The dogs get this crazed look in their eyes when the chicken comes out of the oven and they cry and jump around like fools until they get some chicken so I think turkey might have the same affect
We have the same problem with my dog. He sits and guards the turkey the entire time it roasts in the oven and will continue to do so until it's put away and the dishes are washed. I'd be in real trouble if he was a big dog.
Makes me think of the scene from A Christmas Story when the neighbor's dogs come busting through the back door and devour the turkey. I agree with, if we had big dogs we would have major trouble. These guys are small so they can't reach the counter or the table.
Jill
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The dogs get this crazed look in their eyes when the chicken comes out of the oven and they cry and jump around like fools until they get some chicken so I think turkey might have the same affect
We have the same problem with my dog. He sits and guards the turkey the entire time it roasts in the oven and will continue to do so until it's put away and the dishes are washed. I'd be in real trouble if he was a big dog.
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I watched Ham on the Street last night on FN and he of course is always a jokester so he was making leftover "ice cream cones". Basically he took a waffle cone, put in some stuffing, turkey, cranberries, etc.-gross, but pretty funny. I also saw a show where this restaurant makes this amazing looking sandwich with turkey, stuffing, and some other stuff. We do the basic turkey sandwich with some mayo, salt, pepper, and lettuce-this is one of my favorite things to eat.
But, I think Laura wants more creativity so here goes: 1. Leftover turkey-pour on some gravy and give it to the dogs-my dogs get what we call "chicken face", which started when I started making one of KD's whole chicken recipes. The dogs get this crazed look in their eyes when the chicken comes out of the oven and they cry and jump around like fools until they get some chicken so I think turkey might have the same affect!
2. Stuffing-if it oyster stuffing I will polish that off in a matter of hours. No sharing allowed. Back away from the stuffing and no one gets hurt.
3. Cranberry sauce-I wonder if you could shoot this out of one of those giant water guns? I am not a fan of this stuff so I am trying to think of non-food uses.
4. Pumpkin Pie-I don't know how this would work, but you could probably make Denise's Pumpkin Chai smoothie thing. Scoop some pie out of the crust and use it in place of canned pumpkin? This would be good for me because for some reason I love all things pumpkin except pumpkin pie. It is the consistency of the pie that bugs me, which is also why I don't like cranberry sauce either.
Or maybe you could do a Thanksgiving left-over dump-and-go casserole! KD has a veggie dump-and-go(i think i have this name right) casserole in the blue book. Just take all your leftovers, dump them in a casserole dish, pour on some gravy, top with some nuts or something, pop it in the oven, wallah(not sure how to spell that), dinner!
Jill
Summer Challenge Goals: 1) Walk 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week 2) Plan weekly menus
Turkey & wild rice soup (gives me an excuse to make wild rice, which I loooove); cranberry "sorbet" (put the cranberry sauce in the freezer in ice cube trays, pull it out and put a few cubes in the food processor with some low-fat milk...let the cubes melt a couple of minutes, then pulse to a sorbet consistency and re-freeze OR serve right then for a smoothie--it works with fresh sauce, I probably wouldn't try it with canned); sweet potato "nests" (scoop out sweet potatoes, remove the marshmallows, set on a baking sheet and shape into a nest, then fill with walnuts, oatmeal, and a bit of brown sugar & butter to make a "crisp"); I eat dressing leftovers as a meal in itself, so no need to do anything with that!
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We're at my parents this year so no left overs for us.
When I am cooking though, I love to make turkey salad - chopped up turkey and hummus mixed together and serve on a whole wheat tortilla with some sweet dressing and spinach - YUM!
We also do stock with the bones.
Everything else, we eat "as is".
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I guess I'm a purist...the only way I eat Thanksgiving leftovers is turkey sammiches. Or if I do it like my dad did...turkey & stuffing sammich with Miracle Whip...ahhhh.
Rest of Summer Goals: 1. Exercise-Cardio: Min. 2-3 walking or DVD cardio workouts per week. 2. Exercise-Weights/Toning: Min. 1 weight plus 1 toning workout per week. 3. Food: Get those veggie servings back up to where they were! 4. Behavior: Start reducing sweets now that the automatic after-meal response is better.
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I have learned to cook so that there are NO leftovers. AND if there are, they go to the elderly neighbors I have. I can't afford to have all that food leftover and enticing me to have a sandwich before bedtime. The neighbors, however, usually go somewhere for dinner and don't have leftovers...they enjoy them, and I love being the bearer of wonderful gifts.
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turkey chili with pulled meat. also, make burritos with whole wheat tortillas, pulled turkey meat, little salsa, fat free sour cream, little low fat shredded cheddar, roll it up. izzy
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