Recipe Box Project

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You guys, I’m really embarrassed about this one.

It’s not cool to say you like to eat something with Festive in the title, and it’s definitely not cool to say you like anything ‘creamed,’ but here we are, and this meal is delicious. We didn’t have leftover turkey, and the supermarkets here stop selling turkey when the holiday gets too close and they run out, so we made this with chicken.

And it was so good that not only did we eat the leftovers, but I’m already considering making it again.

It’s comfort food, plain and simple, and if it doesn’t photograph well, it more than makes up for its ugliness with a whole array of flavours and textures and a simple heartiness that works so well this time of year.

The verdict:

4 spoons out of five. This is seriously delicious and I totally recommend making it—especially this time of year—but I’m knocking off a spoon since it’s not exactly beautiful enough to serve to company.

the recipe:

Festive Corn Ring with Creamed Turkey

the directions:

Make cornbread as directed, but add salt, sage, dry mustard, green pepper, and pimento after all other ingredients.
Pour cornbread batter into a bundt pan and bake per instructions.
Meanwhile, make creamed turkey according to directions.
Serve creamed turkey in a small bowl in the centre of cornbread ring, and don't be embarrassed by how delicious it is.

the ingredients:

1 recipe cornbread (I used this one)
¾ tsp salt
½ tsp sage
¼ tsp dry mustard
¼ c green pepper, chopped
¼ c pimento, chopped
1 recipe creamed turkey (I used this one)

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Happy Boxing Day! Although Boxing Day isn't really a thing in the US, it's definitely a big deal here in the UK. Retail shops are often closed, offices don't open, and restaurants run special events all across town. We're not observing it this year (except by heading to Vienna for a weeklong holiday!), but if you're looking for a fun recipe that will help you use up your leftover chicken or turkey, this is a good option!

'Make today's leftover turkey as glamorous and delicious as yesterday's,' begins this recipe.

I don't know about glamorous, but this recipe was definitely better than I thought it would be. As Judson realised, this is basically like a cross between pigs-in-a-blanket and turkey tacos... and it's somehow not bad. We even ate the leftovers! If the concept of pancakes weirds you out, you could just leave them out and eat this on sandwiches like chicken salad-- it is that good.

So today, box up those things you don't need anymore and take them to a charity shop. And when you get back home, flush from doing your good deed of the day, make this easy, super-retro lunch and enjoy! It checks off all of my favourite boxes for a new post-holiday recipe: it's easy, versatile, and it uses up all the leftovers you could possibly have getting ready to go bad in your fridge (I listed the variations below, feel free to make it with whatever ingredients you have on hand!). What could be better?

I can't find pimentos in Scotland, which makes making pimento cheese hard. judson just discovered these and they are so perfect!