My husband and I have been eating leftover turkey for three days, and there seems to be no end in sight. I would love to be able to freeze some of the meat; but our freezer is rather small. While I’ve been meaning to purchase a freezer unit we could place in our pantry, this has not become a reality yet. In the interim, we are trying to think of inventive ways to prepare our meals with the poultry. First it was simply leftover turkey with all the fixings, and then it was turkey salad sandwiches (with mayonnaise, bits of onion and celery, and cranberry sauce spread on the bread). Today I decided I wanted something different, so I prepared an actual salad – plain turkey chopped into bite-sized pieces on a bed of lettuce, sliced black olives, cubed mozzarella cheese and Ranch dressing. The salad was scrumptious, made even better because the lettuce I used was from near the core of the iceberg head – small, tender “shoots” that are well worth wading through the outer leaves to get.

 

We also have a lot of leftover mashed potatoes (Klondike Rose variety with the skins on), and eating them the way they were prepared became boring as well. Yesterday I placed a large spoonful in a small bowl, covered it with a napkin and micro-waved the dish for about ninety seconds. Afterward, there was a nice crust on the top with all of the buttery spuds underneath – more like a dessert for me because I’m such a potato lover!

 

What about tomorrow? Turkey soup may be in order, along with some turkey pitas and perhaps more crusty mashed potatoes. We’ll get rid of the lot sooner or later. Foofer is also a big fan of the bird and he’s had his fair share (and then some) to boot.