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yellojktNow that we have fridges stocked with lots of leftovers, it’s time to eat down the fridge. The Post recently ran a story on repurposing Thanksgiving leftovers.
Here are two ideas of mine. I like blueberry muffins and thought that cranberry sauce would work well. It does. I made a blueberry buttermilk muffin recipe (using up our remaining buttermilk in the process) and substituted the leftover cranberry sauce for blueberries. I didn’t quite have enough sauce, so tossed in some blueberries as well. It worked!
I’m a sucker for biscuits and gravy, frequently ordering it when we’re on road trips. I thought that this Thanksgiving themed variation might work. Reheat the stuffing in a toaster or microwave oven; reheat leftover gravy on the stove. Put a serving of stuffing on a plate, top with two eggs as you like, and cover with gravy. Voila!
Oh, we also make a turkey soup from the carcass. Take most of the meat off, make a big batch of stock, and use some with pastini or orzo, a bit of turkey, some chopped sweet potatoes and finish with cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice. I also have three quarts of turkey stock in the freezer, for which I plan to make butternut squash risotto among other things.
Does anyone have favorite ways to use up their leftovers? Mind you, eating them is probably the preferred answer.
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I got home with quite a bit of succulent turkey as well as quite a bit of melt-in-your-mouth tender, traditional Puerto Rican pork, one whole as-yet-uncut roasted spaghetti squash, and some leftover homemade cranberry sauce. With the leftover turkey I usually make a turkey/vegetable pasta salad with my homemade dressing. But I learned to bake bread this weekend, so I also arrived home with some luscious homemade whole wheat bread and the yummiest artisan bread. I will not be able to resist traditional turkey sandwiches. I’d love some recipe ideas for the rest.
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We have a ton of turkey leftover, but not much else. Beth made a huge batch of wild rice turkey soup yesterday. With the additional meat I’ll probably make turkey salad tomorrow & try to remember to make sandwiches for lunches during the week.
The cranberry muffins sound good, as does the dressing, eggs & gravy. That one might merit a batch of dressing made with leftover stock. I’d probably mix meat in too & treat it like a hash.
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Hi all. Hope you all had a great thanksgiving. I’m out for a week. Taking some family time. Could use some ATiM good thoughts for my dog who ate my wife’s boots. Pissed off the Missy’s and had to undergo exploratory surgery today. And I’m just not right without my hound dog.
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Hi, NoVA. . . .sending happy tummy thoughts your dog’s way. Daisy ate my favorite boots about three months after I got her (seven years ago now) and it was a good thing she’d wormed her way so thoroughly into my heart before doing that!
Have a good time!
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Thanks michi. They’re funny that way. She’s in recovery and ok.
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Happy Thanksgiving, NoVa. Is the exploratory surgery related to the eating of the boots? Glad she’s okay.
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I’m so pissed. Docs said the boot was stuck in her bowels and starting to cause a toxic backup situation. So they do the surgery and find nothing. Turns out she passed the leather boot (she must be part goat) and there was no obstruction. Just a bug that we will treat with medication. So not quite unnecessary surgery but pretty close.
Anyway. Thanks all.
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I wound up poaching the eggs in the leftover gravy. Pretty good.
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This is truly great:
“The Onion’s Pitch-Perfect Parody of Social Media ‘Gurus’
By Rebecca J. Rosen
“Using your brains to think of an idea and your skills to implement it? That’s the old model.””
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/11/the-onions-pitch-perfect-parody-of-social-media-gurus/265536/
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