Engagement Leftovers

It's been a leftover kind of week. Engagement Party leftovers, while delicious, are not designed to help with fitting into your wedding dress. I sense a salad week in my future. I have completely appreciated the fact that I didn't have to grocery shop this week, it allowed to me to put together all the vocab and readings for my upcoming unit. Woo! I also brought some of the sunflowers in to beautify my classroom....spreading the cheer!

Leftover sunflowers in gin bottles. So pretty!

 Leftover hot sausage and peppers on a yummy roll.

Leftover Grandmom's chicken, shredded on a roll

 Leftover engagement cake....oh the frosting!

BBQ Lefties

I'll start with a disclaimer: due to my weird teaching schedule I normally skip breakfast (horrible!) and eat a heavier brunch. Today I had the genius idea of putting the leftover bbq pork and beans on a tortilla instead of a roll and it was so much better. To start with all the flavors are more prominent without all the bread (although I'm sure some of the flavors melted together after sitting in the fridge overnight). As an added bonus it is slightly more healthy! The tortilla had 110 calories where your average hard roll has 190. There was about 10 less carbs as well. Not a huge deal, especially when you're dumping bbq pork on it, but it's a small thing that makes me feel better. I know tortillas are one of those things I should upgrade to whole wheat but I still have texture issues with that but I suppose it's something to work towards.

I find that tortillas freeze well (very useful when there is a sale!). This helps feed my quesadilla addiction. I pop them in the microwave for 10-15 seconds with a damp paper towel over them. 

Of Leftovers and Cozy Sheets

Leftover Thanksgiving Sandwiches are the best! I'm a fan of the Wawa jingle "like mittens for your tummy." Truth. In other words, we finished off the leftovers from Thanksgiving #1 last night....just in time to get ready for Thanksgiving #2! In fact my Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake with Caramel-Bourbon Sauce is baking away in the oven and the Rum Cake is on deck. Yeah, my Grandma requested my Rum Cake for Thanksgiving because that's how she rolls.

Don't forget to make your leftover sandwich this Thanksgiving! 

My non-food related musings on cheapness and cozy sheets after the jump!

Lefties and Veggies!

Tonight was Leftover Part II! Served up with a side of brussels sprouts. The leftover fajita makings went straight into a quesadilla (I used my throw it in a 350 degree oven for 10 minute recipe). I am madly in love with the brussels sprouts recipe. Well it does involve maple syrup so what's not to love? It's a wonderful combination of sweet and spicy. Mr. Lawyer inhaled a bunch of them and if you can get a boy to eat a ton of veggies it's a keeper right?

Brussels Sprouts with Maple and Cayenne

(from Martha Stewart's Food Everyday)

Ingredients:
2 pounds brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved lengthwise
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
Coarse salt
1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss brussels sprouts with olive oil; season with salt. Roast until brussels sprouts are browned in spots and tender when pierced with a knife, 15 to 20 minutes, stirring halfway through. 

2. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine syrup and cayenne pepper. Drizzle brussels sprouts with maple syrup mixture, stir to coat, and roast 1 minute.

Getting the Quesadilla prepped!