Here are some extra recipes to use those Christmas dinner leftovers and other holiday leftovers and also some dips to serve at your New Year’s get together.
This is an unexpected canape and a handy little finger food:
Roll about 1 teaspoon full your favorite cream cheese dip into a ball. Press it between two walnut halves. Lay on a platter to serve.
Save dry cereal odds and ends to add to your Chex mix when you make it.
Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting it in the fridge. It will keep much longer.
This easy ham and noodles casserole recipe is quick and easy and kids love it! Just 5 minutes preparation to a tasty meal without a lot of work!
Author:Sheala Cooper
Ingredients
Units
1 (8 oz.) pkg. egg noodles or pasta, cooked 1/2lb. ham, chopped 1(10 3/4 oz.) can cream of chicken soup 1cup Cheddar cheese, grated
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°.
Mix the first three ingredients together in a casserole dish.
Bake for 20 minutes, until warmed.
Top with cheese.
Bake an additional 5 minutes or until the cheese melts.
You may add 1 package of any vegetable.
Cheesy Mashed Potatoes Recipe (For Using Leftover Mashed Potatoes)
3-4 cups mashed potatoes 4 oz. cream cheese, softened in the microwave 1 clove of garlic or 1 tsp. garlic powder, to taste 1 cup Mexican cheese blend, shredded
Mix potatoes, cream cheese and garlic. Place in a 1 quart greased baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Place under the broiler for 3-4 minutes until cheese is melted.
Prelheat oven to 350°. Beat everything together until smooth. Pour into a prepared pan. Bake for 40-50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
David’s Favorite Dip
1 jar Kraft Old English cheese spread 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup nuts, chopped
Mix ingredients. Roll into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap. Serve with chips.
Most of the time we just mix it and serve in a bowl without wrapping it.
Mix everything. Chill. If you want to make a ball or log then don’t mix in the almonds. Instead, make your cheese ball or log and then roll it in the almonds.
*To toast your almonds, lay them on foil or a pan and heat in a 400° oven until brown. Watch carefully.
Serve with chips.
This dip tastes like some very expensive ones that you can buy pre-made. it is a perfect holiday recipe! Be sure to use dried herbs and not powdered herbs. Dried herbs are the bigger flakes that haven’t been finely ground.
Herb Dip
1 clove garlic, crushed or garlic powder 2 (8 oz.) pkgs. cream cheese, softened 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine 1 tsp. dried oregano 1/4 tsp. each of dried basil, dill weed, marjoram, thyme, pepper
Blend all ingredients together. This will keep in the refrigerator for 1 week or in the freezer for 3 months.
Here’s a recipe for you fruit lovers! It’s a great recipe to make to use all of those fruit plate Christmas leftovers!
Cinnamon Sour Cream
1/4 cup sour cream 2 tsp. sugar 1/8 tsp. cinnamon Dash of nutmeg
Mix and serve with fresh fruit. You can use this as a fruit salad dressing. too. If you decide to use it as a dressing, you can use canned fruit and garnish with the coconut and/or toasted chopped almonds or nuts.
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The food can sit on the table within a two-hour window, and if it's stored in the fridge in that time frame, it can be eaten as leftovers. While it depends on the food, it's usually safe to eat within the next two to three days, and it's essential food that was hot is reheated well.
In the South, that means a meal of collard greens, hoppin' John, black-eyed peas, cornbread, and pot likker soup. For an auspicious year, we've rounded up some of our favorite traditional New Year's Day recipes. We have all the traditional New Year's recipes, from Southern-style collards to classic Hoppin' John.
Information. Spiral-cut hams and leftovers from consumer-cooked hams may be stored in the refrigerator three to five days or frozen one to two months. Keep your refrigerator at 40 °F or less and your freezer at or near 0 °F. See also Ham and Food Safety.
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Leftovers can be kept for 3 to 4 days in the refrigerator. After that, the risk of food poisoning goes up. If you don't think you'll be able to eat leftovers within four days, freeze them right away.
When reheating leftovers, be sure they reach 165° F as measured with a food thermometer. Reheat sauces, soups and gravies by bringing them to a rolling boil. Cover leftovers to reheat. This retains moisture and ensures that food will heat all the way through.
Greens, pork, and cornbread, as well as black-eyed peas, cowpeas, or beans, are some of the typical symbolic foods served on New Year's Day. When planning your dinner menu, add the Southern foods that some say bring good luck and avoid those that may do just the opposite in the new year.
Traditionally paired with collard greens and cornbread, black-eyed peas are a staple New Year's good luck food. The peas symbolize coins, and practices of consuming these legumes around celebrations date back to Ancient Egypt.
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