{RECIPE} 10 Ideas for Tasty Turkey Leftovers

After Turkey Day, we always seem to have leftovers. LOTS of leftovers. Are you the same? Check out these 10 Turkey Leftover Recipes if so!

Thanksgiving Leftover Salad via The Craving Chronicles

Turkey Sandwich with Cranberry Sauce via Closet Cooking

Turkey Pot Pie via Bonnie Stern / National Post

Turkey and Guacamole Quesadillas via Karyn's Kitchen

Turkey Tettrazini via My Recipes

Turkey Cobb Salad via Martha Stewart

Crock Pot Taco Chili via Redsie

Turkey Minestrone Soup via Paula Deen

Turkey Pizza via Better Recipes

Chicken and Cheese Lasagna Roll-Ups via iVillage

YUM!!!
xx Well to Do

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{RECIPE} Weeknight Pasta

Since my husband works in the restaurant industry he is away most nights. And most days. Which means the kids and I have candlelit dinners consisting of a toddler's palate. After one too many star-shaped sandwiches, I recently decided I should start making myself something a little more "advanced." 

My friend Kate told me about a great website called Find Your Glow where I found a recipe for "Weeknight Pasta" and gave it a try. It was a cinch to make and tasted delicious! A perfect go-to pasta for sure. Here are the ingredients:

Ingredients

1 ½ cups pasta

2 slices bacon, chopped

½ onion or shallot, chopped

3-4 garlic cloves, chopped

10 cremini mushrooms, sliced

1 bunch kale, beet greens, escarole or swiss chard

Sea salt, pepper and/or red pepper flakes

Grated Asiago or Parmesan cheese

I took two photos of the ingredients cooking, but unfortunately didn't snap a finished product pic because, well, motherhood called.

Doesn't it look T A S T Y? Be sure to visit Find Your Glow for step-by-step directions!

xx Well-to-Do

{RECIPE} French Toast Muffins

My kids love breakfast.  So much so that we often have it for dinner.  Like... a lot.  In need of some new inspiration, I logged onto Pinterest this afternoon and saw a pin for French Toast Muffins by my friend Scarlett.  After seeing that I already had all of the ingredients in my cupboard, I decided to make them tonight to complement the kids' "cheesy eggs." 

Let me tell you, these muffins are amazing.  Ahhhmazing!!!   And the ingredient list is so simple.  See for yourself...

1/3 c. butter, melted

1/2 c. sugar

1 egg (preferably room temperature)

1 1/2 c. AP flour

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

1/2 c. milk

Topping

1/2 c. sugar

1/2 c. butter, melted

1 tsp. cinnamon

Here's what my muffins looked like from start to finish.

Head over to Velvet Lava Cafe {the muffin genius} for set-by-step directions.  Bon appetit!

xx Well-to-Do

Top image via Velvet Lava Cafe

{MEALICIOUS} Pumpkin Roll

Since overdosing on pumpkin chip cookies last week, we needed to find a new recipe for our pumpkin addiction. Check out this delicious-looking pumpkin roll from Recipedose. For ingredients and instructions, please visit Recipedose here. 

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Bon appetit!

xx WelltoDo

{RECIPE} Mary Love's Sangria

Once upon a time, Suz's mom was a stewardess for TWA. Her route was New York<--->Spain where she met lots of people and served lots of Sangria. Fortunately for many, she brought home that Sangria recipe straight from first-class... and made a few tweaks. In celebration of Cinco de Mayo and Mother's Day, we're sharing Mary's magical mix should you be thirsty for some potent potion.

MARY LOVE'S SANGRIA

1 Small Bottle of Burgundy

1/2 Shot of Cognac

3/4 Cup of Orange Juice

The Juice of 4-5 Oranges

The Juice of 1 Lemon

3/4 Cup of Sugar

Slice 1-2 Oranges and Soak in Pitcher

Viola!


Says Mary: Sangria is best tasting when made 4-8 hours in advance of serving. Taste and see if you need to add some additional sugar or orange juice... or possibly a tad more Cognac. Be sure to garnish with orange slices and serve over lots of ice!

LUSCIOUS & LOW-CARBON

Going green has spread to the kitchen!

Big Green Cookbook: Hundreds of Planet-pleasing Recipes and Tips for a Luscious, Low-Carbon Lifestyle is a climate-conscious cookbook, ideal for both skilled and still-learning-how-to-boil-a-pot-of-water cooks. Food and health expert Jackie Newgent R.N. reveals simple, practical, and cost-saving solutions for choosing and preparing food in planet-pleasing ways. Newgent's book offers everyday meals that maximize flavor while minimizing environmental impact. It's loaded with sustainable recipes that makes seasonal cooking effortless. Okay, well, easier at least. Inside Big Green Cookbook you'll find:

-A green kitchen checklist
-Over 200 delicious-sounding, seasonal recipes that feature fresh, all-natural foods
-Guidelines for going organic and tips for buying locally
-Nutritional information and and easy-on-the-earth cooking techniques
-Clever, new techniques for low-carbon cooking (for example: cutting food into smaller sizes so it cooks quicker)
-A shopping guide and seasonal produce guide
-Ways to "love your leftovers"

Big Green is divided into seasons and features everything from snacks to salsas, to soups, salads, vegetarian dishes, meat based dishes, drinks and dessert. Each recipe comes with nutritional information, along with “little green cooking” tips, and other eco-friendly tips about eating local or recycling. The book also has a section on party tips, tools every green kitchen needs.

While overall fabulous, we wish the book came with photos so we could see what the finished dishes looked like. But four-color pages would have added to the carbon footprint of this book, which is printed in just green and blue soy-based inks on 100-percent post-consumer paper. Instead we'll refer to the cookbook's website for pictures and reader submissions.

A luscious, low-carbon kitchen is something we can all strive for this year. Treat yourself to good for you-and-earth recipes and find Big Green Cookbook at a local bookstore near you or online. Prices range from $16.47 to $24.95.

xx S+S