Exactly how long you can keep all of your Thanksgiving leftovers before they go bad

Exactly how long you can keep all of your Thanksgiving leftovers before they go bad

It may be tempting to gobble up your Thanksgiving feast over several days, but food safety experts warn that you can get severely ill if you don’t properly handle the leftovers. “Leftovers are one of the best parts of Thanksgiving, but once the meal is over, they need to be safely stored,” Lester Schonberger, an … Read more

Exclusive | How to stretch your Turkey Day dollar and turn leftovers into easy, creative meals you’ve never heard of

Exclusive | How to stretch your Turkey Day dollar and turn leftovers into easy, creative meals you’ve never heard of

A cold, mayo-slathered turkey sandwich? Toss it in the trash! A microwaved glob of days-old stuffing? You can do better! Give your Thanksgiving leftovers a glow-up instead. That’s the advice from cooking expert Dan Souza, chief content officer at America’s Test Kitchen, for the post-holiday period when your refrigerator bursts with containers of holiday has-beens. … Read more

Underpaid flight attendants turn to stripping, eating passengers’ leftovers: ‘They can’t survive’

Underpaid flight attendants turn to stripping, eating passengers’ leftovers: ‘They can’t survive’

This brings new meaning to “airstrip.” A stripping flight attendant might seem like an OnlyFans fantasy. However, that’s not the case for some air hostesses, who’ve turned to removing their clothes for cash and other desperate measures to make ends meet when not working the financially unfriendly skies. “I am definitely not a girl that … Read more

Husband’s handling of leftovers leaves wife in disbelief: ‘No, no, no, no, NO’

Husband’s handling of leftovers leaves wife in disbelief: ‘No, no, no, no, NO’

A husband’s “lazy” act after his wife cooked him and their toddler dinner has exposed a worryingly common act causing women to end their marriages. Amanda Palacio filmed herself confronting her other half after finding he’d placed their family’s leftover pasta and tomato sauce in an uncovered saucepan in the fridge. In the clip, the young … Read more

Nearly a third of parents polish off kids’ lunchbox leftovers for dinner: poll

Nearly a third of parents polish off kids’ lunchbox leftovers for dinner: poll

A third of parents eat their kids’ lunchbox rejects for dinner, according to a recent poll. The survey of 2,000 parents with school-aged children took an in-depth look at the American child’s palate, nutrition and how parents get creative to keep their kids fed. According to parents, although more than one in five (17%) said … Read more

Can you put hot leftovers in the fridge? Here’s what the experts say

Can you put hot leftovers in the fridge? Here’s what the experts say

Chill out! A TikTok creator who specializes in home health and body hygiene is assuring her followers that they can put warm leftovers in the fridge — and it’s actually better that they do. “My mother-in-law always said, ‘Leave the food out, let it cool down before you put it in the fridge otherwise it’ll … Read more

How long can you really keep Thanksgiving leftovers in your fridge?

How long can you really keep Thanksgiving leftovers in your fridge?

With the holidays up ahead, most people will have an excess of food in the house left over after Thanksgiving and beyond. Plus, holiday time or not, cooking large meals can be a way to stretch your budget — and then take a break from cooking and enjoy the leftovers for a few days. So … Read more

I’m a microbiologist — this is why I never take leftovers to go or attend BBQs

I’m a microbiologist — this is why I never take leftovers to go or attend BBQs

You may want to think twice before grabbing that doggy bag. A microbiologist is sharing the alarming reason she won’t go near leftovers, barbecues or oysters, warning of the dangers of common practices that could lead to food poisoning, which strikes more than 47 million Americans every year. Primrose Freestone, a senior lecturer in clinical … Read more

Nearly 1 in 3 forget about leftovers once they’re out of sight: poll

Nearly 1 in 3 forget about leftovers once they’re out of sight: poll

The average American spends nearly $3,000 a year on unused groceries, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 adults found that on average, those who do grocery shopping for their household spend $248 on weekly groceries, and one in 10 claim that they spend even more — upwards of $500. Of that, people usually … Read more