This Shouldn't Taste Good, but It Does
One great thrifty trick, and I thought this particularly appropriate with Thanksgiving approaching, is learning to get creative with leftovers and use what you have to put together a meal. In honor of this concept, I thought I'd share a few food combinations I've found tasty, which don't sound like they should work together, and invite you to share your own "This Shouldn't Taste Good, but It Does" experiments....
Top a ham slice with cottage cheese
Sliced Apples play nice with Hummus
Kroger's Sliced Swiss on Prunes. (This processed swiss is much smoother than regular swiss cheese, might try provolone as a sub. Good ratio seemed to be a single layer of cheese about the same size as the prune.)
I did a google search and there are several articles out there with Thanksgiving leftover recipes. During my search I found The Use It Up Cookbook on sale at Amazon. I have not read the book, and therefore can't endorse, but it's a cool concept. There's another book with a similiar title (different subtitle) same concept by a different Author...the spiral bound print edition is $49.99 which is a bit steep...but it's on Kindle for $9.99.
Websites like http://www.supercook.com/ can also be great places for finding ideas to use what you have. And best I can tell, it's free to use.
There's nothing wrong with just eating Turkey as Turkey either....
P.S. There was some great stuff on Managers Special at Kroger yesterday...not sure if they're clearing things out for the Thanksgiving rush, or it just worked out this way, but I picked up a Ceasar Salad kit for 25 cents, a small veggie platter with dip for $1, and a bottle of pomegranite Juice for $1. We passed up a largish backage of Country Ham for $2.99. (There were several of these...marked down from $14.95...I'm just not a ham person.)
Normally, I wouldn't even glance at the pomegranite juice or veggie platters because of the price....but I've trained myself to make the rounds and keep an eye out for orange stickers. I think it's a good idea to vary the source of nutrients. It's easy to get stuck in a food rut.
Top a ham slice with cottage cheese
Sliced Apples play nice with Hummus
Kroger's Sliced Swiss on Prunes. (This processed swiss is much smoother than regular swiss cheese, might try provolone as a sub. Good ratio seemed to be a single layer of cheese about the same size as the prune.)
I did a google search and there are several articles out there with Thanksgiving leftover recipes. During my search I found The Use It Up Cookbook on sale at Amazon. I have not read the book, and therefore can't endorse, but it's a cool concept. There's another book with a similiar title (different subtitle) same concept by a different Author...the spiral bound print edition is $49.99 which is a bit steep...but it's on Kindle for $9.99.
Websites like http://www.supercook.com/ can also be great places for finding ideas to use what you have. And best I can tell, it's free to use.
There's nothing wrong with just eating Turkey as Turkey either....
P.S. There was some great stuff on Managers Special at Kroger yesterday...not sure if they're clearing things out for the Thanksgiving rush, or it just worked out this way, but I picked up a Ceasar Salad kit for 25 cents, a small veggie platter with dip for $1, and a bottle of pomegranite Juice for $1. We passed up a largish backage of Country Ham for $2.99. (There were several of these...marked down from $14.95...I'm just not a ham person.)
Normally, I wouldn't even glance at the pomegranite juice or veggie platters because of the price....but I've trained myself to make the rounds and keep an eye out for orange stickers. I think it's a good idea to vary the source of nutrients. It's easy to get stuck in a food rut.
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