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Leftover
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- To heat leftover tortillas,
grease a skillet lightly with oil and place over medium heat.
Dip tortillas in water and quickly steam-sauté them on
both sides.
- One way to freshen stale rolls
is to seal them in a brown paper bag, sprinkle the outside with
water, then heat 10 to 15 minutes in a 350*F (175*C) oven.
- Crumble leftover biscuits and
freeze for use later as a quick cobbler topping, or to add to
stuffings.
- Combine leftover mashed potatoes
with chopped onion and shredded cheese, then bake. Tastes like
twice-baked potatoes without the work!
- Leftover spaghetti noodles?
Add diced raw vegetables and enough bottled Italian dressing
to coat for an easy and refreshing salad! Or they make a great
addition to stir-fry. Stir-fry noodles in 2 tablespoons hot oil
for a few minutes; remove and set aside. Prepare your stir-fry
and stir in the "fried" noodles last and you've got
instant chow mein!
- Form balls of leftover mashed
potatoes around cubes of cheese, roll in Parmesan cheese or crumbs
and broil until golden brown. Yummy!
- Keep special carafes handy for
red and white wines left over from the dinner table. When you've
collected enough, use in sauces and salad dressings.
- Cool leftover homemade French
toast, pancakes or waffles, then freeze in single layers. Once
frozen, store in self-sealing plastic bags. Pop in your toaster
to reheat.
- You can use potato cooking water
as the liquid in making bread — it's a great flavor enhancer.
- Speaking of potato water, mashed
potatoes have a lighter and fluffier texture when the drained
cooking water is used in place of milk. Adds less calories, too.
- Use celery tops to flavor meats,
stews, soups, salads, sandwich spreads and stuffings.
- To make leftover fruit pie taste
"just-baked," wrap in foil and warm 10 minutes in a
350°F (180°C) oven.
- To use leftover egg yolks, poach
yolks until firm, cool completely and press through a sieve.
Use as a garnish in salads and soups.
- Use the liquid from canned vegetables
in soups, sauces, stews and casseroles.
- Leftover veggies from a relish
tray can be used in soups, stews or salads. Or, slice and saute
until tender to fill an omelet or use as a filler for meat loaf.
- If you're making fudge and the
batch doesn't harden, refrigerate and crumble into pieces. Store
in the freezer. Use the chilled pieces in cookie dough or brownies
as you would chocolate chunks or chips.
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