at home with ann

The day after Thanksgiving, you make the turkey sandwich with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy and cranberry sauce.  It's amazing.  The next day, you make the same thing.  It's slightly less exciting, but still good. By the third day, you want nothing to do with any of it, and still have a refrigerator full of leftovers. We hosted 20 people for Thanksgiving. Never mind the fact that I had never hosted Thanksgiving before and we don't have a dining room table.  It all came together and was great to have a crowd.  In my true fashion, I was worried there wouldn't be enough food and prepared enough for twice as many people.  And wine for four times as many.  Needless to say, we had a lot of leftovers. Here are a few ideas for repurposing all that delicious food without going out of your mind with boredom. Stuffing Muffins recipe from Budget Bytes Ingredients: 3-4 cups leftover stuffing 1/4-1/2 cup chopped ham or turkey 1/4 cup chopped spinach (...

I made this last Sunday night, meatloaf and mashed potatoes seem like the type of thing you make on Sunday night during football.  I am pleased to report that the outcome of both the meatloaf and the football were positive, so everyone in our house was happy.  This is comfort food at it's best. Turkey Meatloaf recipe from Health Magazine Ingredients: Olive oil 1 onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced salt pepper 1 1/2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce (I think this is the most important meatloaf ingredient) 1/3 cup chicken broth (I subbed veg because I was out, you could also just use water) 3 Tablespoons ketchup 1 - 1 1/2 pounds ground turkey (my package was 1.3 pounds, anything around there will work) 3/4 cup breadcrumbs 1 egg Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Heat olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook for about 5 minutes. Add in garlic, salt and pepper and cook for 1 minute. Stir in Worcestershire sauce, broth or water, ...

As you know, I get requests to make tacos a lot.  A LOT.  Jon and I planned to have dinner together on Tuesday night, big excitement around here, even though it ended up with me having dinner with the back of a laptop, so I thought it would be good to celebrate with tacos.  I usually just throw spices in haphazardly, but here is an actual recipe with actual quantities.  It turned out well. Ground Turkey Tacos 2 Tablespoons canola oil 1/2 red onion, chopped 1 lb. ground turkey 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 Tablespoons chili powder 2 teaspoons ground coriander 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1 8 oz. can tomato sauce 8 oz. water Optional toppings: shredded lettuce, tomatoes, green onion, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, hot sauce, salsa, mango, tortillas or chips In a large pan, heat canola oil over medium heat. Cook onions for about 2 minutes until starting to soften. Turn up the heat to medium high and add the ground turkey to brown. When the meat is brown and mos...

This post is part of my vacation series highlighting some amazing recipes from my favorite bloggers! Eat Live Run - Spinach Feta Turkey Burgers We've spent the better part of a week discussing what kind of grill we'll be purchasing when we get back from vacation.  These would be a perfect kick off to summer grilling.  PS- We're going charcoal, time to be grilling purists.  PPS- We still have a gas grill so I can cook veggies all week and make them into wraps with goat cheese. Baked Bree - Mixed Greens with Berries and Glazed Almonds I love salads like this.  Greens, a fruit, and a protein are the perfect combination.