There were enough Thanksgiving Dinner leftovers so that I had two more turkey dinners and a couple of sandwiches. A 14 lb. turkey goes a long way for two people. Duane kept what he wanted and brought me the bones and some leftover meat.
Monday I cooked the bones for a couple of hours, strained off the broth, picked the remaining meat from the bones, and added more leftover meat to the broth. Later I added diced potatoes, carrots, onions and corn, all from my stash of dehydrated vegetables. Tossed in a few chicken bouillon cubes for flavor along with dried thyme and parsley and let that simmer the rest of the afternoon.
Duane took home a bucket of soup, added some seasonings of his own and declared it to be pretty darned good soup. He was right. I have been eating off of my half the past couple of days. Tonite I will add dumplings for supper.
And then I believe I have gotten as much mileage from that turkey as I can. I will be officially turkeyed out. :)
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The leftovers are almost as good as the original meal! I had sandwiches and soup for days too after our Thanksgiving...I am ready now for Christmas turkey!!
ReplyDeleteJenn...I agree. After supper tonight there should still be enough soup left to freeze some for later. Christmas is a toss-up between turkey or ham. I think I will vote for ham this year.
DeleteSounds yummy. Did you can any?
ReplyDeleteI ordered and bought a Christmas hamper at the local non-profit grocery store. It was $38 for turkey and all the fixings, except pie. But they include a box of chocolates.It seemed like a good deal. Will see.
Quiet here. Had a surge of energy last week and did some long neglected house cleaning. Slow and steady is the name of the game. This week I've got a dentist appointment. All this maintenance--ha!!
Did you ever get your housecleaner in?
Glad you had a nice Thanksgiving.
Cheers, SJ
SJ...Your Christmas hamper sounds like a good deal. I would go for it if I could find someone who delivered. I don't even know if such services can be found here. Might be worth checking out.
DeleteMy energy surge kicked in today. Have been on a very low energy path the past week. My youngest son is coming here tomorrow to steam clean my carpets, so I have spent the morning, a little at a time, getting stuff up off the floor so he can work. The bedroom is finished and I just have a few things in the living room to move. Luckily, what needs to be set up is lightweight. It will be so nice to have the carpets clean again.
I got a call yesterday telling me the service has found a cleaner to come in once a week. They will call later to make an appointment to bring her here to go over what needs to be done. I will be one happy camper when she can start. :)
I didn't can any of the soup. There wasn't enough to can after I shared half with Duane. There is enough to freeze a couple of quarts so I will have some for later. That was some seriously good soup!!
The non-profit grocery store is something I hadn't seen any where else. There are now 5 locations around Vancouver BC. Anyone using the grocery store has to be referred by a 'professional' like a social worker, teacher, pastor,etc. I got my referal through a senior center.
DeleteThe grocery store is like thrift store shopping. I never know what will be there. But almost always they have day old bread for $0.10 or $0.80 each depending on the date. And bread can be any bread product - bagels, english muffin, all kinds of speciality breads. They also have both cold and frozen foods. That's really where it gets interesting - milk, yogurt, eggs. It just depends on the day. Also, they have fresh fruit and veggies --those go quickly. Also dry goods - I found my brand of coffee in can for $5 that normally sells for $12 or $8 on sale at a normal store.
I know I'm going on but it was just amazing to me to find this place. I had literally driven by it for years before I realized what it was. I love learning new ways to save money.
Cheers, SJ
SJ...Thanks for all the information. I will pass it on to my kids to see if they have heard of anything similar here. The only store I can think of that is even remotely similar is Sam's Club, being a membership place. But they always have the same products and you have to watch the prices to keep from paying regular price. There is a Food Shelf here, and from what I understand, you never know what is available, but that is a charity and nothing like your store.
DeleteI would love to find something similar here.
If you want to search on it, it's called the Quest Food Exchange. And it is more charity then retail. Think along the lines of a food bank where the customers/clients actually get to select their items and also pay for the items.Or the 'day old bread' store but with way more items.
DeleteBut it feels and is a retail location and a real store front. I haven't been to a food bank as a client (knock on wood) but this store gives me and my budget just a little bit of help, if that makes sense. Cheers, SJ
They also have a program so that someone can volunteer and then get a voucher worth $15 to spend. I wish I had the energy to do that.
Thanks for all the information, SJ. I am going to search to see if there is a store like that in my area. It would sure help with the budget.
DeleteI asked about turkey for Christmas, no came out so fast, followed by HAM PLEASE. I like turkey sandwiches but not for at lest a month, after the holidays
ReplyDeleteRob...Tradition in my family when I was growing up was turkey for Thanksgiving and ham for Christmas. I have pretty much continued the tradition. And I get tired of turkey sandwiches faster than ham sandwiches. :)
DeleteI do miss not having leftovers, but we had a really good holiday anyway. Sounds like you really got use of the turkey.
ReplyDeleteKristina...Glad your holiday was good. I think I like the leftovers as much as I do the initial meal. Knowing that, when we celebrate at the home of one of my kids, they usually send some of the leftovers home with me. :)
DeleteI got more mileage out of that turkey than I thought I would. Just this morning put the last of the soup in the freezer.
ME TOO!!!!
ReplyDeleteIf I were capable of doing a happy dance, I'd be doing one now. So glad you are back!
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