Turkey Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette, lots of leftover recipes below
We had our first Thanksgiving with just the four members of our immediate family. We relocated to New England in August and we are still recovering from how the move depleted our savings; thus we stayed put this year in our new surroundings. I believe the entire family had a hard time emotionally with not sharing the day with extended family—it just didn’t feel natural. As a coping devise with the sadness, my wife cooked the entire meal recreating, to the best of her culinary memory, her mother’s southern Thanksgiving recipes. She did a fine job and the experience help her address the longing she had to be around her family. That’s my message, food is in part is about family memories, hopefully good memories but that’s always the case. When we eat certain foods, they remind us of older relatives and family friends who we spent special occasions with. It’s more than the great stuffing, corn bread, biscuits, or gravy; it’s the people who made them with great love and care. The same is true with how we use and eat Thanksgiving Day leftovers; they trigger memories from times long ago. Here is a wonderful link to some recipes for your Thanksgiving leftovers. As I did with Thanksgiving, I am going to provide stories and observations about Christmas food history, traditions, and related recipes over the next couple of days and weeks.
Turkey Leftover Recipes: http://fatandhappyblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/thanksgiving-leftovers-potato-cake-with.html
Turkey Leftover Recipes and tips: http://tipnut.com/turkey-leftover-recipes/
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