
PIE! Well, they were really called puddings in a paste.. This is not your normal pie. It’s a historic Maryland Chesapeake recipe, lost to time,...
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Barbeque Pork Strata
The catering leftovers. Events have so many leftovers and they mostly get tossed. But you know me, a giant tray of pulled pork, bbq sauce, and lots...
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Stuffing Croutons
Do you still have leftover stuffing in the freezer from Thanksgiving? (me too, for shame). Well, time to use it up. It is almost Spring.. ...
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French Dip Panini
You could save the drippings from a roast beef, or you can do what I did, and save the drippings from roast beef deli meat that is hanging out in the...
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Mashed Potato Gnocchi
Why do we always make WAY too many mashed potatoes? Here is a crazy idea. Turn them into pasta and poach them in leftover white wine. It also doubles...
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Spicy Almond Biscotti
We made these smoky roasted paprika almonds for a Thanksgiving appetizer, and they were terrible. Enter the almond biscotti. A great holiday token...
