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Leftovers On Purpose -LOP- is about how I make meals ahead and store in my freezer :). It includes ideas for feeding daycare toddlers, as well as what I do to keep Weight Watcher's Point-friendly items available for myself. The same ideas would work for feeding a busy family.
I don't think I've made spaghetti sauce the same way twice, lol. I started adding tomato sauce or some sort of canned tomatoes to jarred spaghetti sauce to stretch it. Now, I like the stretched sauce better than straight out of the jar. Today I had (read full article)
I don't think I've made spaghetti sauce the same way twice, lol. I started adding tomato sauce or some sort of canned tomatoes to jarred spaghetti sauce to stretch it. Now, I like the stretched sauce better than straight out of the jar. Today I had (read full article)
Have you ever tried making rice in your microwave?It takes the same amount of time as cooking on the stove or in the rice cooker, but sometimes it's nice to have another cooking option.Years ago I went to WalMart and got a microwave rice cooker. At (read full article)
The rice cooker is an easy way to boil liquid. I put in a can of vegetable broth and turned it on "Cook". When the broth was boiling I turned it down to "Keep Warm" and put in 2 cups of Couscous. I let it set for 5 minutes.Easy and fast! I really (read full article)
I'm always writing down a recipe here and a recipe there, sometimes printing a recipe I find interesting. When things get busy, I stack the recipes to file or try later. I was going through a pile of recipes, putting them in the proper place to fil (read full article)
What do I do with two potatoes? Baked potatoes are not appealing to me, it's not enough to mash, and French fries are not infant & toddler friendly.I looked up and saw my grater hanging on a cup hook. That's it! I'll grate the potatoes and bak (read full article)
After Thanksgiving I had a lot of sweet potatoes leftover and sweet potatoes with rice sounded great. I searched for some sort of recipe and found lots of recipes for Sweet Potato Risotto, all with a few ingredients I didn't have on-hand, lol. I de (read full article)
Is Monday too early to start cooking for Thanksgiving? I couldn't wait to try a sweet potato recipe. I figured I needed to give it a try and if it didn't work out, I'd know before Thanksgiving and if it was good, it would already be done and I will (read full article)
Finally, the yummy winter squash are on sale! We picked up a few.I didn't really have a plan, so I went with the directions on the sticker on the squash. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut squash in half and scoop out seeds. Place cut-side down in a (read full article)
Again, I'm not too excited about sweet or maple flavored sweet potatoes. I'm also not thrilled about canned and I don't mind making them ahead. This recipe is based on Kalyn's recipe that I discovered last year. What attracted me to the recipe was (read full article)
I made a big batch of my tangy sweet potatoes. I'm not one for sweet or maple flavored sweet potatoes. I can't remember where I found this recipe, but I've changed it from the original anyway.3 medium sweet potatoes2 Tab (read full article)
Easy peasy!Just have to plan about 2 hours ahead. I do this for almost all frozen vegetables I serve the toddlers for lunch. I have several mini crock pots. I use one for veggie, one for main dish, and others if I need to for another side dish.Pu (read full article)
I started with a 10 pound bag of potatoes I bought on a whim. I made some diced, seasoned potatoes, hubby made some steak fries with some, then I had just over 5 pounds that I made mashed potatoes with. That's A LOT of mashed potatoes. I remembere (read full article)
On a whim, I bought a 10-pound bag of potatoes. With about a third of it, I baked some season, diced potatoes to serve as a side to the toddler (and me!).My hubby made some steak fries with some of the potatoes. I didn't get any photos of that, but (read full article)
A ten-pound bag of potatoes is cheap! I bought a bag on a whim, not really having a plan, but knowing I could do something with it.The first thing I did was diced potatoes. I serve toddlers a lot so, so I have to peel them due to chocking concerns. (read full article)
Recently I've discovered this cool salad:1 cup pineapple chunks1 cup mandarin oranges1 cup unsweeteened coconut1 cup mini marshmallows1 cup lite Cool WhipMix and chill.It's low on Weight Watcher's points with 3 points per cup. I have it as a desert m (read full article)
Recently I discovered I LOVE spaghetti squash--who knew? I'm glad I got adventurous and gave it a try. Did you know you can freeze it?To prepare, I got a spaghetti squash, took the sticker off and washed the outside of it. Puncture a few time and (read full article)
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