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As of Friday ight, we are back to a household of three for the next six + weeks. It is my opportunity to really get my daughter cooking. So last week was a very lazy meal week. I just was not feeling like anything-motivation went by the wayside. :
- Sunday: Chicken strips and salad
- Monday: Burritos with rice and black beans
- Tuesday: Frozen supreme pizza, stuffed mushrooms
- Wednesday: Spaghetti bolognese
- Thursday: Leftovers: pizza, burritos, and spaghetti (these are my lunches too)
- Friday: DD2 and I sandwiches on route, DH frozen egg rolls (Which he only microwave and not inn airfryer and said they were not good)
- Saturday:Gyros with tator tots
I had the massive Aldi shop, plus my daughter picked up the turkey and is storing for me until Monday when I can start the thaw. I ended up getting both kinds of cranberry sauce-both whole berry and the kind that slides out of the can, alcohol, and frozen bread dough to make rolls. I'm going to make a quick bean soup today that will use up the veggie broth and some vegetables that need using up for DD2, but also boil some eggs for egg salad now that I finally remembered mustard. I think I'll also use up a few other things for lunch, but not sure on supper yet tonight.
- Turkey Dinner
- Ground turkey white bean chili
- Cheddar broccoli soup
- Sausage, cheddar apple meatballs, side of some sort
- Pork chops and rice with apple sauce
- Tuna hotdish with vegetables
- Chicken skewers with vegetables and rice pilaf
- Rice Hotdish with carrots and celery
- Mandarin Orange Chicken, rice and steamed veg
- Hamburgers with the fixings, fries
- Chicken cordon bleu or kiev, rice and vegetables
- Chicken Chow Mein
- Tika masala
- Turkey noodle and vegetable soup
- Lots of leftover Turkey meals
While I now a turkey can be made any time, I generally only do a full bird about once a year. I'll give a run down of our full menu on Wednesday-probably more food than a family, a small family at that, should ever eat in one sitting. How about you all. If you cook on Thursday, how do you tackle the rest of the week? Do you have any great recipes you use leftover Thanksgiving foods?
I love the American Thanksgiving Menu. The only time I can get a whole turkey in here is around the New Year's so, I always roast a whole bird on new Year's Eve. It is not easy to find cranberry sauce so, I usually buy the IKEA Lingonberry preserve. Close enough. I make stuffing, mashed potatoes, a pie (cherry, apple or pumpkin) and something called a Russian salad but I am not sure, Russians are aware of it's existence. It is a mixture of peas, carrots, potato mash, mayo and diced cucumber pickles.
ReplyDeleteGosh I haven't eaten Russian salad in years. That's a walk down memory lane!
DeleteYet another food Item I have never heard of! I love learning about new foods that are a tradition for others. I love a leftover turkey sandwich with a slice of cranberry or the sauce-that tartness so good. I can see the lingonberry jam would work for the same tartness.
DeleteI usually only have turkey at Thanksgiving and Christmas. But, the last few years, I have cooked turkey breasts during the year. My turkey is cooked, so I will probably use turkey in soup, sandwich, or salad. I have to spend all week, cooking one dish each day in order to have a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. So far, I have turkey, cranberry sauce, and one other thing. I jst do not have the energy to do much in one day.
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to hearty turkey noodle soup afterward!
DeleteI also have Chicken Italian Sausages, and lots of vegetables to mix in for meals.
ReplyDeleteI have a couple frozen brats to use in a rice dish we like.
DeleteI make lots of rolls so everyone can have turkey on homemade rolls the next day and of course homemade turkey noodle soup.
ReplyDeleteI've got three loaves of frozen bread dough and will make at least two dozen even though we only have 4-5 of us. but. I figure with soup and and sandwiches, they will all be gone by Sunday.
DeleteTurkey (free from husbands work), mashed potatoes and gravy, dressing/stuffing, butternut squash, stir fried green beans with garlic and pumpkin and apple pie. Will also have olives, pickled beets and bread and butter pickles and rolls (from Aldi). Just my husband and myself and we will each have leftovers warmed up for a couple of days and a couple of sandwiches and I will make soup out of the carcass - maybe with dumplings. It's not a very big turkey but it will provide enough for us with plenty of meals after Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteI think my daughter said it was a 10# turkey, so if my old high school home ec calculations are right, 1/2 und per person would fee 10 people plus leftovers, os we will be more than fine for meals to come. We used to get a free turkey from DH's work but that has been a long while.
DeleteI remember Mother doing both types of cranberry sauces. I often wondered why she did both but it seems someone at the table liked one or the other.
ReplyDeleteI make mine with berries, oranges, sugar, spice, and a bit of vodka .
That sounds pretty nice. My MIL made a sort of cranberry slaw, and it was always th eonly cranberries on DH's side, and I was woefully disappointed.
DeleteEverything sounds great! I posted my menu plan with a recipe link for turkey soup today, but forgot to include my very favorite Thanksgiving leftover recipe, it will be included in tomorrow's post :)
ReplyDeleteLeftover turkey - soup; turkey tetrazzini; turkey, cranberry, cheese panini. Turkey can be ground with onions, relish, mayo (to taste) for a sandwich filling or cracker topping.
ReplyDeleteA go-to holiday "meal" in this house is one of just appetizers.