My hubs love, love, loves Thanksgiving dinner. Loves it
and eats it multiple times a year. We
regularly have a turkey in the freezer. He’s so obsessed with it from his
childhood that he makes his mom’s special secret stuffing recipe and makes a
special basting sauce. He only lets me make the gravy, deviled eggs and
salad. Yes, I’m his sous-chef de
Thanksgiving cuisine. I’m not even going to pretend I don’t think that’s super
dandy.
However, when it comes to leftovers, he’s strictly a heat
it up a couple days and then toss it kinda guy. Keep in mind that he, “talked myself
out of getting the 20 lb as I knew that was too big for just the two of us” (my
kids live out of state). “That’s good, hon. So what size did you get?” “I just
got an 18 lb one.”
So now I am already thinking about leftovers, and I am
not a huge fan of leftovers, but I’m also not a huge fan of turkey. I mean, I like it okay, but I’m not a die-hard fanatic like hubs. I’m also not a fan of throwing out half a turkey. That mean, unless I want to eat turkey soup
or chili or lasagna of casserole a la boring, I have to get creative.
For those of you who are tired of the same old thanksgiving
leftover recipes, you’re in luck. I think I found some good ones! Take a look and let me know what you think!
THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS STROMBOLI
Turkey-and-Spinach Wraps with Cranberry-Walnut-Cream
Cheese Spread
Turkey Milanese
Leftover turkey breasts are fried to a golden crisp and
topped with leftover turkey gravy and mushrooms. Make it a complete meal by
serving it with a side salad of arugula and blue cheese.
Grilled Turkey, Brie, and Apple Butter Sandwich with
Arugula
The ultimate next-day comfort food: turkey, brie, arugula
and apple butter are sandwiched between two pieces of rye bread to create a
grilled cheese sandwich you'll crave year-round.
Turkey Waldorf Salad--Which Would be Good with Cranberry Dressing, too!
Have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING everyone!
And don't forget to get my BLACK FRIDAY release of
The Young Adult Writer's Journey
The Kindle will be having some special treats from
Nov. 23-Dec. 3
5 comments:
Congrats on your new release!
We always have a 'thanksgiving casserole' the day after in which we layer most everything from thanksgiving dinner in a casserole dish (turkey, potatoes, cranberries, stuffing, beans- or whatever we've got- and bake it. I might like it better than Thanksgiving, lol
That would certainly be easier. My problem is I don't care much for casseroles. But I do think putting gravy over everything and adding the sweetness of the cranberries has its charm.
I like those recipes. Unfortunately, I won't be having any leftovers since we're going to our daughter's. While I like not having to do all the work, I miss the leftovers. Congrats on your Black Friday release!
My son is a turkaholic so leftovers are something to be hoarded and hidden. love the ideas you've given for these precious bits and pieces. For me, it's all about the stuffing (the substance and the face!). Happy Thanksgiving for all who celebrate!!
Well, we gobbled a bit, had leftovers for 3 days before I cried Uncle and we tossed the rest...
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