hi folks,happy new year. i have a ton of leftovers (turkey/ham/cake
etc). What is the healthyest way of consuming them: eating them all at
once and start cooking healthy food once they are gone,or combine them
into psuedo healthy meals and eat them little by little?

rgds,
Sam

Sam wrote:

hi folks,happy new year. i have a ton of leftovers (turkey/ham/cake
etc). What is the healthyest way of consuming them: eating them all at
once and start cooking healthy food once they are gone,or combine them
into psuedo healthy meals and eat them little by little?


My wife makes Turkey Divine with leftover turkey. She blanches broccoli
and puts a layer of that in a greases baking dish, covers it with a layer=

of cooked sliced turkey breast, covers the works with a B=E9chamel sauce =
and
tops with freshly grated Parmesan. It goes into a 350 oven for about a
half hour.

Sam wrote:

hi folks,happy new year. i have a ton of leftovers (turkey/ham/cake
etc). What is the healthyest way of consuming them: eating them all at
once and start cooking healthy food once they are gone,or combine them
into psuedo healthy meals and eat them little by little?

rgds,
Sam
for the ham here's what I do. It makes alot but freezes well

2 pounds white navy beans
1 pound "16 bean" mix
lean ham, cubed
onions
celery
garlic
2-3 bottles Heinz Chili Sauce (I'd start with 2 and use the third
as the process goes and add more if
desired)
salt
pepper
"whatever else sounds good to ya"
Some folks like to use ham hocks but I just don't like 'em. You do?
go right ahead and use them.

Soak beans overnight. Soak about 1/2 pound or so separately
Rinse beans well. (If you don't want the bean "after effect" add a
small amount of baking soda to the beans while soaking)

Cover beans with a generous amount of water and begin simmering (Use
large pan) Cook the 1/2 pound of white in a separate pan.

Add onions, celery, ham, garlic, chili sauce, and pepper. I start with
2 bottles of chili sauce. Continue cooking until the beans are tender.
Add salt to taste. Add more chili sauce if you want it "stronger" (I
add quite a bit)

When ready to finish, take the 1/2 pound of cooked tender white beans
and smash with a potato masher and add to pot as a thickening agent
(I like mine thick, so I can dip bread in it)

cook until your desired thickness is reached. Taste often and
re-season as necessary.

It's best after sitting a day or so in the fridge. It will continue to
thicken when cooling.



--
Steve

Men are from Earth. Women are from Earth. Deal with it.

On 1 Jan 2004 10:34:35 -0800, (Sam) wrote:

hi folks,happy new year. i have a ton of leftovers (turkey/ham/cake
etc). What is the healthyest way of consuming them: eating them all at
once and start cooking healthy food once they are gone,or combine them
into psuedo healthy meals and eat them little by little?

What do *you* think, Sam? While many animals are adapted to a 'feast
or famine' lifestyle, humans seem to do best with smaller but regular
meals. It would be *easier* to just gobble up everything ASAP, but
perhaps *healthier* would be to cut up and freeze ingredients, or
construct leftover casseroles and freeze in moderate portions. Leave
cake out of the casseroles, 'though cake and cookies can be frozen,
too.

I like to eat them.

"lea b" wrote in -
berlin.de:

I like to eat them.

Maybe... Then again, depending on what they were, I might just save them
for a few days and toss in the dust bin.

Wayne