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How To Get Rid of Leftover Cake

by Judy Schwartz Haley

What? You’ve never had that problem?

Come on, there has to be at least one instance in all your life when you wanted some dessert but couldn’t bear the thought of another bite of that Alaskan-sized sheet-cake.

Ok, well that’s the situation I found myself in this week.

We had another graduation party for Mr. [...]

Cooking with Leftovers: Curried Chicken and Lentil Soup

by Judy Schwartz Haley

curried chicken and lentil soup, originally uploaded by coffeejitters.

What does a starving student cook when the pantry’s paltry offerings are little more than leftover chicken, lentils, chicken stock and some leftover vegetables? This starving student made curried chicken and lentil soup.

I simmered the lentils in the chicken stock, chopped and added [...]