{"podcast":{"title":"Family Tree Food Stories","slug":"family-tree-food-stories-7049295","podcast_index_feed_id":7049295,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/family-tree-food-stories/","website_url":"https://podcast.familytreefoodstories.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/053c96d6-e6f4-441a-90ff-baa85cb8b974/5c6zUaL_HnCCsFywVyfzbA4v.jpg","author":"Nancy May & Sylvia France","episode_count":91,"summary":"Family Tree, Food & Stories podcast will take you on a mouthwatering journey through generations of flavor! We're digging up and sharing the juiciest family secrets, hilarious dinner table disasters, and the heartwarming moments that make your favorite foods, meals, and relationships unforgettable. From Great-Grandma's legendary cheese crust apple pie to that questionable casserole your Uncle Bob swears by. With Family Tree, Food, and Stories, we're serving a feast of laughter, tears, and everything in between. So, are you ready to uncover and share those unforgettable stories behind every bite and create some new memories along the way? Join our growing family of food enthusiasts and storytellers as we Eat, laugh, relive the past, and learn how to create new memories together because. . . every recipe has a story, and every story is a feast.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T18:22:55.082537+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/family-tree-food-stories-7049295"},"episode":{"title":"How to Turn Leftovers into Fancy New Year’s Meals 2026","slug":"how-to-turn-leftovers-into-fancy-new-year-s-meals-2026","published_at":"2026-01-01T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/family-tree-food-stories-7049295/how-to-turn-leftovers-into-fancy-new-year-s-meals-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/family-tree-food-stories-7049295","url":"https://family-tree-food-stories.captivate.fm/episode/new-years-leftovers","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/312d16f8-c1a1-45a8-a504-180d1b5dfa61.mp3","summary":"New Year’s Leftovers: What to Toss, What to Transform, and Why It Matters What stays, what goes, and what gets reinvented with style and taste? In this episode of Family Tree Food & Stories , your award-winning hosts Nancy May and Sylvia Lovely take on the post-holiday refrigerator—one container at a time, with how-to ideas and a recipe that will turn your holiday leftovers into a fancy homespun “gotta have.” This episode isn’t just about food—it’s a look at what leftovers say about the way we live, how they reflect culture (in the US and elsewhere), resourcefulness, and a way to embrace tradition and move forward. From stuffing and cranberry sauce to black-eyed peas, collard greens, mashed potatoes, and bacon gravy, and even what to do with leftover champagne, Nancy and Sylvia share old and new strategies for recreating new foods from “old”after the holiday glitter is packed up and put away. In this episode of Family Tree Food and Stories , you’ll also get practical ideas for how to save food, stretch your grocery budget, and reuse ingredients in ways that still taste good on day five. Providing they’re not fuzzy. If you're aiming to start the new year with less waste, smarter meals, and better habits in the kitchen, then dig in and enjoy the show! 🔑 Key Takeaways: Most families throw out 30–40% of holiday food: learn what to do with leftovers that make them taste even better than the first time around. What’s in your fridge can help with New Year's financial management: Did you know that the price of groceries has increased nearly 28% over the last five years? This episode shares tips and ideas that even your mom would be proud to serve. Leftovers have global traditions too: From Kentucky Bergue to Italian Arancini Balls and even French Toast, every culture has c…","meta_description":"New Year’s Leftovers: What to Toss, What to Transform, and Why It Matters What stays, what goes, and what gets reinvented with style and taste? In this ep…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1693,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/family-tree-food-stories-7049295/episodes/how-to-turn-leftovers-into-fancy-new-year-s-meals-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/family-tree-food-stories-7049295/how-to-turn-leftovers-into-fancy-new-year-s-meals-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}