Dec 27 2008
Post Christmas Turkey Ideas
I did the traditional Christmas Day meal this year which included a whole turkey. Unfortunately I would not be able to eat standard leftovers on the day after Christmas because that morning (yesterday), I was slated to have some pretty heavy duty oral surgery. Thinking ahead as I tend to do, I was able to prepare for it quite well.
I used a baking bag for the turkey which did well to keep it juicy as well as keeping all of those delicious juices for me to make soup. All of that liquid was transferred to a large stock pot to which I added fresh water, rice, chopped carrots, celery, onion and garlic. I allowed the soup to simmer long enough for the rice to cook and I was in business. It was (and is) some of the best soup I’ve made in a long time.For tomorrow I’ve made a simple turkey salad with chopped turkey, onion, celery, hard boiled egg, mayo, salt & pepper. I sampled a quick bite to make sure I had everything right and I was amazed that anyone can complain about being sick of turkey. I ate turkey on Christmas, turkey and rice soup all day yesterday and today and will love my turkey salad tomorrow. Because I only cook whole turkey twice a year on average, I enjoy a few days of these special treats.
