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Turkey and Vegetable Soup with Stuffing Dumplings

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You’ve probably heard my mantra on food waste. If you haven’t, it goes something like this: don’t waste food. No, but really, I hate wasting food. So much so that when we had to get on the road first thing in the morning the day after Thanksgiving, I put the...

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Miso Turkey Ramen Noodles

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If you hadn’t already guessed, I’m not one to get uptight about the age of leftovers. Yes, the Food Safety Administration recommends that cooked turkey not sit in the fridge for more than 3-4 days but you know what? That sounds fairly ridiculous to me. If it hasn’t developed an...

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Day Six of Thanksgiving Leftovers: Turkey Pot Pie with Pumpkin Biscuit Crust

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Pot pie is to leftovers what Botox is to aging celebrities: the ideal method for making something a bit past its prime as good as it ever was. But really, just throw whatever you have on hand in some gravy, top it with a delicious crust and it tastes better than...

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More Fun with Leftovers: Turkey and Cranberry Panini with Avocado and Mozzarella

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Warning: this sandwich may cause grunting. Seriously though, Courtney and I simply couldn’t go a bite without grunting its praise. I decided to make these sandwiches on a whim, having planned to make another batch of day after quesadillas. We had four slices of sour dough left, and an...

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Day After Thanksgiving Turkey Quesadillas

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One of the upsides of being the type of hostess that cooks enough food for three times as many people as she has coming for Thanksgiving dinner is the mass amounts of leftovers. It’s not like I could have helped it anyways. I mean really, no one should be limited...

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A Well-Rounded Lunch Box: Quinoa and Turkey Meatballs with Tahini Sauce

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As many of you know, I’m a big advocate of brown baggin’ it for lunch. The downside is that I often eat at my desk and forgo a lunch break, but in doing so I save a lot of money and eat much healthier than I would if I went...

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April Fools and Breakfast Casserole

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Yes, April Fools Day was on Monday. And it’s now Thursday. I think. (It is Thursday, right?) I’m not really sure, it’s been a strange couple of weeks. Which makes this title fit just fine. I’ve been exhausted all week. And inordinately clumsy (which is saying something). And I seem...

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The Original Lasagna

No, this is not an old family recipe that dates back for generations. It was not discovered in an ancient Italian kitchen or stolen straight from Garfield’s dreams. Much to the contrary. This was the first lasagna ever made by a girl who didn’t care for lasagna but who cared...

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Thanksgiving Day Lasagna to Welcome in the Fall

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Fall has officially arrived in D.C. Last week’s unseasonable heat and humidity has broken and left in its place brisk autumn air. I finally took the tags off my new fall coat, only to put it in the closet and dig out my winter jacket for Sunday night’s trip...

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