Discover ingenious ways to turn leftovers into delicious new meals. Get creative with your cooking and minimize food waste while enjoying budget-friendly dishes.
I love cornbread during the winter months. Not only does it go well with dishes like chili or Brunswick stew, but it’s also just a super easy bread option that’s quick to make! Personally, I love those Jiffy corn bread muffin mixes, but you can easily use these mix ins for homemade corn bread as…
I am a huge fan of stuffing, but not everyone else is in my house. So occasionally, we end up a ton leftover. I can’t eat the exact same thing more than 2-3 times, so I love to repurpose or re-invent leftovers. Stuffing whether homemade or from a box seems like a hard item to…
Oatmeal is a very cheap and filling food, but it often gets overlooked because it’s kind of boring. So today, let’s so go over fun ways to make overnight oats that are anything but boring. Now we always want to keep our costs low, so we really focused on using some simple ingredients that you…
Fall and holiday seasons area wonderful time to stock up on baking supplies. One of my favorite ones to grab at a good price is canned pumpkin. Not the pumpkin pie mix, but just pumpkin puree. We tend to only use canned pumpkin for pumpkin pie or other classic pumpkin desserts, so I wanted to…
Corn on the Cob can get pretty basic, so today we are going over easy ways you can add more flavor. Most of these are basic ingredients you already have on hand so it can be a great way to use up leftovers as well! What are some good seasonings for corn on the cob?…
Sometimes we have all the making for nachos but we don’t have the chips…. Sometimes we just want yummy familiar flavors in a new way…. So, today we are thinking outside the regular tortilla chip bag, and talking about different ways to have all the yumminess of nachos with the standard chip! What can I…
It is fall and apple season is in full swing! This is a great time to try some new recipes with apples because they typically go on sale frequently. These recipes are also great ways to use up apples that may be a little wrinkly or have a soft spot or two. Don’t throw them…
Is it just me or do you always make way more pulled pork than you think you will? It’s one of those items that I end up having to get a little creative to use up. I think my mind always makes pulled pork go with barbeque sauce, but there is so much more to…
We all love tacos but sometimes we don’t want leftover tacos, ya know what I mean? Well, I finally started getting a little creative with my leftover taco seasoned meat! Today we will go over some fun and easy ways to use up that seasoned meat. It works on any type of taco meat as…
We talked last week about making our own pizza dough. Not only is super easy, use basic ingredients, but it is actually very versatile as well. Pizza dough can be used for lots of fun savory dishes as well as sweet ones as well! Today we cover some of my favorite ways to use pizza…