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9 Delicious Recipes for Leftover Turkey

by Shaina on November 21, 2012

My favorite part of Thanksgiving is easily the next few days. Suddenly the refrigerator is full (if I’m lucky, this fullness includes a few slices of apple pie), and rather than cook full meal’s from scratch, I get to improvise with dinner leftovers in the refrigerator.

Something about dinner leftovers makes me feel challenged, though. I am only ever happy eating them as a turkey dinner once before they must become my favorite turkey sandwich, a bowl of soup, a curried bowl of goodness. It’s like someone has given me a new set of paints and challenged me to eat them.

I’m not the only one who gets inspired by their leftovers, though, so here are a few of my favorite creative ways to eat your turkey dinner again and again and again without ever really eating the same thing twice.

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Healthier Tailgate Snacks for Football Season

by Jessica on September 12, 2012

My husband loves football. However, this little tidbit was not disclosed in our prenuptual agreement.

OK, we didn’t really have a prenup, but he kept this information well hidden until I was deeply entrenched as his wife, having borne him four children. I thought I had escaped life as a football widow, but no.

“Why didn’t you ever tell me you liked football?” I lamented as we bought rabbit ears one chilly autumn afternoon.

His response was, “We never lived in a major city with its own football team.”

So there you have it. “We” became Kansas City Chiefs fans for five years until we moved to another NFL city and switched our allegiances to the Chargers.

Now, nine years later? I love foodball. Er, I mean, football. I love the food, that is. So as the current season is officially kicked off, here are some great bites to celebrate the foodball season, that is the football season.

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9 Ways to Preserve Summer Produce

July 20, 2012

My garden is starting to burst with fresh vegetables and fruits. We’ve already gone strawberry picking, and the raspberries are coming in daily at this point. In a few weeks the blueberries will be here, too. As tomatoes ripen, I know I’ll have to have a few ideas for getting those on my shelves or [...]

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Zucchini Recipes for Your Harvest {Eat Well, Spend Less}

July 18, 2012

This month’s Eat Well, Spend Less topic is summer produce! From making the most of a CSA share to preserving your harvest, we’re covering a variety of topics. I thought about preparing my garden for most of the spring and early summer, but in the end we decided it was just “one more thing” on [...]

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The Way to His Heart {Father’s Day Recipes}

June 12, 2012

When we were first dating, my now-husband, then-boyfriend was telling his best friend about me. After listening to him presumably sing my praises, his friend said, “Yeah, but can she cook?” Thank goodness for me, the answer was yes. Now, I think we would have been okay if I had not be handy in the [...]

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Enjoy a Rainbow of Flavor

May 10, 2012

While nutritionists and health nuts may differ on the perfect fat or sweetener, no one will question the importance of fruit and vegetables in our regular diet. One recommendation is to be sure to include all the colors of the rainbow into your shopping cart — and your meal planning. And we don’t mean Blue [...]

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Homemade Food Gifts for Mother’s Day

May 8, 2012

I try to make my gift-giving heartfelt. This means that my gifts are often also edible and homemade, and I try to stay away from the obvious chocolates, flowers and a card. I want my gift to really tell my mom or my mother-in-law or the new mom down the street that I took a [...]

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9 Great Ways to Enjoy Spring Produce

April 10, 2012

The tastes of Spring are upon us! As the days warm up and the season’s produce starts to bloom, there are some delicious ways to take advantage of the first lovely bites of the growing season. Spring produce include Artichokes, Asparagus, Avocados, Carrots, Chives, Fava Beans, Mangoes, Peas, Potatoes, Rhubarb, and Spinach. Enjoy the good [...]

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A stay-at-home mom, wife, and passionate cook, Amy strives to make each meal healthy and delicious. She loves to develop new recipes, which she shares at Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free and The Balanced Platter. She's also the author of Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free.
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Shaina Olmanson is the home cook and photographer behind Food for My Family and the author of Desserts in Jars. She is a contributor to Babble.com's Family Kitchen Blog and the food channel on Lifetime Moms. Shaina can usually be found one of three places: cooking, at the computer or behind the camera.

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