Thanksgiving Recycle

I'm sure we all got out bellies full yesterday with turkey and all the trimmings. Even though only three of us were eating, my mother still cooked enough for a small army. Now what do you do with the leftovers? Don't let a bit go to waste; recycle yesterday's meal into a variety of other dishes for the next couple of days.

Pick the meat off the bones of the turkey. Add some mayo, grapes cut in half, walnuts and a little salt and pepper along with your favorite dried herbs like tarragon or oregano for a quick turkey salad. Place the bones of the bird in a pot, covered with water, and simmer for at least an hour to make delicious turkey broth for now or freeze for later use. Fresh, whole-berry cranberry sauce is delicious as a topping on pound cake and cheesecake.

Mash up the leftover deviled eggs, adding a bit more mayo for a delectable egg salad sandwich. For left over vegetables, add them all to a pot with canned tomatoes and some of that turkey broth for a hearty soup or chop them up and make a scrumptious vegetable frittata for brunch. If all else fails, plate up the meal just as you had on Thanksgiving day, freeze individually portioned and enjoy the meal again in a few weeks when the turkey overload wears off.