Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Ode to the turkey!

Hello one & all...went down to the upright freezer last night and - Oh No! - it had been left open several inches! Now, I don't want to lay blame but the hubs snuck down there a few nights ago to raid the freezer stash of Halloween candy...not pointing fingers or anything... So, now I have a 23 pound turkey in the roaster and I am not hosting Thanksgiving.  AND we just cooked up a turkey last week. I am NOT eating it now...I am going to cook it, pick it and freeze it.  Made me think of all the wonderful uses for such a large and very inexpensize bird. Ode to the Turkey...

Turkey dinner with all the fixin's
Turkey stew with dumplings or biscuits
Hot turkey and gravy sandwiches with french fries and peas (one of my favorites!)
Turkey noodle, rice, barley or cream soup
Turkey Fried Rice
Turkey and vegetable stirfry\
Turkey, veggie and egg scramble
Turkey sandwiches with stuffing and cranberry sauce
Turkey with tortellini and pepper strips in a butter, parmesan sauce
Turkey salad sandwiches
Stewed tomato pasta with turkey (recipe here)

Use in place of chicken in any recipe that calls for cooked, diced chicken.  So inexpensive and so, so good!

Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving everyone...Take a moment to reflect on the goodness in your life...your children, your family, your home, the food before you. Now take a moment and thank the Lord who created all these things for your enjoyment and for your comfort.  Eve

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