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Leftovers

Bitches on a Budget — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:39:19 -0600

Did you make this?

We love this recipe and were invited out for Thanksgiving and knew we wouldn't be eating it--so we doubled up on our favorite holiday this year and made a pre-Thanksgiving dinner, dinner. Now we have our own leftovers including leftover Chestnut stuffing! How many of you do this too so you can have leftovers if you've been elsewehere?

Xo Roz

thanks

sarah_bee — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:09:25 -0600

Yum. Totally agree that this holiday's freedom from gifts ROCKS. Your recipe makes me hungry for day-after-thanksgiving sandwiches-- turkey, cranberry, stuffing. All the relatives are gone and I can eat in peace!

for the veg-heads, too

Mir Kamin — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:53:12 -0600

I use the roasting method to make veggie broth for my daughter, too, and it's SO much better than simmering. Much more flavorful.

Plus I can leave it all day and not have to check on it!

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I needed that broth recipe, thank you!

Lisa Stone — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:37:00 -0600

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I love this tradition: Hostess is "it" for turkey only!

Lisa Stone — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:36:25 -0600

My budget begins to feel like a piece of swiss cheese otherwise...

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soup!

Mir Kamin — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:27:31 -0600

Ohhhh, soup. Forgot to mention that. Possibly my favorite part of post-Thanksgiving!!

If you've never made broth via roasting the bones, try it this year. I'm a convert. :)

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I think

Headless Mom — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:20:47 -0600

that my husband should read this. Seriously? There is absolutely no need for 8 side dishes at any meal, holiday or not. Waste of money. And! After the first 3 bites it all tastes the same. Spread it out over the week and actually enjoy each one.

I also save the carcass to make soup. I learned at BlogHer this summer that you should save all of the bones-yes, even the ones that have been gnawed on!-for the broth. Definately a tip that I'm now using.

Our tradition

raisedqueer — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:13:54 -0600

Whomever hosts the dinner in a given year, is basically only responsible to provide the turkey. Everyone else is to bring a dish. It's really a great thing for the host/hostess b/c it allows them the extra time to prepare for guests. And not just one person is footing the bill for dinner.

BTW, I'm crossing my fingers that I get picked to bring stuffing this year.....just tried out a new recipe from my sis and can't wait to dazzle my family. Heehee!

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Your post- thanks for the mention!

Lynn from OrganicMania.com — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:18:31 -0500

Hey, thanks for mentioning me in your post and sorry to only discover it now! I'm just getting used to the BlogHer site and actually just put up my first post today, believe it or not. A little late to the party, but better late than never, right?

Closed? For the whole summer???

sassymonkey — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:44:05 -0500

That's horrible! What about summer reading programs? And internet access for people who don't have it at home? And people who just wants books!

Just thinking about it is making me need to lie down.

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Yes, I'm lucky

Candelaria Silva — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:40:10 -0500

I mostly order books from the closest one but I like being able to return books at any of them. I try to walk daily and I can return books based on how much of a walk I'm doing: 20 minutes to the 2nd cloest, 1/2 hour to the other two. If I wanted to take public transportation - a whole other world of libraries open up.

I'm unhappy to report that the libraries will be closed this summer. I overheard the librarian telling this to a parent over the phone about 45 minutes ago. Bummer.

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Good and plenty!

Honestly, I'm rarely in my library aisles

sassymonkey — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:45:30 -0500

Even though I take out lots of books I'm rarely in the aisles. I usually request everything I needed online and then just pick it up, sometimes pausing in front the express shelf. When I was computerless for awhile I used to go to the library to use their internet, and while I used to wander the aisles sometimes it wasn't something I did a lot. (Again, the online reserves.)

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Four libraries in walking distance?!

sassymonkey — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:32:39 -0500

That's awesome! When we were looking for this apartment one of my requirements was that it had to be walking distance to a library. But four!!! Wow!

Do you always go to the closest one? Or do you go to different ones for different things?

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