Category Archives: Leftovers

Fridge Clean-Out Dinner

By Alexa | Published: February 1, 2012
These are my favorite types of dinners. You never know where your ingredients will lead you. Tonight, I was inspired by a small container of goat cheese that I impulsively picked up when I was walking around the Union Square Greenmarket this afternoon in the 62-degree February sun. So what did I have in my fridge that could play [...]
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Soup and Sandwich

By Alexa | Published: January 12, 2010
After cooking for guests both Friday and Saturday night, our kitchen is stocked with the makings for some pretty stellar leftover meals. Tonight we had a simple soup and sandwich dinner: Pumpkin soup and grilled cheese on homemade sweet potato challah with arugula and pickled red onions (those onions are making it into EVERYTHING these [...]
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Leftovers Pancake

By Alexa | Published: March 5, 2009
We always keep leftovers, even small amounts, and this is the kind of dish that makes use of all the little bits of leftovers in the fridge.   This is a quick savory pancake for an easy lunch or dinner.  This time, I was working with leftover brown rice, scallions and kimchi (spicy Korean pickled cabbage), [...]
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