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Ideas for Thanksgiving Leftovers
Now that you’ve seen all of the family and cleaning up that massive mess left by your family, friends, and fun-loving pets, you peer into your refrigerator and what do you see? Tubs, and tubs of leftovers. Every year, a large number of people simply have no idea what to do with massive amounts of food leftover from holiday functions. Your leftovers can soon become the best part of Thanksgiving with the following healthy meal ideas. Hot Turkey Melt This one probably seems super obvious, but turkey can go a long way in a variety of meals. The easiest of which is to just make a sandwich. Take 2 slices…
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The Best Herbs for Holiday Recipes
If you enjoy using fresh or dried herbs in your recipes, you can usually get them year-round. During the winter, the following herbs are easy to find even in the cold season and really go perfectly with all your holiday recipes. Rosemary One herb you will see used often in winter recipes is rosemary. This is because it is ideal to use with various superfoods and other dishes you will prepare in the cold, winter months, plus you can grow it year-round. So, regardless of the climate you live in, you can find rosemary that is fresh even in the dead of winter. Rosemary is wonderful when used fresh for…
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Thanksgiving Kitchen Hacks
We’ve all been there during Thanksgiving dinner. The gravy is too thin, the meat underdone (or even cold inside!), the turkey too dry, and to top it off the pie has a wide crack. Cold food has to stay cold and you’re out of refrigerator space. There’s no more room on the stove and in the oven for the hot food to stay hot. DON’T PANIC!!! Basic Hacks Use Coolers or Ice Chests Use coolers — even Styrofoam coolers — to expand refrigerator space. Cold travels downward. Place food in the refrigerator to cool down for several hours, then transfer to the coolers in sealed containers or sturdy re-closeable bags.…
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Tips for Thanksgiving Vegetable Sides
This post is all about Thanksgiving side dishes. First some tips for eco-friendly side dishes, then some healthy side dishes, and some vegan side dishes. Hopefully, all this info will help you when choosing and making your sides for the holidays! Eco-Friendly Sides Tips If you want to ensure that your side dishes are eco-friendly, start with buying all your produce locally and in-season when you can. It may help you to determine what to serve by looking at what is available and in season at that time. Then plan your meal. Here are some other tips to ensure that what you make is eco-friendly for Thanksgiving. Roast Them –…
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Thai Coconut Curry Soup
As the days get shorter and the holidays grow near, you need recipes that are satisfying, healthy, and that don’t take that long to make. This Thai Coconut Curry Soup is perfect for that! Thai Coconut Curry Soup Do you have a go-to recipe when you are really busy in the fall and winter? Tell us about it in the comments.
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Eight Turkey-Buying Tips for Thanksgiving
If you’re having turkey this Thanksgiving, it’s likely one of your most important purchases. Usually, the turkey is the center of attention on a Thanksgiving dinner table, so getting the right one is important. Here are eight turkey buying tips to help you. 1. Buy Early Rather Than Later This is mostly true if you are going to avoid the big box stores and instead shoot for buying a turkey locally from a farmer. You should call them as soon as you can to find out the process, as they may need to know in advance that you will be making the purchase. You may even be able to pay…
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Eight Dessert Tips for Your Eco-Thanksgiving Celebration
When you are concerned about the environment, it makes each holiday celebration slightly different from what you may recall from your youth. Thankfully, there is so much you can do that is not just eco-friendly but also healthy and (don’t forget) delicious. Your family and guests won’t even realize that they’re also saving the environment. 1. Buy Local One of the most important things you can do for the environment and your health is to shop locally whenever you can. That means buying produce that was grown in your local area. Most grocery stores today do have local produce; just read the signs. If you’re not sure, ask someone. Even…
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How to Avoid Unnecessary Thanksgiving Waste
It’s November and time to start thinking about Thanksgiving! One thing to consider is the amount of waste that happens if you make too much food! Planning your Thanksgiving so that you avoid as much unnecessary waste as possible is very doable. The truth is, we never need as much as we think we do when it comes to anything we have. Most people throw out about 30 percent of the food they buy, for example. This Thanksgiving, let’s prevent that. Provide Eco-Friendly To-Go Containers You can also ask guests to bring containers if you want to, but if you purchase some eco-friendly containers and point out to guests what…
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Smart Meal Prep Tips To Make Healthier Versions of Comfort Foods
One thing that deters people from making dietary changes that will result in weight loss is that they don’t want to give up their favorite foods. I can relate… Most of us have a list of comfort foods that our moms made for us when we were young and which seem like the perfect cold-weather fare to enjoy. But then when we think of making healthy diet and lifestyle changes, we just can’t see ourselves making any progress if we’re still eating these fat and calorie-laden meals. So what do we do? We cut them entirely out of our daily menu and deprive ourselves of the flavors and textures of…
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How to Use Pumpkin in Your Soups
There are few things better than a warm, hearty soup on a chilly fall evening. Why not combine your favorite type of comfort food with delicious, seasonal pumpkin? Here are some different ideas for putting your own pumpkin soup together. Pumpkin Coconut Soup When you begin looking at pumpkin soup recipes, you will notice that there are a lot of variations. Some have just pumpkin puree and seasonings, similar to a tomato soup, while others contain extra spices or veggies. Some pumpkin soups are spicy, while others are savory. This pumpkin coconut soup is a little on the spicier side since it uses curry flavorings in it, though you can…
