Happy belated Thanksgiving! Hope everyone had a very blessed holiday! I am very sad to say that I did not win our annual Thanksgiving cook off. Everyone really brought their "A" game this year, and sadly enough my Chocolate Mousse cake did not make first place, it took second. But the winner was... my husband with a white queso dip. Who ever thought queso could beat out CHOCOLATE! My husband was thrilled. He even missed a call while he was giving his "acceptance speech" :) This coming from a man who now has three recipes he can do himself. Beef Tenderloin, White Queso and oddly enough Manwhich. He is very proud. Our prize was a movie package complete with candy and a gift card to AMC theaters. I had hopes we would use the gift card to see the new Harry Potter movie ( I know, I know) but I have been out voted to see the new Disney movie, Tangled as a family outing. Thanksgiving was cold, but I loved it. It should be cold on Thanksgiving and after the sudden heat wave earlier in the week, I for one, was glad to get a good dose of cold weather. We had a wonderful time with family and friends, then I started off my Black Friday annual shopping trip at 3:30 a.m. at Target. My sweet Mom and Sis braved the crowd with me so we could score toys for my kiddos. You know people really love you when they will meet you at Target in the middle of the night in the freezing cold to fight the crowds to get toys for your own children! We managed to stay out on the prowl for deals until 9:30 and then we had to call it a day. With lots of cooking over the week now behind me, I decided to share some of my favorite Thanksgiving left over recipes. Turkey Terrific Sandwich and Turkey Cakes...my version of a Turkey "crab cake"
Turkey Cakes with Cranberry Sauce
2 Cups cubed cooked Turkey
1 Box Jiffy Cornbread, cooked, cooled and crumbled
1 Egg White
1/2 to 1 cup low fat buttermilk
2 green onions chopped
1/2 tsp salt and pepper
1 TBSP chopped parsley
Mix together everything but the buttermilk. Slowly add up to 1 cup of buttermilk until the mixture comes together like cookie dough. Shape 6 balls together and then lightly press them on a plate to slightly flatten. Heat a non stick skillet and spray with a non stick cooking spray. Cook over medium heat 2-4 minutes per side or until lightly browned and serve with cranberry sauce. YUM!
Turkey Terrific From Nantucket, MA
This recipe comes from my recent trip to a wonderful sandwich shop called Provisions in Nantucket. You would not believe how simple this is to make, but how delicious it is. You HAVE to try it!
1 Box Stove Top Stuffing, any flavor but I used the Chicken Flavor, cooked per the box instructions and slightly cooled
1 can Cranberry Sauce...really, the canned kind
6 slices white bread...break out the white bread for this one
Mayo
Turkey, as much as you want
Assembly
On one slice of bread, spread a solid layer of Mayo, and then pile about a quarter of a cup of the cooked stuffing. On the other side of the bread, spread a couple of tablespoons of the cranberry sauce and then lay the turkey over that. Put the two slices of bread together and slice down the middle. Voila! Enjoy!!!
