TODAY on MHTV: You’ve heard me say it before, leftovers should never go to waste. Even if you think your ingredients are random, think it over for a few minutes and I bet you’ll come up with a tasty and unique idea. Extra spaghetti and tomato sauce makes an awesome snack when you fry it; serve it with the crunchy bottom-side up and a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese. A couple of extra burger patties and tender, steamed broccoli make a “man-friendly” burger salad, and if you top it with Sriracha there’s no way to resist it. Overripe bananas are the icing on the leftover cake for moist and flavorful banana chocolate chip cookies.

Get the recipes from this episode:

Fried Pasta

Burger Salad

Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

Limoncello Spritzer

Get recipes from the 11:30 show, Authentic Southern Dishes

Watch ”Mad Hungry with Lucinda Scala Quinn” Mondays at 11:30 a.m. ET/10:30 a.m. CT, Tuesdays through Fridays at 11 a.m. ET and 11:30 a.m. ET on Hallmark Channel.

2 Comments
  • Pamela Fitzsimmons
    July 16, 2012 at 4:44 am

    Hi Lucinda
    I’ve just discovered your videos and I must say I just can’t get enough of them.
    Regards

  • Jim Mazzone
    July 16, 2012 at 1:46 pm

    Hi Lucinda,
    I download all your recipes everyday. You are making me a cook. Thank you. I thought my DVR saved your strip steak recipe and sides that you showed your son and his friend for their dates. However, it wasn’t there today and I failed to download it. Is that available anywhere? Thanks again.
    Jim Mazzone

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