Reinventing Dinner
Enjoy these approachable dinners now and later by turning the leftovers into totally different dishes
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aving leftovers for lunch or dinner doesn’t mean you need to eat the same meal all over again. Get excited about using leftovers by reinventing the dishes in a fresh way. First, you need a meal that you can enjoy
now. After that, you are already halfway to another meal because of the many components at the ready. The ever-popular chicken dinner or a meatloaf meal with modern twists are great places to start. Whether you celebrate Rosh Hashanah or are looking for a comforting weekend meal, the following menus of approachable dishes can then serve double duty in the suggested recipes for new dishes using the leftovers. In these and other recipes from “Now & Again: Go-To Recipes, Inspired Menus + Endless Ideas for Reinventing Leftovers,” author Julia Turshen’s goal is to dismantle the idea that making a full meal has to be both difficult and expensive and instead show how leftovers can be an invitation to fun, inventive cooking. Where there are leftovers, there are endless opportunities for reinvention. —Mary Subialka
