The whole time I was cutting up the bird was thinking I'll be glad later this evening so I can have a turkey sandwich with mayo and jalapeno slices
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Another vote for turkey, cranberry and stuffing sandwiches.
And soup, of course. Boil the b....... out of them bones.
And soup, of course. Boil the b....... out of them bones.
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Carcass is already in the stock pot. Take the bones out in a couple of hours and add carrots, onions, barley, and seasonings and cook for another hour or two.
Thanksgiving leftovers are the best. We have delicious no-effort meals for days afterwards. My favorite tradition, which I am partaking in as I type this, is enjoying a breakfast consisting of a giant slab of pumpkin pie with whipped cream and a tall cup of black coffee
Every year, at Thanksgiving and Christmas I tell the tale of my Aunt Maxine’s Macaroni and cheese. I’ve never had any like it since she shed this mortal coil. We’d always pressure her for her secret. It was so cheesy, perfectly in a state of crunchy on top- stringy, almost congealed-ness. It was pure cheese pleasure. No boxed macaroni comes close. We speculated that she used Amish cheeses, or added fresh curds. Then after her passing, we learned that the secret was government cheese. Every year she traded her prized rutabagas to a church member for her government cheese to make her legendary macaroni. It lives on in holiday tales, without anyone learning the whole recipe. There will be nothing ever like it. It was her gift. 
Wasting food is a sin, so no food wasters here. My friend is a great cook and this is what she accomplishes with one turkey leg for the two of us :
1. As a main dish, so turkey leg from the oven and many side dishes.
2. She picks the left over ripe meat from the bones and makes delicious croquettes from it.
3. Hello Jeremiah , we too simmer a wonderful broth from the bones.
It makes an excellent base for many great soups. ( with or without the barley )
1. As a main dish, so turkey leg from the oven and many side dishes.
2. She picks the left over ripe meat from the bones and makes delicious croquettes from it.
3. Hello Jeremiah , we too simmer a wonderful broth from the bones.
It makes an excellent base for many great soups. ( with or without the barley
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I'm glad you posted that, because it reminded me of my mother, who was also magical with the macaroni.Every year, at Thanksgiving and Christmas I tell the tale of my Aunt Maxine’s Macaroni and cheese. I’ve never had any like it since she shed this mortal coil. We’d always pressure her for her secret. It was so cheesy, perfectly in a state of crunchy on top- stringy, almost congealed-ness. It was pure cheese pleasure. No boxed macaroni comes close. We speculated that she used Amish cheeses, or added fresh curds. Then after her passing, we learned that the secret was government cheese. Every year she traded her prized rutabagas to a church member for her government cheese to make her legendary macaroni. It lives on in holiday tales, without anyone learning the whole recipe. There will be nothing ever like it. It was her gift.
She would really pile on that cheese, with bits of tomato and onion protruding out of the top. I loved it .
Although she came from a wealthy family, there could not have been anyone harder working than she was.
During the war she worked at welding plane fuselages, and was a Land girl working on the farms.
At home she would be up every morning, apron on, and ready to go for a hard day's work around the house.
Such totally committed energy and devotion to her husband and and children.
Love you Mum.
Just got back from the store with a box of chicken stock and a pie crust. Wife is going to make an all-time favorite of mine with leftover. Turkey pot pie!
3 kids living away, never had much left after they filled their go zip locks, sneaked some of the white Turkey meat for an after white gravy with Turkey. Before wife started deboning Turkey I used to make a Turkey and sasuage gumbo
@cosmicfolklore @Morrison Jeremiah
Here is my wife's mac & cheese recipe. I think it's from America's Test Kitchen. The chicken broth and cayenne pepper are the secret ingredients. You don't really notice the cayenne, but it really adds to the flavor.
Here is my wife's mac & cheese recipe. I think it's from America's Test Kitchen. The chicken broth and cayenne pepper are the secret ingredients. You don't really notice the cayenne, but it really adds to the flavor.
PS Wife uses crumbled saltines instead of the breadcrumbs. Also, it freezes well.
Turkey croquettes for one leftover meal. Use the “carcass” to make broth for Turkey Mushroom Barley soup, delicious
The best part of Thanksgiving. I do a smoked turkey, so the carcass and bones always get boiled down and made into a wonderful turkey soup.