Last week I was asked to talk about what to do with all the leftovers-haven’t done it in a while and I’m sure we all have some!

I didn’t even host, but I have some stuffing in my fridge.  My husband went to visit the grandkids all weekend so I made a dent in it by having some of it with the leftover turkey loaf I made on both Friday and Sunday night.

As for what to do with some of the items?

There are the usual:  enchiladas, casseroles, sandwiches, frittatas, meat sauce to serve over a variety of pastas or grains.  Turn some of the leftover cranberry sauce into a tangy and different waffle/pancake topping.  If it’s the jelly type-try using it in place of half the oil in a brownie mix.  Make potato puffs out of the mashers.

I know some people make a form of shepherd’s pie with either the leftover mashed potatoes or sweet potatoes and switch out the ground lamb for turkey or ham chunks.

Soup or stew is a great way to use up the leftover protein of your family’s choice and the leftover veggies as well.

Just a head’s up-I will post some of your ideas on leftovers on Friday, but after that I’ll be pretty much out of town until after New Year’s.  

We‘re going to go have some fun with our daughter, son-in-law and grandsons.  Since we’ve never been and they live so close, we‘re taking in the Grand Canyon, the Polar Express and the deer farm.  I also have a close friend who lives in Flagstaff that promises to bring his wife and meet up with us at the farm!

So from me to all of you dear fab40 friends:

May you have a healthy and happy holiday season and see you in 2011!