treat yourself to a leftover makeover

it's amazing what you can do with some staple items. here are some core items to have in the house when trying to rework your leftovers:

- tortillas, add rice and beans to any meat and voila, you have tortillas
- pizza bread, keep them in your freezer and just add toppings
- broth, kind of like the pizza bread, although soups can be tricky
- eggs, think scrabbles
- lettuce, so that's why it's called a garbage salad
- pasta, white wine works wonders for added flavor

leftover survival guide

Roast turkey 3 to 4 days
Stuffing 1 to 2 days
Giblet Gravy 1 to 2 days
Canned Cranberry Sauce 5 to 7 days
Homemade Cranberry Relish 5 to 7 days
Roast Pork 2 to 4 days
Roast Beef/Veal/lamb 3 to 4 days
Baked ham 3 to 5 days
Meat w/ sauce or gravy 1 to 2 days
Cooked vegetables 3 to 5 days
Pumpkin pie 2 to 3 days
Fruit desserts/pie 3 to 5 days
Cooked Seafood 1 to 2 days
Gumbo 1 to 2 days
Soups 2 to 3 days

Rules for Leftovers

2 Hours x 2 Inches x 4 Days

2 Hours from oven to refrigerator. Refrigerate or freeze leftovers within
2 hours of cooking the food. Otherwise throw it away.

2 Inches thick to cool it quick. Store food at a shallow depth - about 2
inches - to speed chilling.

4 Days in the refrigerator - otherwise freeze it. Use leftovers from the
refrigerator within 4 days, except stuffing and gravy, which should be
used within 2 days.