[jenny_islander]

. . . what would you do with it? It's the time of year when turkey is the cheapest meat available, cheaper than some dry beans even, so I bought a 21-pounder and it's defrosting in the fridge. I plan to roast it plain with a side of either mashed jack o' lantern pumpkin seasoned like bread dressing or crustless jack o'lantern pie (that is, pumpkin custard), but I would like some fresh ideas for the leftovers. There are 2 adults and 2 young children in the house.

UPDATE: It's roasting now. Here's my plan so far:

1. The neck is simmering in a saucepan. I plan to pick the cooked neck meat off and refrigerate or freeze for use in Fried Rice or Turkey Soup. The broth will be used with the turkey carcass to make stock tonight; I will freeze most of it and use some in recipes this week.

2. There were two livers in the giblet bag; I refroze them for use in Dirty Rice.

3. The gizzard and heart will make a small dish of Braised Giblets.

4. One turkey breast will be sliced for use in Turkey Sandwiches. I like mine with lettuce and jellied cranberry sauce; he likes his with tomatoes and Miracle Whip. Luckily, tomatoes were on sale this week.

5. Some of the dark meat will be reheated with barbecue sauce and served on wheat hamburger buns.

6. That leaves us pretty well turkeyed out for the week! The rest of the meat will be portioned and frozen tonight; I plan to make 1 or 2 turkey recipes a week off the list y'all have provided, plus my old standbys, until it's gone.