Dear Home Ec 101,
I tried making soup out of leftovers, like you recommend.  I threw in a handful of dry noodles but they were really soggy.  Do you think they were too old?
Signed,
Mushy in Muncie
Heather says:
Your average boxed pasta has a very long shelf-life at nearly two years, provided it stays dry and bug free.  [...]

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Heather says:
Just a normal Lenten week around here.

Monday - Spaghetti with meat sauce*, salad
Tuesday - French dips**, raw vegetables
Wednesday - Chicken noodle soup, biscuits
Thursday - Mushroom omelets, grits, fruit
Friday - Fish stew, wilted spinach
Saturday - Grilled chicken and vegetables, baked potatoes
Sunday - Peppered pork loin, cabbage, green beans, corn bread

*Left over meatloaf, recreated.
**Left over roast.
Recipes [...]

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Heather says:
It is time to use ‘em or lose ‘em. Here are some guidelines, and recipes for using up Thanksgiving leftovers. Substitute turkey in any of the chicken recipes below.

Turkey should be frozen or used within 2 - 6 days.
Frozen cooked turkey should be used within 2 months and should be cooked thoroughly, [...]

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Heather says:
First, I’ll apologize to everyone with preschoolers who now has a song stuck in their heads.
There is no need to wait until you have been suckered into bringing something to a pot luck or picnic to make an appetizing fruit salad. With the recent heat wave, I thought a cool fruit salad might [...]

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Heather says:
There’s no need to load the family up and try to beat the rush to Denny’s or IHOP on a weekend morning. Breakfast skillets are an easy way to use up leftovers for an economical breakfast.
The only part of my method that remains the same is the potato preparation. Preheat the oven [...]

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