“Ya gonna make soup with that?” people would ask for years as I trimmed the last remnants of meat from a roasted turkey, leaving bones and bits of meat that could not be removed. And for years I answered “No,” and I simply threw the carcass out. Keeping it just seemed like a lot [...]
It sounds odd but it’s true: I cooked a turkey just for the leftovers. In fact, I grilled a turkey (easy and delicious, by the way, and a nice excuse to invite friends over for a fun meal), made stock from the carcass (why haven’t I ever done that before??) and then I made [...]
I made this Turkey Stew for my brother’s birthday last night (per his request) and it was a big hit with everyone but my picky daughter, who accumulated a pile of discarded peas beside her bowl. I had never made it before, and most of the recipes I found online were geared towards the use [...]