What do you do with your Thanksgiving leftovers?
Thanksgiving went as quickly as it came, and now I am left with a mountain of dishes and an abundance of leftovers. I have so much food left that if I knew how to store it properly it could count as emergency food storage! Luckily, I don’t need Prepare Wise and my food storage needs are basic.
To combat this years feast, I purchased a ton of Ziploc bags and containers to keep things fresh as long as possible. This year, I plan on freezing many of the leftovers as I can’t stand the thought of cooking with turkey every day for the next week.
I think I am going to make turkey & dumplings and turkey pot pie with the remaining turkey and freeze it for dinners over the next month. This way nothing will go to waste and I don’t have to eat turkey for every meal until it is gone! I’m not sure what I’m going to do with the leftover mashed potatoes and green bean casserole. I suppose I could freeze them as well and serve as side dishes on nights that I make a home cooked meal.
The one thing that definitely will not go to waste this year is the pumpkin pie cheesecake from the Cheese Cake Factory. I discovered this little gem at Sam’s Club this year and we are already down to the last piece– which is sitting lonely in the fridge this very moment! As much as I love baking homemade desserts, I don’t think anything I could make could come close to this dessert.
By the time I decide what to do with my Thanksgiving leftovers, I will have a Christmas menu to plan, and another whole kitchen of food to decide what to do with!
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!
