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7 Creative Thanksgiving Leftovers Recipes

Couponing 101

According to the Mayo Clinic , leftovers can be kept in the refrigerator for three to four days before the risk of food poisoning rises. That means if you prepared your feast on Wednesday or Thursday, you may be frantically trying to use up your remaining leftovers before they spoil. Leftover Turkey Chili via Mashup Mom.

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WIS, WWA | all Safeway

The Frugal Girl

Sunday Leftover sandwiches; they’re great reheated in the toaster oven on the air-fryer setting. I never had room for a toaster oven at my other house, but I do really like having one here, especially for reheating things or making two-person servings of food. Wednesday Leftover chicken quesadillas.

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WIS, WWA | a new year of grocery shopping!

The Frugal Girl

What We Ate Saturday Zoe and I met up at Panera after her work shift, got some dinner together, and then went home and watched a movie together. ? Thursday Zoe picked up some fast food for herself after work, and I ate some random stuff from the fridge (leftover pasta and some butternut squash soup , plus a grilled cheese sandwich).

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WIS, WWA | Last one before school

The Frugal Girl

Zoe got off of work at 8:30 so she just got a fast food chicken sandwich. Tuesday I sauteed some ham from the freezer, then sauteed some chopped kale, then added in leftover mac and cheese plus some milk and cream. I used chicken thighs instead of chicken breasts again this time, and it worked great. for me this week.

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Tips for Wasting Less Food

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

According to research, the average family throws away as much as $100 worth of food every month. Here are some tips for minimising your food wastage so that you’re not literally throwing money in the bin. If you can get yourself into the habit of planning your meals in advance, you’ll waste a lot less food. Meal planning.

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Stay on track with bringing your lunch to work

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

At my previous job, I had no problem with bringing my lunch every day to work. Furthermore, my office was not near any sort of restaurant or café, thereby eliminating the accessibility of food out, as well as my craving for it. Each morning, make it a habit to make your lunch for the day ahead and eat it at work instead of out.

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Saving Money by Taking Your Own Lunches to Work

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you work out how much you’re spending on work lunches in the average work week, you might be surprised to know just how much money is being frittered away. You can save money by taking your own lunches to work and depending on what you’ve previously been grabbing in your lunch break, it might be a lot healthier too.

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