I found this list in my recipe file this morning. I had compiled it ages ago and thought it may be helpful to those of us who are trying to trim the budget.

Bread~leftover or stale

1. French toast

2. Bread Crumbs

3. Stuffing

4. Bread Pudding

Dried-out Cake

5. Break into chunks and fold into whipped cream

6. Break into chunks and fold into your favorite flavor of pudding

Rice

7. Add milk, raisins, & brown sugar or honey for breakfast cereal

8. Add to soups

9. Use in hamburger or meatloaf as an extender

10. Place in a baking dish, cover with cheese sauce and grated cheese. Bake 350 for 20 minutes and serve as a side dish.

11. Freeze it to use later

Pasta

12. Freeze to use later

13. Add to soups

Bacon

14. Crumble for salad toppings

15. Freeze to use as a pizza topping

16. Use in an omelet

17. Stir into cornbread batter

18. Top a baked potato with it

19. Use in meatloaf

Ham

20. Slice for sandwiches

21. Chop & add to soup

22. Use as a baked potato topping

23. Cube & freeze to add to scalloped potatoes

Meatloaf

24. Crumble & use as hamburger

Chicken

25. Serve as sandwich meat

26. Make chicken salad

27. Freeze to use in another chicken recipe

Hard boiled Eggs

28. Crumble on a salad

29. Add to tuna salad

Scrambled Eggs

30. Wrap in a tortilla with cheese and veggies for a breakfast wrap

Carrots

31. shred for carrot cake

32. Make carrot salad

*Shred carrots, stir in raisins, walnuts, pineapple. Moisten with a small amount of

mayonnaise.

Corn

33. Add to an omelet or scrambled eggs

34. Stir into cornbread batter

35. Make creamed corn

*Puree 1 c. kernels & stir into 1-2 c. corn kernels

Cucumbers

36. Shred and add to meatballs

**Ok, I must have copied this from somewhere. I personally haven’t tried it but I don’t think it would be any different than shredding zucchini and throwing it into meat loaf. You’d probably only use 1/4-1/2 c. for 1 lb meat.

Peas

37. Add to a salad

38. Add to soups

39. Add to tuna salad

Potatoes

Boiled

40. Cube & add to soup

41. Use for potato salad

42. Use for scalloped potatoes

43. slice & fry

Mashed

44. Use to top  shepherd’s pie

Fruit Juice

45. Use as a liquid for gelatin

46. Freeze in ice cube trays & use to chill fruit drinks

47. Make popsicles

Berries

48. Sprinkle over cereal

49. Use in smoothies

Cranberry Sauce

50. add 1 c. to apple crisp

Pumpkin Puree

51. Stir 1 c. into prepared vanilla pudding. Season with 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/4 tsp. nutmeg. Chill

Milk

52. Pour into ice cube trays & freeze. Use to cool hot coffee, hot chocolate, or melt on hot cereal.

Jam

53. Melt 4 Tb jam into 1 c. Corn syrup over low heat. Use as a fruit syrup.

Cereal/Cookie Crumbs

54. Use on top of ice cream for a crunchy topping.

Roast Beef

55. Shred left over roast beef. Use it to  top a baked potatoes along with cheese, green onions, and sour cream. Yummy! (Thanks to my sister for that idea.)

(This list was in some sort of order and I know the beef doesn’t quite go here, but I didn’t feel like numbering everything all over again!)

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