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Use Your Holiday Ham Leftovers By Serving Croque Madames Do you have more than a little leftover ham in your fridge, and you need a new way to prepare it?  Would you like to serve a breakfast or brunch sandwich for your family that makes you look like a master chef?  Croque Madames are a delicious solution to both of these desires! “Croque Madame” is a continuation of a French favorite, the Croque Monsieur” or “mister crunch.”  A Croque Monsieur is a ham, béchamel, parmesan, and gruyere sandwich, topped with more parmesan and gruyere cheese and baked until everything is...

The Feast of the Seven Fishes may sound intimidating, but there’s plenty of flexibility and freedom to allow anyone to participate in this traditional Christmas Eve dinner.  The Feast has its origins in southern Italy as a dinner known as “La Vigilia” (“The Vigil”) and represents the waiting of the birth of Christ.  The meal consists of seven fishes since the number seven has the most significant of all numbers throughout the Bible. A true Feast of Seven Fishes will contain selections that have significant meaning for the host, although every host may select different options.  Some of the most...

Ready for Something Light Between Holidays?  How about Fish Tacos? I know once our family is done with the Thanksgiving leftovers, we all crave something lighter and fresher for dinner before we dive into Christmas meals and all the cookies that go with it!  One of our popular dinner dishes during this time is fish tacos.  Besides, it’s a great way to take advantage of having access to fresh, delicious fish! What kind of fish works well for fish tacos? You can get creative with your ingredients in fish tacos.  Because we’re so close to the Pacific Ocean,  the most...

A Bolognese Sauce That Clings to Your Pasta Don’t get me wrong.  I look forward to a traditional turkey at Thanksgiving and all the leftover meals that come after it.  But once I’m done with leftovers, I want something completely different.  For me, that usually means a warm and hearty pasta dish.  This bolognese sauce is a simple, hearty pasta dish that is delicious and requires little time for preparation. sauce How do you make a sauce that clings to your pasta? The secret behind a pasta sauce that sticks to the noodles is grounded in science.  It requires a...

Turn Your Leftovers into a Delicious Breakfast: Turkey Frittata Frittatas are a great way to use up your holiday dinner leftovers.  Just about you can use any leftovers to create a hearty breakfast to energize your guests for another day of holiday festivities. You can easily add or replace ingredients within the frittata based on the leftovers sitting in your refrigerator.  The basic formula for a frittata is eggs + onion + meat + vegetables.  As long as your egg mixture and meat/vegetable mixture are about equal in size, your turkey frittata should work. Below is a standard recipe to...