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Thanksgiving Leftover Recipe Ideas

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It’s almost time for turkey! Thanksgiving is coming up and that means you’re getting ready to prepare your family’s feast. You spend weeks pouring over recipes, days planning a menu and plenty of time shopping. And then there’s the cooking. You spend an entire day (or a few) in the kitchen, and suddenly …it’s over. In hours your family has celebrated the holiday and the meal is done. But you still have plenty of food leftover. Obviously, you don’t want to waste any of it. What can you do? Check out these post-Thanksgiving leftover ideas. Turkey Salad This is a...

Yom Kippur Break the Fast Recipes

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The Jewish holiday Yom Kippur is known as the holiest day of the year. Unlike other world holidays that include plenty of food and drink, people observing Yom Kippur fast (for 24 hours). If you’re fasting this holiday, breaking the fast doesn’t exactly mean indulging in a mega-meal. Overdoing it with too much heavy food can lead to digestive issues — especially after abstaining from food for a full day and night. Instead of making a meal to end all meals, check out these ‘break the fast’ ideas that are easy n your stomach and tasty too! Fruit Kugel While...

Chinese New Year Family Meal Ideas

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In celebration of Chinese New Year have a family feast! Not sure what to cook? That’s okay. There are plenty of options. If you want to go the homemade route (versus ordering from a restaurant), you can cook a holiday meal based on some of the traditional favorites. These are easy enough for even your kids to help you with! Fish Dinner It’s thought that a New Year’s fish dish will bring prosperity in the next year. And, who doesn’t want that? Start with a whole fish (the whole fish symbolizes unity), and prepare it by steaming it with ginger...

5 Mother’s Day Breakfast Ideas Kids Can Make

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Celebrate mom on her special day (i.e., Mother’s Day) with a kid-cooked breakfast. Okay, so the kids don’t have to (and shouldn’t – depending on their ages) cook breakfast by themselves. But, they can help out dad (or a teen sibling) by measuring, mixing and plating the food. Check out these easy-to-make, kid-friendly Mother’s Day breakfast ideas! English muffin smiles. Decorate toasted muffins with a cut strawberry smile, a jelly nose and blueberry eyes (or a similar fruit-filled version). Pancake buffet. Whip up a batch of fluffy pancakes and bring mom a buffet of topping options. Try healthy choices (such...

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