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End of the Week Soup
Have leftovers, hate to toss them in the garbage but have no idea how to put them to good use? I used to frequent a restaurant that always had vegetable soup on the menu. It always tasted different from the time before. Sometimes it would have beans in it, sometimes rice, but it without fail, it was delicious. One day, I got up the nerve to ask why the ingredients were different each time I ordered it. They let me into a little secret…it was their leftovers. No, not food scraped off of plates that were returned to the kitchen but food they had a surplus of that week or…
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Money Challenge-Day Seven-Stock and Broth
It’s the end of the first week of the challenge. How are things going so far? We’ll conclude this first week with yet another challenge that’s about using up everything we buy. We’re going to make stock and bone broth. Don’t throw away vegetable peelings, chicken bones, beef bones, instead turn them into stock and broth that you can use throughout the week in things like soups, gravy, stews and chilis. They’re a whole lot better for you than the processed kind. ‘See’ you again tomorrow.
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Money Challenge-Day Three-Leftovers
It’s day three and this challenge focuses on leftovers. Love or hate them, they’re a way to stretch your dollar and make food you’ve already bought or made go farther. Your task today is to look in your fridge and see what’s sitting in there. Anything leftover from last night’s dinner or the dinner of two nights ago? Today create a meal using any leftovers you have. ‘See’ you again tomorrow.
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Never Waste Food Again
This year I’m determined to stick with my resolution never to waste food again. I’m usually good about using everything but once in awhile the odd piece of fruit or vegetable heads to the garbage bin. Here are some creative ways I’ve found to use every last piece of food sitting in the fridge or pantry. Hope you can put some to good use. Combine Ingredients Sometimes I open the fridge and have half a cup of this, half a cup of that…not enough to make a meal but if you combine some foods you get a side dish or the beginnings of dinner. At Christmas I had a about…