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Need Ideas What to Do with Chuck Roast Leftovers
Asked by M.B. from Dallas
on July 2, 2008
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My family loves a good roast. Although, it seems we are always throwing away good leftovers because it spends a week in the fridge and no one wants to eat it. If any o...
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- chop up chuck roast and warm up corn tortillas. Then chop up cilantro and radishes with a spritz of lime and add to tacos. Delicious!
- i use it to make stew or you can shred it & add bbq sauce to it for bbq sammies
- Hi M.! I made this request awhile back for pot roast, I got 67 responses. You can look at all of the ideas by pulling up the topic "Food and Eating", and the sub-cat...
How to Set Boundaries with Parents and In-laws: Food
Asked by J.L. from San Francisco
on July 27, 2009
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My husband and I have had some frustrations with establishing good eating habits with our toddler son. He's 2 years 8 mos. We just started reading some of Ellyn Satter...
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- Month long visits? That's awfully long. Is it possible to have shorter visits, but more of them? Even 2 visits of 2 weeks would be better. You have a tough situati...
- Dear J., Grandparents, especially those who only see the kids and grandkids a couple of times each year (if that), naturally want to do for and spoil their family a...
- As a Mom of four children, day care provider for 36 years, and have yearly trainings with the state food program and a college class of in cooking and feeeing children...
Fast, Easy and Inexpensive Meals!
Asked by B.K. from Rapid City
on March 5, 2009
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I am wondering what are some good ideas for meals that I can prepare and freeze leftovers for another meal. I feel as though I am stuck in a rut, when it comes to cook...
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- Take frozen (or fresh) chicken breasts and put 2-3 in a ziploc bag. Put ranch, italian, or honey mustard salad dressing in with the chicken. You can either put back i...
- Here's an easy one, my 18 month old loves it. Put 3 chicken breasts (one 20oz package) in the crock pot, top with a jar of your favorite salsa and cook on low 6 hours....
- On the subject but with a twist... I don't know how to cook for only a few ... so I freeze a lot. I'm always creating a new soup or turkey or other meat loafs, salmon ...
Re-freeze Bread?
Asked by L.A. from Chicago
on December 8, 2008
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Hi Moms, does anyone know if you can re-freeze bread? We had my daughter's 3rd birthday party last night and have a bunch of small sandwich rolls leftover. We have a...
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- L. Yes you can - you cannot re-freeze raw meat. Bread is good in your freezer for up to 2 months. See mom - my home ec degree is going to use! M. in Elk Grove
- Cut it up for croutons and dry them out in the oven tossed in a few drops of olive oil, garlic salt, onion powder salt, & pepper, parmesan cheese. Cool them down and t...
- go ahead. we take our bread out of the freezer into the frig, back into the freezer, back into the frig...
Garage Sale Leftovers - What to Do with Them?
Asked by C.C. from Dallas
on April 6, 2009
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We're having a garage sale this Saturday and there will undoubtedly be a bunch of items left unsold. I don't want it cluttering up my garage, yet I don't just want to...
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- I recently had a yard sale and put the left over items on Craigslist under the "Free" column. It was all gone within 2 hours.
- I always drop my stuff off at Goodwill.
- CCA, Goodwill, www.freecycle.org Craigslist for free or really cheap Or at the very end of your garage sale, start putting stuff in a "free to good home" box and ...
What to Do with 20 Leftover Limes?
Asked by C.Z. from Dallas
on February 26, 2009
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I had a party last weekend and now I have a bag of 20 limes in my kitchen. I don't know what to do with them - hate to throw them out. Does anyone have any creative ...
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- You can juice them and freeze them like ice cubes to store. Then you can use them for limeade or even in just water when the weather warms up. We did this all the ti...
- Drink a lot of marguaritas?? Okay, really, I would suggest making a very cool arrangement with them for the middle of your table or Island. Get a cool glass jar, va...
- If you have a garbage disposial then toss some in there to get a fresh smell other than trash smell. And also make limeaides.
20M Old Throws All Food on the Floor!
Asked by K.B. from Indianapolis
on April 12, 2008
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Hi moms!
I though we had gotten better with this but it seems that it has not.
My daughter throws all the food she doesn't want on the floor and says it is for the...
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- My 14 month old son does the same thing. I just put a few pieces of food on his tray at a time. When he finishes those bites I offer more. I also keep his cup out o...
- I think some of it is a game for her, I think some of it is to get your undivided attention, and some of it is shear stubborness on her part. When my children tried...
- my son does the same thing with out the puppy. at least your daughter has a reason. i just explained to my son last night you don't say oh no when you do something on ...
What to Do with Halloween Candy...?
Asked by K.N. from Austin
on November 2, 2008
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Any ideas on what to do with leftover Halloween candy? My daughter and her friend agreed to trade their candy for a toy instead... So I now have both of theirs, plus ...
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- A friend of mine and I had this discussion DURING trick or treating this year. LOL. Here is what we came up with. Pinatas Party favors for birthday bags Christmas O...
- maybe if you know anyone that's having a bday party they could use it for the candy bags or pinata.
- I found this at slmom.com. Donate your extra candy to a local food pantry! The East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry will accept all unopened packages and individually ...
Questions About Formula Lifespan and Preparation
Asked by V.B. from Los Angeles
on January 23, 2009
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Hello everybody.
The formulas that I'm familiar with (Similac, Enfamil and Kirkland) state in their directions for use to discard any leftover formula an hour after...
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- I never heard that Kirkland formula has to be made with "boiled" water! Does it say that on the container? Gee.. that is the brand I used for my son... I just used r...
- if you're a germ-a-phobe, throw it out after the nipple has been touched by baby. but if you're like me...I'd throw it in the fridge for a few hours and not worry. T...
- Totally agree with Susan! When he was still that young, I would prepare bottles for the feeding for the day, and keep them in the fridge for about 24 hours. If ...
Wanted: Leftover Ham Casserole Recipes
Asked by M.M. from Chicago
on December 31, 2008
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Besides breakfast and soup ideas, does anyone have any tried and true recipes for using leftover ham? I bought a large ham that I will be cooking on New Years Day and...
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- Well...this is about a week late, but an idea for next time! I shred the ham and throw it in a slow cooker with sliced potatoes, a can of cream of mushroom soup and a...
- I'm not sure what it's called, but there's a delicious pasta dish that has ham, penne pasta, alfredo/cream sauce, and peas. Yum! I don't have a favorite recipe for it ...
- What about a version of toad in the hole? Usually you make it with sausage, but I don't see why it couldn't be substituted with ham and maybe chedder cheese. This re...
