Using up leftovers

Chicken Pies - all from leftovers - very yummy


I got a free range chook marked down from Coles on Sunday and cooked it for dinner which was yummy. After Alex took some for her lunch today, I had a fair bit left over. Usually I make chicken noodle soup but I felt like a change today.


I made chicken pies and they were really yummy and all made from leftovers. It was:

• all the chicken stripped from the carcass (which was then given to the chooks)
• a leek finely sliced (mum gave me this from her garden)
• a carrot finely chopped (in the fridge)
• a stick of cerely finely chopped (from mum)
• some grated cheese - for in the white sauce (in the fridge)
• 3 short cut bacon pieces finely chopped (from the fridge)
• a white sauce (made from the white sauce mix I have posted previously)

Fry all the vegies & bacon till soft. Mix all this together and then I made some pastry (all ingredients in the cupboard) and put it all in the pie maker - YUM - yummy chicken pies (I made 9 all up).

I also was making Michael some apple and pear puree so took a few apples and put them in the pot with some cinnamon and a few rasins. Stewed for 10mins or so and then after the chicken pies, I made some Apple Pies (4). They were very delish too. I had one with icecream YUM.

So tonight was a leftovers dinner but you would have never known!!! Cost - probably about $5 all together - feeding 4 with leftovers - what a bargain!!!

I got called to the school today for Jemma. She was feeling sick. Took her to the Drs and she has a viral throat infection. Anyone would think she was dying but she is fine. She has a low grade fever but is fine. I don't think she will go to school tomorrow though.

A really really easy breakfast that we have virtually every weekend is French Toast. We seem to always have leftover bread (which I chuck in the freezer). Just put a couple of eggs in a bowl and lightly beat. Add some milk (or cream) and mix it up (kind of like scrambled egg mix). Cut your bread into triangles and dip in the egg/milk mix. Put in a frypan with butter and oil and fry until golden. Drain on kitchen paper.

A big hit in our house!!

Yummy french toast frying away

Lacey the chook is doing really well - the antibiotics are working. She is not making any crackly noises or doing the crowing thing. I am feeding her cat food to fatten her up and she is very happily muching away on that. I think she may be ok which is great.