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0November 23, 2011Recent Posts by Erica

The Turkey Vortex: The Next Five Days Of Your Life, In Crayon

Happy Thanksgiving, all. I’m off to go prep for dinner. Have a warm and wonderful holiday, completely free of fried-onions-in-a-can. See you next week, if I’m not sucked permanently into The Turkey Vortex.

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What are your plans for the mass of leftovers the Grand National Gluttony Festival will inevitably leave you with?

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Author: Erica Filed Under: Recent Posts Tagged With: Holidays, HumorImportant Stuff: Affiliate disclosure

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Hi! I'm Erica, the founder of NWEdible and the author of The Hands-On Home. I garden, keep chickens and ducks, homeschool my two kids and generally run around making messes on my one-third of an acre in suburban Seattle. Thanks for reading!

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  1. Amy says

    November 23, 2011 at 7:19 am

    My boyfriend wants to recreate these baked patties made by a Baltimore caterer/market stall, with turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce. I fully support this endeavor.

  2. marci357 says

    November 23, 2011 at 8:45 am

    Our favorite is Leftover Turkey Pies… Line a pie tin with stuffing to make a crust. Add a layer of mashed potatoes, evenly and up the sides, making a bowl… Add some veggies if wanted, a layer of chopped turkey, and top with giblet gravy.

    Let sit in the frig and it thickens up. Warm the whole pie, or just "slices" at a time.

    Can also be frozen for later!

    Simple and delicious! A family tradition! My kids/grands like this even more than the turkey dinner ! lol !

    • Elaine says

      September 25, 2015 at 5:23 pm

      That’s brilliant! Can’t wait to try it.

  3. Tanya @ Lovely Greens says

    November 23, 2011 at 9:31 am

    We're celebrating 'Manx-giving' here on the IoM! Having some people over on Saturday and making a bird – but keeping it on the smaller side (11 lbs) so we don't get caught up in the same 'vortex'.

  4. Alison says

    November 23, 2011 at 9:39 am

    Happy Thanksgiving, Erica! I'm only making a breast tomorrow, my husband won't eat the dark meat, and it's just the two of us.

  5. Aimee says

    November 23, 2011 at 6:00 pm

    My mom is hosting, and a bunch of people canceled on her last minute… so she has a 22 pound bird to feed 9 people, 5 of whom are children. We will be eating turkey for a LONG time.

  6. Kat says

    November 24, 2011 at 6:47 am

    Have a great Thanksgiving. What leftovers?

  7. Anonymous says

    November 24, 2011 at 7:14 am

    Happy Thanksgiving Erica and family. Love the crayon art.

    Cook frozen mixed veggies in water for a few minutes, stir in some leftover gravy, a little leftover mashed potatoes, chunked up leftover turkey, season if needed. When bubbly, toss in a casserole, make up some thinish biscuits for a topper, pop in oven until biscuits are golden. Turkey pot pie – enjoy.

    Leftover turkey holds up in the freezer pretty well if covered with some broth from the stockpot.

    Back to the kitchen.

    brenda from arkansas

  8. Lady Banksia says

    November 26, 2011 at 5:55 pm

    My daughter made her fabulous sausage-and-Tuscan-bread mushroom stuffing, so we had it sauteed in a frypan this morning with eggs for an omelet-type deal… amazing!!

    Stock is in the freezer already, and the slabs-o-turkey have a conspicuous dent, so we're making progress.

    Happy post-Thanksgiving!

  9. Marrion says

    November 20, 2013 at 7:26 am

    My 21-year-old son will be home from college. Between him and his even larger 18-year-old brother, there is some doubt as to whether or not there will even BE leftovers (at least for long). We should have named the boys Hoover and Bissel.

    If there is any leftover turkey, turkey enchiladas are always popular and, of course, the carcass and any other bits will be used to make broth/stock.

    Happy Thanksgiving to one and all! Love your blog, Erica.

  10. Elaine says

    September 25, 2015 at 5:24 pm

    That’s brilliant! Can’t wait to try it.

  11. Elaine says

    September 25, 2015 at 5:27 pm

    Sorry for the double post. This one could be deleted as it’s not in the right place.

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