One of the best parts about Thanksgiving is the leftovers. But when you drive across state and eat a huge feast with your family of 38 leftovers aren't really a part of the deal.
Today I'm cooking our Thanksgiving leftovers meal. The Turkey breast has been in the crockpot for a few hours. The house smells wonderful The pumpkin cheesecake is in the oven. The sweet potato russet potato mashed potatoes are in the works (very chunky by the way... we don't go for the sloppy instant stuff). Soon I'll be mixing up the stuffing and green bean casserole. The no butter added sweet corn will be last as it's a 5 minute deal. Whala, leftover feast!!! And at least three days of actual leftovers, hooray!!! Oh, I almost forgot about the corn bread muffins that will go in the oven once the cheesecake comes out. I bought a cheap box of the Jiffy kind for I think 10 cents. Yet, they're so yummy.
Something I'm ridiculously excited about is that virtually every ingredient for the entire dinner was on sale. (and I stocked up on them all over the past three weeks) This little Thanksgiving Second Round feast was VERY inexpensive!
It may be at least mildly pathetic but one of the truly wonderful things about life that adds a bit of joy to almost every day is food.
