Chef Horse gets down with leftovers.

@TheHorse (238275)
Walnut Creek, California
January 3, 2018 9:08am CST
The other evening, I had leftover ham and potatoes for dinner. Being a culinary snob, I had to tweak things a bit. My Midwestern friends had made the scalloped potatoes a bit too creamy, and not cheesy enough (I didn't tell them that), so I baked the potatoes for maybe 8 minutes at 375 with some Brie on top. The result was crunchy and delicious, as I like it. They're very sweet to send me home with a "care package" whenever I go over there, whether it's to play music or just sit around and drink and dine. This time we watched the New Years festivities on TV, something I don't often do. Have you done any good "tweaks" to your leftovers over the past few days?
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Laurel (L_B)
@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
3 Jan 18
Looks good. Ham is one of my favorites. We had lots of turkey leftover so there were both hot and cold turkey sandwiches, turkey pot pie and turkey stew. The pie and stew is in the freezer to enjoy at a later date. For now we are all turkeyed out!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238275)
• Walnut Creek, California
4 Jan 18
Can you just send me some with some cranberries?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238275)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Jan 18
@Happy2BeMe Merci y Gracias!
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Laurel (L_B)
@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
5 Jan 18
@TheHorse for sure
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patgalca
@patgalca (18481)
• Orangeville, Ontario
3 Jan 18
Just getting people to EAT the left overs was a chore. My husband would eat left overs from Christmas Eve once. I don't get why. I had them a couple of times... and then threw them out. No tweaking required.
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patgalca
@patgalca (18481)
• Orangeville, Ontario
4 Jan 18
@TheHorse I cook a frozen Butterball turkey roll. There were really only two slices left. There were a couple of slices of ham and enough vegetables for a meal.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238275)
• Walnut Creek, California
4 Jan 18
@patgalca Do turkey rolls taste like turkeys?
The Horse
@TheHorse (238275)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Jan 18
I do like turkey sandwiches, with cranberry, smothered in mayo!
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much2say
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Jan 18
We just had straight leftovers last night - no tweaking - I'm too lazy!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238275)
• Walnut Creek, California
4 Jan 18
Was it turkey?
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much2say
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
4 Jan 18
@TheHorse Nope - for New Year's Day, we had a traditional Japanese feast at my parents' house. We had stuff like sashimi (raw fish), norimaki (a sushi with veggies), various beans and pickley things, sekihan (steamed rice with azuki beans) . . . and there's no way all that can be thrown into a soup .
Toni
@toniganzon (77084)
• Philippines
3 Jan 18
That looks so delicious and there's no trace of evidence that it's leftover food!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238275)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Jan 18
Ah, good point! Yes, it was yummy.
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Toni
@toniganzon (77084)
• Philippines
3 Jan 18
@TheHorse I don't eat pork though.
Anna
@LadyDuck (502194)
• Italy
3 Jan 18
I have leftover ham for dinner, I am not in the mood of cooking.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238275)
• Walnut Creek, California
4 Jan 18
Understandable. Hope you're doing OK.
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Nanette Piotrowski
@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
3 Jan 18
I wolfed it all down @TheHorse . Today it's Hamburger Helper.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238275)
• Walnut Creek, California
4 Jan 18
I haven't had that in years! Is it still pretty decent?
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Nanette Piotrowski
@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
4 Jan 18
@TheHorse Oh yeah. Besides the hamburger one, there's chicken, tuna etc.
Four Walls
@FourWalls (86580)
• United States
4 Jan 18
Ooh, those taters look yummy.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238275)
• Walnut Creek, California
4 Jan 18
They were pretty good. But not as good as they would have been had I made them from scratch.
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
3 Jan 18
Your dinner looks delicious. Thankfully we're out of leftovers and now we can get back to the basics.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238275)
• Walnut Creek, California
4 Jan 18
I may get some Thai soup later--back to basics.
Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
3 Jan 18
Your leftovers look good.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238275)
• Walnut Creek, California
4 Jan 18
Thanks, Valerie.
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
3 Jan 18
That looks like a wonderful dinner. Happy New Year.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238275)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Jan 18
Happy New Year to you as well!
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43567)
• Denver, Colorado
16 Jan 18
No, but your potatoes fix sounds quite awesome!
Thelma
@thelme55 (79311)
• Germany
3 Jan 18
Yummy food you made. Yes. I made chicken soup from leftover chicken that we had.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238275)
• Walnut Creek, California
4 Jan 18
Sounds good. I have the sniffles. Will be right over.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
4 Jan 18
I usually have left overs after I Sabbath and I just enjoy them the way they are. Do they live by you now and grew up in the Midwest or do they still live in the Midwest? Where in the Midwest are they from or live?
Timea
@tzwrites (4835)
• Romania
3 Jan 18
I also prefer crunchy over creamy. It looks good.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238275)
• Walnut Creek, California
4 Jan 18
It was tasty! I should have added some onion to the potatoes as well.
Angie
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
3 Jan 18
Yes I did, I ate Venison. I made a venison meatloaf for Tony on New Year day. This morning, yes for breakfast, I made cold meatloaf sandwiched with ketchup for me and bbq sauce for him. Finished off those leftovers. I do not eat much read meat at all, I prefer wild. When I do.
Nitin
@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
3 Jan 18
Looks fresh as its just made noways you can say its made of leftover.