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Month: December 2014
Cranberry, Feta and Pecan Stuffed Chicken
The cranberry sauce is officially the last Thanksgiving leftover still standing. Unless Courtney has something hoarded in a backpack/desk drawer/under the seat of our car. Which wouldn’t be the first time. But the cranberry sauce is the last that will be put to good use. Put to such very good...
Butternut Squash & Tahini Soup (Vegan & Gluten-Free)
As I write this, the last piece of produce from my CSA sits roasting in the oven. A small sugar pumpkin that I’ve struggled to eat because it’s just so dang cute! Instead, it’s been sitting as a center piece on our dining room table. But tomorrow, it’s becoming part...
Thanksgiving Leftovers Pizza
After devouring the first slice, Courtney declared this the best thing I’ve ever made. At first I thought he was just having a moment. That is, until he suggested that we smoke up a turkey and make a Thanksgiving feast a couple times a year just so we can make...
Turkey and Vegetable Soup with Stuffing Dumplings
You’ve probably heard my mantra on food waste. If you haven’t, it goes something like this: don’t waste food. No, but really, I hate wasting food. So much so that when we had to get on the road first thing in the morning the day after Thanksgiving, I put the...
Blueberry Quinoa Cornbread {Leftovers Club}
As someone who rarely bakes, I usually look forward to Leftovers Club as an excuse to experiment with some of the many sweet confections on my evergrowing to-do list. This time however, I found myself thinking “oh no, more sweets!” Between Friendsgivings and Thanksgivings and holiday happy hours, having brownies or...
A Messy Kitchen Thanksgiving – We’re Sophomores Now!
We learned a few things hosting our first Thanksgiving dinner last year. The Wednesday before Thanksgiving last year, I found myself sitting at Shake Shack at 9:00 pm eating a pumpkin concrete after a three hour happy hour while trying to find a liquor store open to buy bourbon for the...