Well, I’d say that the turkey crock pot dish was successful — more than half of it was gone. I was able to get some hard rolls on my way to work, so that was a good antidote for the high spice level. Had a bit with Ron tonight and it was still interesting that the dish was pleasantly flavored but the spiciness was definitely in the sausage.
Busy busy day at work. I don’t think I’ve set foot in a mall on “black friday” in at least 10 years, maybe more. ack. Wave after wave of people, many actually buying things. Some doing some investigative shopping. I was glad to sit down when I got home.
It’s interesting that I’m losing a bit of weight working in the store because there’s no real opportunity to nosh. If you do a reasonable lunch, it’s a way to curb the calorie intake. The main problem is that it’s hard to drink enough – by the end of the day I’m parched. And I really wish the genius bar had a coffee bar behind it.
Beat the turkey doldrums.
One spicy kielbasa, cut into 1/4″ thick half “coins”
about 2 cups of turkey, light and dark meat, cut into easy to eat sized pieces
one medium onion diced or 1/4 cup dried onion
2 cloves garlic chopped fine
1 large can kidney beans
4-5 carrots peeled and diced about 1/4″ squares
4-5 stalks celery diced about the same
2 cups white rice, uncooked
4 cups water
1 can whole tomatoes, drained and chopped (set liquid aside)
Fry kielbasa and add turkey. Add onion, garlic, beans, carrots and celery. Stir until hot and onion starts to cook if fresh. Stir in white rice and add the water. Cover tightly and reduce heat to simmer. Cook about 18-20 minutes until rice is cooked. Add chopped tomatoes. Add more tomato juice if you like.
I had no idea that the sausage would be as spicy as it was. Luckily I tasted a piece after it was fried. I basically didn’t put any more seasoning in there! I cooked this Thanksgiving night and put into the crockpot to be reheated the next day for the crew at work.
Serve with a salad and rolls etc. Nice break from stuffing and cranberry sauce.
Happy Thanksgiving folks! Hope you’re having a good day and one filled with all the gladness of a day off, with or without cranberry sauce and family and friends.
We’ll be joining my folks and brother and family for dinner in awhile. The house still smelled yummily of turkey this morning. Bright sunny day and one that was just meant for relaxing in many forms.
Tomorrow – Black Friday in the retail world. I don’t have to be there for 7 AM (Hey, I did volunteer!) so I’ll be the one circling the parking lot no doubt looking for a parking space. I did get spicy sausage to throw into a crockpot with some beans and rice and cubed turkey. How does that sound as lunch?
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Quiet evening at home. Tweaked this very page a bit including a new email link. Right now the kitten Gus is lounging on my lap whilest the house smells very much like thanksgiving. We’ll be joining the rest of the Frezon clan tomorrow for dinner at the Century House in Latham, but I missed leftovers last year, so I did get a smallish turkey to cook. It’s in the oven as I type and MAN does it smell good. Lucky for the kits – it came with a double helping of innards so there’s a heap of liver for them to have tomorrow. Everyone should have something to be grateful for, right Gus?
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