Today, though, is an anomaly in the vortex. Today is The Day After Thanksgiving. Some people celebrate a holiday today, called Black Friday. They celebrate by waking up before God to spend hours searching for parking spaces, standing in line, and relieving themselves of much cash. Myself, I do not subscribe to such nonsense. I prefer to save my early rising, parking space fighting and line standing for the 24th of December.
So today, the office is closed. As are a number of businesses that I would call on. The two major events that have been occupying my mind over the past week, namely a business trip to Montreal and Thanksgiving Day, have passed. These events coupled together have created, however brief, a slowing of the tailspin. Look! Time to write!
I don't MIND being busy. I have a fun-loving husband, who will, at a moments notice say something like, "Let's go meet Shawn and Cheryl at La Carreta," (which I can never pass up, and which we need to do again soon). I have two beautiful, busy daughters whom I would (and sometimes do) run to the ends of the earth for. And I have a job that I love, interacting with great people, yet driving 400-5oo miles per week for. I know that just by having these things I am incredibly blessed, and I try to be thankful for them everyday, not just Thanksgiving Day.
We went to my sister Amy's house for Thanksgiving dinner this year. After having arrived home from Montreal quite late on Wednesday night, I opted to sleep in and missed the traditional Thanksgiving breakfast of chicken pie. (Sounds strange, I know. But 7 generations of Maxfields can't be wrong!) I understand that there were thirty-five (!) guests for breakfast. Compared to that number, the group of fourteen that we were for dinner seems small!
The best part about Thanksgiving at Amy's is the fact that, all year long, she has the forethought to save and wash multitudes of plastic food containers, so that everyone can take home ample leftovers. Which I did. Unashamedly.
It took me until mid-afternoon today to get hungry, after all I ate at dinner yesterday. So, I said to my husband, John, "I'm going to do something with those leftovers, are you interested in joining me?" "No, thanks," he said, "I'm 'all set' with leftovers." Poor man. He was imagining a plate of rubbery microwaved turkey accompanied by dry mashed potatoes. What I actually created was very different, and I felt the need to share my newfound knowledge with you while you likely have an abundance of the same ingredients in your fridge. Keep in mind that I threw this together with what I had in my to-go box. Measurements are not exact and ingredients are only a suggestion. Feel free to toss in some sweet potatoes, carrots, or even some green-bean casserole!
Thanks for Giving Leftovers
Serves 2
Ingredients:
1 Cup mashed potatoes
1/2 cup prepared stuffing (ours uses Italian sausage-yummy)
1/2 cup finely chopped leftover turkey
1 egg
3/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs
2 Tbs olive oil, for frying
In a medium bowl, combine potatoes, stuffing, and turkey. Mash together well with a fork. Using hands, form mixture into patties, about the size you would for hamburgers. Set aside.
In a wide, shallow bowl, beat egg together with a couple tablespoons of water.
In another wide, shallow bowl, place bread crumbs.
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Place patties into egg mixture, then bread crumbs. Place in pan, leaving room for turning. Brown on one side, turn and cook until brown on both sides and heated through. Place on serving plate and top with reheated leftover gravy.
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