Turkey Time

Our youngest headed back to college yesterday with turkey dinner leftovers. He and his roommates had agreed to each bring leftovers and share a dinner Sunday night. Hope all survived without food poisoning from the four day old food. We didn't seem to have that much leftover meat this year. I can remember years when we ate it everyday and just could not look at turkey for a long time. That got me thinking of how many things you could do with turkey. I check the online recipe site and got quite a long list. I said what "you " could do with turkey. My husband only likes it cold. No creative recipes please. Therefore I took out my energies on this poem instead of in the kitchen. Now we only have to wait another month until Christmas for more turkey. I think we will have beef at Christmas.

WASTE NOT, WANT NOT

by Jane Celeste the Pest

Leftover turkey, this we treasure
Chop it, slice it, guess- don’t measure
Take a handful of turkey pieces
Add veggies or some cheeses
With rice of noodles—surely pleases.

Turkey chili can be quite spicy
Served up with cornbread would be nice, eh?
Turkey sausages-- very hardy
Turkey meatballs—for your party.

Stuff some peppers with the turkey
Dehydrate slowly – make some jerky
Top a pizza, stuff some pitas
Serve them up with margheritas

Turkey soup will warm you up
On colder days just drink a cup
Try turkey tacos, make some hash
Use the leftovers, save some cash.

Quesadillas, enchiladas,
Tetrazzini, manicottas
Turkey omelettes, turkey stew
Many choices, what to do?

Minnesotans, feed the group
Making “hot dish” with canned soup

Add cream of mushroom and some peas

Dinner's ready. It's a breeze.