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Wilted Salad? Turn it into Gazpacho!

June 28, 2011

Summer = salad.

Leftover salad = not so great.

But what if there was a way to turn your leftover salad into Gazpacho?

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Side-note: Shallots vs Red Onions

June 2, 2011

Red Onions. So delicious. So mild. The bright purple adds color as well as some bite to salads and other recipes.

The truth is that often times, a little bit of red onion will do – especially since there are so many other, sweeter onions out there (vidalia, anyone? maui?) and a whole onion means a whole lot of waste. Read More →

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Turn those pesky take-out condiments into BBQ sauce

I admit it: I keep the soft packets that come with delivery. I do it for a number of reasons. 1) I am a condiment FIEND. If there is something to be eaten that isn’t saucy enough, it makes me sad. 2) Having little emergency packets of soy sauce or ketchup on-hand can save an [...]

Brunch. Not only is it a great way to get something in your stomach to…ahem…replenish your system from the night before, but if you’re making it at home for yourself and loved ones, it’s a great time to take stock of what’s in the fridge and pull together something brilliant. The scenario: in my fridge [...]

I use Olive Oil spray in my kitchen a lot – on everything from conditioning filo to getting a light layer of spray on the bottom of my cast iron without overdoing it. I was buying the stuff from the grocery store until I discovered The Misto.

This one’s quick and easy: If you’re making pasta and a sauce, soup or gravy, take the drained water from the pasta or peeled potatoes once they’re boiled and add it to your stock, sauce or gravy instead. This works particularly well for pasta if you use less water than the pasta package direction calls [...]

This take on a traditional spinach dip is a great way to use up leftover cooked kale, but be warned – the texture of kale is much more dense and chewy than spinach, so be sure to chop your kale very well before mixing with the other ingredients. Since this recipe really works on the [...]

Let’s face it. Even the most organized cook/homemaker/human being will put something in the fridge to eat the next day, only to forget about it 2 weeks later. In that kind of emergency, it helps to have some kind of guide to find out if the food is still edible. Still Tasty is just that. [...]

Anyone who’s ever moved before will tell you this: moving is painful. This time around, the move was particularly last-minute and very disorganized as a result. And as usually happens, we spent the weeks leading to and after the move getting to know the takeout joints and restaurants in our new neighborhood. I transported all [...]

One of my favourite chefs to follow in cooking, blogging, on television and everything cuisine-related in between, Marcus Samuelsson, has begun a weekly “second day meal of leftovers” column. In the column he lists creative ways not only to use your leftovers, but also some great ideas on how to prepare for a weekday of [...]

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CookedTwice

Wilted Salad? Turn it into Gazpacho!

Side-note: Shallots vs Red Onions

Turn those pesky take-out condiments into BBQ sauce

Loaded Savory French Toast Casserole

Side-note: Olive Oil Spray

Enhance your food with the leftover water from boiling Pasta and Potatoes

Chopped Kale Dip

When is it time to REALLY throw it out?

Vegetable Scrap Soup

Marcus Samuelsson’s Second Day Meals of Leftovers

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