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Yesterday, as soon as we finished eating, I made a big pot of turkey soup. Judging from the photo, I could have skimmed off a bit more of the fat…
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And here is the soup served with leftover brown rice and kimchi.
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Ingredients
- Bones of one turkey (including some turkey meat)
- Water (to fill a large pot)
- Turkey gravy
- Carrots
- Onions
- Celery
- Garlic (I used 4 frozen garlic cubes)
- Cilantro (I used 3 frozen cilantro cubes)
- Basil (I used 4 frozen basil cubes)
- Salt
- Pepper
Later today, I will make another one of my Thanksgiving leftover favorites: Mini Turkey Pot Pies
Here is a photo of one of last year’s pies. I’m thinking of changing up the recipe slightly and adding some bacon to the mix…
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And finally, here is some of yesterday’s fun:
We usually don’t use paper plates, but these were fun and clean up was very quick…
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There was plenty of wine…
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Good times…
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Thanksgiving Day walk…
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A little run to burn some
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Fun on the swing…
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More playing…
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One exhausted toddler…
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Questions: Do you like Thanksgiving leftovers? If so, what’s your favorite way to eat them? I’d love a link to your favorite Thanksgiving leftover recipe!
Be well,
Andrea