Now that I'm writing this, I'm nibbling on a homemade sausage roll from last night. A quick pop in the oven gives you a great breakfast, as I have a bit of a hangover. On the stove, there's still a roasting tray with cauliflower and orange. A very spicy (actually too spicy) recipe from an Indian cookbook of my grandmother. It might be that I get that served for lunch again tomorrow. Yesterday's dessert was marron (chestnut puree with fromage blanche). Incredibly delicious, but way too much. This morning I put a dollop of that puree in my low-fat quark. To die for. Your own kitchen or that of your parents is probably still full of food from the past few days. Don't throw it away. I understand that you don't feel like that half turkey with cranberry sauce anymore, but you can also make something really tasty out of it. How about cranberry compote in the morning in your yogurt with a bit of muesli? Delicious. If you pick the turkey a bit and cut the meat into very small pieces, add a dollop of mayo, a bit of mustard, a handful of fresh herbs (you can cut them yourself), and salt and pepper, then spread that on a toasted slice of bread with a nice salad. I'll give you more tips:
– My grandmother says you can make soup from anything. Most of her soup is called “soup of nothing,” which means it has a bit of everything in it. Everything she had left in the house. First, slowly sauté an onion in the pan, then add the vegetables and pour some broth over it. Let it simmer until all the vegetables are soft and cooked. Blend it with a hand blender, add a bit of salt and pepper, and bon appétit.
– Sauces. You probably have a lot of sauces left over. The red fruit sauce from the dessert can also be served with the leftover cheese from the cheese board. Or the salsa verde from the meat is also delicious in a salad.
– You can make a bread pudding from all the bread. Another recipe from my grandmother. Tear the bread into a small baking dish. Really, everything can go together: white, brown, rye, sourdough, ciabatta. Add small pieces of apple. Mix some milk with cinnamon, raisins, a splash of cream, and a bit of sugar together and pour that over the bread so that everything is soaked. Put the dish in the oven at 200 degrees for 10 minutes.
– Did you serve tomato soup last night and have some left? Cook some pasta today, make meatballs from ground beef, and fry them with some sautéed onions. Add the tomato soup, and you have a super sauce.
– Last year, my mother poached salmon herself. A lot was left over, so the next day she used the hand blender and made a salmon mousse for on a toast. Perfect for my annual third Christmas dinner with friends.
– Also delicious is a frittata. A huge omelet with lots of vegetables and maybe some slices of potato if you have those left.
