When you have lots of bread... make crumbs!

How was your Thanksgiving? Give me the details on what you ate! Did you also go shopping afterwards to walk off some of that food? MG and I decided to go to the stores at 10pm to digest. This season there isn't much that is our on wish list, so we didn't purchase anything, but it was super fun to people watch. Now that Thanksgiving is over, you may have a bunch of dinner rolls left over. Or maybe you have so many leftovers that your bread is going stale because who wants sandwiches when you can have turkey and stuffing with a side of green bean casserole for lunch. Instead of throwing all that bread away, make bread crumbs! Ingredients:

• Half a loaf of bread or 10 rolls, torn into 1-inch pieces
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions: 1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. 2. Place all of the ingredients into a blender or Magic Bullet. Pulse until the bread becomes crumbs. 3. Spread the crumbs evenly on a baking pan and bake until the crumbs are crisp and begin to brown (about 5 minutes). 4. Cool the crumbs. 5. Transfer to an airtight container and store at room temperature (for up to 2 weeks) or store in the freezer (for up to 6 months). Mine are going in the freezer Bread crumbs are so versatile. You can make crab cakes, fried eggplant or zucchini fries, baked fish, veggie patties, or even meatloaf. What are your favorite recipes that include bread crumbs? Don't let food go to waste! What other leftovers do you have? Let's come up with a solution! Happy Friday, Jay ----- Original recipe