holiday leftovers: turkey apple salad

We got some turkey leftovers from our friends and they are perfect for salad addition! This salad gives fresh side, using apples, cranberries, and lemon juice. My hubby said it'll go awesome with croissants. 

Ingredients: 

Turkey leftover meat - 2 cups (chunks)
Romaine lettuce - 2 bunch (chopped)
Roma tomatoes - 2 (cubed)
Apples -2 (cubed) **see TIPS
Dried Cranberries - 1/3 cup
Walnuts or almond - 1/3 cup (chopped or sliced) 

[Salad dressing]
Mayonnaise - 3/4 cup (more or less, depending on your preference)
Poppy seed dressing - 3TBS (I'll post the recipe for poppy seed dressing soon!)
Lemon juice - 2 tsp
Black pepper - 1 tsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp 

Prep:

1. Cut turkey meat into cubes. Microwave for a minute and set it aside to cool.
2. Mix salad dressing ingredients in a bowl. 
3. Chop and cube lettuce, tomatoes and apples.

Cook: 

1. Cut romaine lettuce into bite size pieces. Wash or use salad spinner. Put it in a big bowl. 
2. Add in turkey meat, cubed tomatoes, apples, and dried cranberries. Give a light toss.
3. Add in the salad dressing. Toss until well blended. 
4. Add in walnuts/almond on top of the salad. 

Serve: 

1. Cover and chill until ready to serve. 
2. Serve as side salad or in a bun/croissants. 

TIPS

• I like to use Fuji apples, but any crunchy apples will work in this salad. Keep the skin on - it gives nice crunch and good nutrients, too! 

holiday leftovers: prime rib tomato soup

In our family, we don't have turkey for Thanksgiving or Christmas. We have prime rib instead! We like bone-in so we can use the bones as stock for soup. It's hearty and the best part is, you get to finish your leftovers! So give prime rib a chance for your next holiday dinner. :)

Ingredients:

Prime Rib bones with some meat  on - 4 big bones (cut in half)

Water - 4 quart
Roma Tomatoes - 3 small or 2 med (wedges)
Potatoes - 3 med (wedges)
Carrots - 3 small or 2 med (wedges)
Onion - 1 med (cubed)

Salt & Pepper to taste

Prep:

1. Cut the prime rib bones in half (or in threes if you prefer smaller pieces). If you don't have knife strong enough to cut the bones, just put the whole bones in (don't destroy your knife!)
2. Wash and cut all veggies. Set aside. 

Cook:

1. Heat 4 quart water in 5 quart (or bigger) pot. Bring to boil.
2. Add in prime rib bones & meat and onion. Cover and boil for 10 minutes under high heat. You might need to open the lid half way through.
3. Turn down the heat to medium heat. Add in carrots. Let it cook for 10 more minutes. 
4. Turn down the heat to medium low, add in carrots and tomatoes. Simmer for at least 30 minutes. I cooked it for about an hour on low heat.
5. Taste the soup. Add salt & pepper if you like.

Serve:

1. Serve with warm bread sticks or side of rice will be nice, too.