| You can save money on your grocy bill if you use up | | | | cooking spray onto the sides and bottom of a |
| those bits of vegetables, meats and sauces for a | | | | casserole dish. Add hash mixture and bake for 30 |
| meal later in the week. In fact, you can plan to cook a | | | | minutes at 350 degrees. |
| roast or a whole chicken for the purpose of using the | | | | Beef, chicken or turkey all make tasty hash dishes. |
| leftovers for another lunch or dinner. It's a great time | | | | 5. Use leftover rice to make a delicious pudding |
| saver as well as a money saver. Here are a few | | | | dessert: |
| guidelines for using leftovers: | | | | Mix 1 cup of cold white or brown rice with 1/4 cup |
| 1. Cut leftover meat or poultry into bite-sized pieces so | | | | sugar, 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. |
| that they will be uniformly heated. | | | | Stir in one chilled can (10 oz) of crushed pineapple, |
| 2. When you have a cooked meat or poultry to add to | | | | drained. Fold in 1 cup of whipped cream. Stir just long |
| a main dish, add it after the other ingredients are | | | | enough to blend ingredients. |
| mostly cooked through. | | | | Serve in sherbet glasses for a more fancy meal. |
| 3. Prepare a sauce to serve the meat with. Add the | | | | 6. Another good way to use up leftovers is to make |
| meat for the last few minutes of cooking time. | | | | soup. Here's a good recipe for that leftover |
| 4. Make a hash of left over meats and potatoes. Hash | | | | Thanksgiving or Christmas turkey: |
| was a popular leftover dish that my grandma used to | | | | Remove any fat and skin from your turkey carcass. |
| make. Here's her recipe: | | | | Put the bones and leftover turkey meat into a large |
| Chop 1 to 2 cups of leftover meat. Then, cube an | | | | cooking pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil and |
| equal portion of cold, cooked potatoes. Add 1 | | | | skim off foam from top of water. |
| teaspoon of minced onion and 1/4 teaspoon of black | | | | Add 3 chopped carrots, 3 ribs sliced celery, 1 bay leaf, |
| pepper. | | | | 1/2 teaspoon thyme, 2 cloves garlic (minced), and 2 |
| Melt butter or margarine in a frying pan (1 tablespoon | | | | chopped onions. |
| for each cup of hash mixture). Spread the meat and | | | | Simmer soup for 2 to 4 hours. |
| potatoes evenly over the bottom of the pan and | | | | Add 2 potatoes, quartered. Cook for 1/2 hour longer or |
| moisten with a small amount of milk or leftover gravy. | | | | until potatoes are cooked through. |
| Cook slowly over medium-low heat about 20 minutes | | | | Serve immediately or freeze for future use. |
| or until the mixture has browned on the bottom. Shake | | | | Impress your family and guests with creative uses of |
| the pan occasionally to prevent sticking. | | | | leftovers. They may never guess that they are |
| Slide out of the frying pan and into a serving dish. | | | | leftovers! |
| You can also bake the hash in the oven. Spray | | | | |