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I eat every last bite of all the meals I cook. The concept of leftovers is unknown here. The amount of food that goes to waste is basically zero, except for an occasional avocado that goes bad.
We had a delicious Thanksgiving feast with friends yesterday. Great food. Had a wonderful time.
Woke up to the sad fact that we have no left-overs. Lots of people posting about their hot turkey sandwiches. And that they're going to have T'giving dinner #2 tonight.
Not us. Our cupboard is bare of left-overs.. Except some pumpkin pie. Which we had for breakfast.
So...tomorrow I'm gonna hunt down a turkey breast. Make some stuffing. Gravy. Cranberry sauce. And then we, too, will have left-overs.
What about you? Is your frig full of wonderful left-overs? Or bare, like ours??
since we brought the turkey to the gathering (as the hosts are mostly vegetarian and only eat meat a few times a year) - I roasted 2- one for them, so they could have the leftovers and carcass to make broth out of- and one for us- so we too have Thanksgiving "leftovers" (that and we have guests this weekend, so everyone will easily be fed)...
The same thing happened to us!
I bought a turkey breast and there was only enough left for one sandwich today. Lots of stuffing, plenty of homemade cranberry sauce and sweet potatoes and regular potatoes - but the turkey breast was too small! So I'm buying another one when I go to the grocery store this weekend.
This is the time to do it. When we did our little shopping trip today, I spotted whole turkeys for $.49/lb! I may need to rearrange our freezer to make room for one of those.
I eat every last bite of all the meals I cook. The concept of leftovers is unknown here. The amount of food that goes to waste is basically zero, except for an occasional avocado that goes bad.
Who says leftovers go to waste? We eat ours the next day, or freeze them, or, if it's something like a turkey or chicken, use the leftover meat to make sandwiches or taco filling, or use them in a soup or casserole. The bones get put in a freezer bag until I have enough to make stock.
Leftovers aren't waste, they're a resource! It's pretty rare for me to cook any scratch meal without intending to have some, along with a plan for how they'll be used.
They invited you over, paid for and cooked the meal, and you brought your pie home with you? Unless they hate pumpkin pie, or absolutely insisted, that should have been left for your hosts.
I didn’t get leftovers either, which is why I’ll make my own turkey dinner at home soonish.
Clarification. Yes, they didn't want the leftover pumpkin pie, but opted for the Key Lime pie we'd made and so it was left with them. As was the $29 bottle of Amaretto we'd given as a hostess gift. We try not to be cheapskates when people are kind enough to host us...
Clarification. Yes, they didn't want the leftover pumpkin pie, but opted for the Key Lime pie we'd made and so it was left with them. As was the $29 bottle of Amaretto we'd given as a hostess gift. We try not to be cheapskates when people are kind enough to host us...
We thoroughly enjoyed our meal of leftovers last night. If anything, they tasted better the second time around. There's just something about Thanksgiving leftovers. There's only so much food our son can take back on the plane, so hubby and I will be enjoying them for a while.
We had a delicious Thanksgiving feast with friends yesterday. Great food. Had a wonderful time.
Woke up to the sad fact that we have no left-overs. Lots of people posting about their hot turkey sandwiches. And that they're going to have T'giving dinner #2 tonight.
Not us. Our cupboard is bare of left-overs.. Except some pumpkin pie. Which we had for breakfast.
So...tomorrow I'm gonna hunt down a turkey breast. Make some stuffing. Gravy. Cranberry sauce. And then we, too, will have left-overs.
What about you? Is your frig full of wonderful left-overs? Or bare, like ours??
I liked turkey for only two reasons:
1. Gravy
2. Turkey sandwiches the next day.
Now that my son is a vegetarian - there is NO leftover turkey - ever. We used to get together and have dinner #2 as well when we lived near family.
This year, I had leftovers of sweet potato casserole and spinach souffle. That's it.
I liked turkey for only two reasons:
1. Gravy
2. Turkey sandwiches the next day.
Now that my son is a vegetarian - there is NO leftover turkey - ever. We used to get together and have dinner #2 as well when we lived near family.
This year, I had leftovers of sweet potato casserole and spinach souffle. That's it.
Yep, but I'd add #3 STUFFING! With gravy. Turkey and stuffing and gravy. The Holy Trio of T'Giving.
Bet one could make vegetarian stuffing (bread, onions, celery, seasonings ,oil or butter, roux made with hot water/flour) and gravy if made with vegetable base instead of drippings and a non-animal oil such as walnut -- or butter if son eats dairy...
I made a large bird and a lot of side dishes so we would have left overs. I'm making a home made turkey pot pie tonight and a big pot of soup tomorrow. Our neighbors will be joining us for that. I make a huge caldron and will be sending some soup home with them. If there's any turkey left over I'll be freezing it for turkey sandwiches later. Most of the side dishes will be gone after tomorrow.
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We eat ours the next day, or freeze them, or, if it's something like a turkey or chicken, use the leftover meat to make sandwiches or taco filling, or use them in a soup or casserole. The bones get put in a freezer bag until I have enough to make stock. 
There's only so much food our son can take back on the plane, so hubby and I will be enjoying them for a while.
