Leftovers
Ah, turkey leftovers. Some find they seems as though they'll never go away, but I find them to be a bit of a latent treasure. For starters, there's nothing like slices of roasted turkey breast on homemade bread, ideally with dressing and some potato salad and mustard salad.
Oh, right. I haven't baked any bread lately, and the last loaf from the last batch was eaten last week. (Bad planning on my part!) And I didn't make dressing with this turkey, nor do I happen to have any potato or mustard salads in the fridge. But I do have part of a baguette. So yesterday for lunch I made a pseudo-Waldorf salad sandwich for lunch: a hunk of baguette, onto which I spread a mixture of chopped turkey, chopped walnuts, chopped (freshly picked local organic!) apples, and Miracle Whip. (Yes, I like Miracle Whip. Does that mean I'm not really a foodie?) It was delicious. Admittedly, my pregnant tastebuds might have a different sense of yumminess than your tastebuds might have, but I really enjoyed it, and will have it again for lunch today.
What to do with the rest of the leftover meat? Well, we ate it for supper last night strictly as leftovers from the night before - just reheated, along with all the side dishes. I could make and freeze some individual turkey pot pies; I did that with the leftover Christmas turkey, and they were a hit. I think I have some homemade pastry in the freezer, so it wouldn't be much more work than making a turkey stew. Ah, that's what I could do! I could make a stew for supper tonight, and the rest could become individual pot pies! Or I could make a turkey divan, if I can find a recipe.
And now I'm working on turkey stock. Got out the 'cauldron' (my 14l Paderno stock pot), plunked in the turkey carcass and 4 or 5l of water and am now waiting for it to come to a boil. Then I'll add carrots, onions, celery, some thyme and black peppercorns, and spend the day babysitting the stock as it simmers. I'll freeze the stock and save it for risottos, soups, and the like.
Come to think of it, that means I could bake some bread today... I've got to be here anyway...
Oh, right. I haven't baked any bread lately, and the last loaf from the last batch was eaten last week. (Bad planning on my part!) And I didn't make dressing with this turkey, nor do I happen to have any potato or mustard salads in the fridge. But I do have part of a baguette. So yesterday for lunch I made a pseudo-Waldorf salad sandwich for lunch: a hunk of baguette, onto which I spread a mixture of chopped turkey, chopped walnuts, chopped (freshly picked local organic!) apples, and Miracle Whip. (Yes, I like Miracle Whip. Does that mean I'm not really a foodie?) It was delicious. Admittedly, my pregnant tastebuds might have a different sense of yumminess than your tastebuds might have, but I really enjoyed it, and will have it again for lunch today.
What to do with the rest of the leftover meat? Well, we ate it for supper last night strictly as leftovers from the night before - just reheated, along with all the side dishes. I could make and freeze some individual turkey pot pies; I did that with the leftover Christmas turkey, and they were a hit. I think I have some homemade pastry in the freezer, so it wouldn't be much more work than making a turkey stew. Ah, that's what I could do! I could make a stew for supper tonight, and the rest could become individual pot pies! Or I could make a turkey divan, if I can find a recipe.
And now I'm working on turkey stock. Got out the 'cauldron' (my 14l Paderno stock pot), plunked in the turkey carcass and 4 or 5l of water and am now waiting for it to come to a boil. Then I'll add carrots, onions, celery, some thyme and black peppercorns, and spend the day babysitting the stock as it simmers. I'll freeze the stock and save it for risottos, soups, and the like.
Come to think of it, that means I could bake some bread today... I've got to be here anyway...
posted by Melanie A at 10:37 AM
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