Ah, Those Holiday Leftovers

They're lurking in our fridges,hiding between our fresh produce and mayo.They being our holiday leftovers.It could be a chunk of New Year's ham,grilled veggies or even those extra cookies and fruitcake.Throwing them out would be a shame.Luckily they can repurposed into tasty new dishes. If you still have any ham left over from New Years, then rejoice.It's one of the most versatile meats out there.It can be diced into bits for Western omelets or minced into a new kind of deviled spread.The bone itself can be used to flavor homemade pea soup.Turkey can also be refashioned into a salad or as stuffing for a crepe.What about those left over veggies?Mashed potatoes can be gummed into fried puffs.Make balls with the cold potatoes,dip in eggs and them bread crumbs,Fry in olive oil or butter and then serve with a side of ketchup.Root vegetables can also be refashioned as a healthier base for Eggs Benedict or into a veggie lasagna.You can also add them to a plain tomato sauce for a new spin on primavera sauce. Sweets needn't be thrown out either.You can refashion that panettone a number of ways.The Italian fruit cake can be soaked with rum and then lit for an exciting spin on baba au rhum. It can also be turned into a French toast that just requires the lightest dusting of powdered sugar.Leftover cookies can be turned into sandwiches either with butter ream or vanilla ice cream.Shortbread can be turned into a buttery crumb pie crust with the addition of butter.Holiday cakes cam be made into trifles with the addition of pudding and any liquer.You can also used plain cake for chocolate fondue as well Don't despair if you have a fridge full of leftovers.They can be turned into delicious new dishes.You'll empty your fridge and create new classics too!