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  • Recipes
    • Appetizers
    • Salads
    • Soups
    • Main courses
    • Side dishes
    • Sweets
    • Beverages
  • Cooking tips
    • Kitchen how-tos
    • Cooking ingredients
    • Kitchen tools
  • Food stories
  • Umami Art Club

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 combining them with chunks of sausages and be amazed …

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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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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. Pack for a picnic or enjoy as a light summer …

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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 your Thanksgiving / Christmas turkey.

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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 it.

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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, drizzle in caramel syrup and top with more …

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