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Holiday leftovers

While we have long ago ditched the tradition of serving an obscene amount of food over the holidays, there are still times when we do end up with leftovers, holiday or no holiday. Here's how we've made good use of them.

Sausage and vegetable stew cooked with holiday leftovers

Sausage and vegetable stew

Got leftover vegetables and sauce from your holiday meat or chicken stew? Don't throw them away. Create a new dish by …

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Chickpea stew cooked with leftover roast chicken.

Leftover roast duck and chickpea stew

Cooked with leftover roast duck, this simple (and tasty!) dish is an example of how we recycle leftovers at home.

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Leftover Christmas ham steak

Leftover Christmas ham steak

Running out of ideas on how to use leftover Christmas ham? Cut thickly, braise in butter and honey, and serve as a steak.

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Ham and sausage fried rice

Ham and sausage fried rice

Salty Chinese ham joins sweet Japanese sausage in this bright and festive fried rice. A wonderful one bowl meal!

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Creamy ham and veggies pasta in dark blue scalloped bowl

Creamy ham and veggies pasta

Got leftover ham from the holidays? Get creative and make this exceptionally luscious creamy ham and veggies pasta. Cooks in …

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Beef Brisket BBQ Quesadillas Served with Chili Sauce for Dipping

Beef brisket BBQ quesadillas

When we make beef brisket BBQ, we cook a kilogram or more of meat. What we don’t finish in one meal, we keep in the fridge. …

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Picnic perfect chicken BBQ sandwich

Chicken BBQ sandwiches

Got extra BBQ sauce? Turn plain shredded chicken breast meat into a moist and tasty filling for these chicken BBQ sandwiches. …

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Leftover roast duck egg drop soup

Leftover roast duck egg drop soup

The carcass of our Christmas Eve roast duck went into the slow cooker overnight with seasonings. On Christmas day, I made it …

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Leftover roast turkey farmer's pie

Leftover roast turkey farmer’s pie

Mashed potato-topped leftover roast turkey farmer’s pie moistened with excess gravy is a lovely way to use scrap meat from …

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Honey sesame biscuits

Honey sesame biscuits

Year-end holidays often involve baking pies. If you have excess pie crust dough, here's an idea about what you can do with …

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Kahlua-drenched brownies with vanilla ice cream

Kahlua-drenched brownies with vanilla ice cream

If you have leftover brownies that are starting to dry out, drench them in Kahlua, drop into dessert glasses with ice cream, …

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