Tuesday, December 25, 2012

How to Use Up Christmas Leftover Food



We cook a lot of food to celebrate the Christmas season and ended up with a lot of left over food on the table. I woke up this morning without worrying what to eat for breakfast and the whole day. I had a plate of left over Spanish rice and a piece of ham for breakfast, a cup of coffee and a sliced of pecan pie for a dessert. What a great day to start the day. Left over food is one of the best parts of a special Christmas meal. Transform left over sitting in the fridge after the Christmas rush into a  quick and easy delicious meals.
Different ways to use up Christmas left over food. 
  • Cooked ham and turkey can be frozen. Just thaw it in the fridge for a casserole, stew, delicious pie recipe or a hearty sandwich.
  • Mashed potato can turn into a delicious casserole or potato pan cake or patty.
  • Biscuit can make a quick pudding topped with ice cream and drizzle of chocolate syrup.
  • Boil up the turkey and ha bones to make delicious soup.
  • There is no need to throw food away. Feed it to the poor homeless people. 
  • Don't cook too much in the first place.
  • For storage, go for reusable Tupperware type containers rather than cling-film or tinfoil to really minimise waste.

Posted by at 11:05 AM
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14 comments:

  1. Franc RamonDecember 25, 2012 at 11:11 AM

    This is very helpful as most of the time, we have excess foods after noche buena which we used up the next day or even more depending the type of food.

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  2. papalengDecember 25, 2012 at 11:32 AM

    aray, sapul si misis dito. Thanks Ma'am for thise winderful tips. medyo naparami ang niluto ni misis so, the left over are all in the fridge. Enough for the coming Media noche. At least nasa tupperware sila. Happy New Year po.

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  3. UnknownDecember 25, 2012 at 11:48 AM

    hahahha!! yeah, during occasions, you can easily prepare another viand kase natimplahan na eh, :)

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  4. RM BulsecoDecember 25, 2012 at 11:53 AM

    This is an informative post since we Filipinos tend to overcook and overprepare (if such word exist, but it doesn't lol) our meals, this would save a LOT of money. Happy christmas!

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  5. Guillermo BautistaDecember 25, 2012 at 4:19 PM

    Very helpful tips, Mam Tess. Thank you. :-)

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  6. MaryJane TauyanDecember 25, 2012 at 7:24 PM

    Great tips! Mam tess! My used to do some leftover cooking as well as so we dont have to waste our foods!! Great idea also to save money!! MErry Xmas MAm Tess! xx

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  7. Breathe. BabbleDecember 25, 2012 at 7:40 PM

    Very practical tips, it will save another day or more for meals hehehe

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  8. chrisairDecember 25, 2012 at 8:26 PM

    when holiday like this we never cook anything day after becuse we know that we are so bloated during christmas and we don't feel like to eat anymore the next day, nice tips

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  9. ted claudioDecember 25, 2012 at 9:32 PM

    Yes, we tend to overcook (and overeat as well) during the Christmas season. These tips will definitely help put those left-overs into good use.

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  10. Traveling MorionDecember 25, 2012 at 9:40 PM

    Now I know what to do in leftovers :) Merry Christmas to you and to your family mami Tess

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  11. Jan-Jan (Jan Christian )December 25, 2012 at 11:59 PM

    my sister will like this if she read this post for sure.. she really loves cooking.. :D

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  12. Mary Anne VelascoDecember 26, 2012 at 12:21 AM

    Great tips you have here!

    You can also just wrap meat pieces or slices in plastic wraps. It's easy and does not take so much space. :)

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  13. Kenneth RavidaDecember 26, 2012 at 1:20 AM

    great tip, this works not only on the december occasion, but also in other occassions w/ abundant food.

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  14. ralphDecember 28, 2012 at 6:55 AM

    it's been a practice here in our country to cook a lot of different food during Christmas eve,leaving us eating the same food for the rest of the week,lol...Thanks for the goood advice. Yahweh bless

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