Turkey Noodle Soup...With Love

Just want to share about the meal that we had last night. It was pretty much from “the ground up”. Last Thanksgiving, at the end of the meal, I told my son-in-law to put the turkey carcass in a bag and I would take it home and make turkey noodle soup, sometime. He did and the next day I made turkey broth and then picked the bones clean. Then I put everything in the freezer. I was a little concerned, when I was making the broth, what it would taste like, because this was a deep-fried turkey and in places it was pretty crisp.

So, this last weekend we decided that enough time had passed since the holidays and turkey soup sounded pretty good. I pulled all of the broth and turkey meat out of the freezer and started them defrosting the night before. Then I chopped all the vegetables in the morning and set the table around noon. In other words, I paced myself. Then it was time to sauté the veggies and add the herbs. As I am a vegetarian, I had MDH taste the broth as I was putting it all together and he pronounced it just fine. I was still concerned that it might be too salty. It had originally been a fresh turkey, but I don’t think it was organic, so hard telling what was put in it before it reached the store. Anyway…The family arrived and it was time to add the noodles. Soon we were sitting down to turkey noodle soup, garlic bread, and crudités. Will wonders never cease? I made a good meal. The children ate the soup and SIL and MDH had two big bowls of it. When I asked if they would like to take what was left, there was no argument. Packed it up we did. “Thanks for lunch tomorrow!” says SIL. So nice to have a successful meal for everyone, instead of a disaster as sometimes happens.

As I said, don’t know what chemicals had been put into the turkey before I got a hold of it, but everything I did was all natural. Such a satisfying feeling to know that I served my family a healthy, natural meal, better yet, they liked it!!

All of the table linens are washed, ironed, and put away. It’s fun to serve my family when I have the time, energy, and good ingredients! So glad I still can.

Healthy Days to You, Your Smiling Maven