Since I have this lovely turkey frame from my Thanksgiving in July post, I figured I'd better make something from it. This will be the third meal I get from this turkey. The breast went to extra protein for Tony. The dark meat ended up in the Mexican Turkey Stew. Now the leftover turkey frame [...]
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Chorizo Potato Stew
I had to buy a bag of Yukon Gold potatoes for the last recipe. Well, I had 4 pounds of the bag I bought. Needless to say I had some potatoes to use. So I searched for a recipe that I could make in my slow cooker that featured potatoes. I found a recipe for [...]
Thanksgiving in July – Slow Cooker Mexican Turkey and Potato Stew
Have you ever heard of the Christmas in July sales? I haven't seen them as much lately, but I remembering them being more prominent when the Internet wasn't the main way to shop. I'm making this post about Thanksgiving in July because I have a full turkey in the freezer from last Thanksgiving and Tony [...]
A Not So Vegetarian Greek Lentil Casserole
This recipe for Vegetarian Greek Lentil Casserole from Kayln's Kitchen caught my eye because it had to things: Greek food and lentils. I love Greek food and as you probably guessed, I love lentils. This looks to me more like a side dish rather than a main one. I also decided to add ground turkey [...]
Something besides stew to handle the dark turkey meat
Since I did a stew after Thanksgiving with the turkey carcass, I thought I would give you another option for the dark meat you saved from the deconstructed turkey. I found a slow cooker recipe that I could make work for my dark meat turkey. Braising is the best way to cook the dark meat [...]
Let’s talk turkey…deconstructed turkey
I tried this out a couple of years ago just for fun and came out with the most awesome tasting turkey you'll ever eat. No, I'm not kidding. Do you ever feel like a perfectly cooked turkey is out of reach? Not so with this method. I'm sure you have tried every method on the [...]
2017 Thanksgiving Leftover Lentil Stew
Ok. So now you have that turkey carcass and a bunch of leftover turkey. My brother and sister-in-law do not typically use the carcass (we ate at their house on Thanksgiving). So I decided to take it home along with the rest of the leftover turkey. We cooked a bone-in turkey breast this year, which [...]
A Chili Recipe with Plenty of Potassium
The two main types of ingredients that contain potassium are potatoes and beans. So what can you make with both? Chili of course. I have below a recipe for a two bean and sweet potato chili that has a whopping 511mg of potassium per serving. That helps you get to the amount you need for [...]
