MY FAVORITE THANKSGIVING RECIPES

My favorite turkey recipes:
#1 favorite --  Soy-Apple Brined Grilled Turkey with Apple Jack Cream Gravy

#2 favorite -- Emeril's Big Bird with Giblet Gravy

My favorite stuffing recipes:

German Potato Stuffing (easy and so delicious, a real crowd pleaser!)

Daddy's German Filling (a lot of work, but everyone will go nuts over this!)

My favorite sides dishes:

  Glazed Sweet Potatoes (super, super easy and delicious)

 Judy's Tasty Low-Fat Mashed Potatoes

Brussels Sprouts Hash with Caramelized Onions (tastes better than you think!)

Simple Green Bean Salad with Lemon Dressing -- It may be simple, but it's not boring.  

Almost Sugar-Free Double Cranberry Apple Sauce

My favorite Thanksgiving soup recipes:

James Beard's Pumpkin Soup (super easy, restaurant quality, delicious)

The Best Pumpkin Soup Ever (a little more work, but oh, so worth it!)

My favorite dinner rolls:

Potato Refrigerator Rolls (light as a feather and the dough can be made a day ahead)

My favorite apple pie recipes:

#1 -- Perfect Apple Pie

#2 -- Caramel Apple Crumb Pie

My favorite pumpkin pie recipes:
#1 -- Traditional Pumpkin Pie

#2 -- Cook's Illustrated 2008 Pumpkin Pie with vodka pie crust

#3 -- Better Homes and Gardens Pumpkin Pie

Happy, happy Thanksgiving to all!

RECIPES FOR TURKEY LEFTOVERS

I like to cut most of the turkey meat from the bones right after dinner, separating out what we'll eat in the next two days.  It's not a good idea to keep cooked turkey in the fridge past 3 days, counting the day it's cooked.  The bones get frozen if I'm not making soup in the next day or two, along with a package of the meat that will go in the soup.  I usually have two packages of bones and two packages of meat for the bones.  Additional packages of meat would be for casseroles or pot pies.

Here are some of my favorite ways to use up turkey, but note that the recipes listed might be for chicken.  Just substitute turkey, as the two are interchangeable.

Turkey or Chicken Tortelloni

Turkey or Chicken Pot Pies for Two

Favorite Turkey or Chicken Salad

Turkey or Chicken Bones Soup

Tomato-Turkey or -Chicken Vegetable Soup 

(No picture for this favorite old standby soup that is both comforting and delicious.)

I hope your Thanksgiving was a memorable one, filled with good food, friends and family.