This is a somewhat meandering post and while I am a firm believer in capitalism and free enterprise, the Black Friday business spilling over into Thanksgiving does seem to be taking this a bit far. The simple dollars and cents reality is that retailers wouldn’t do this if shoppers didn’t respond. Everyone gets to make their own decision here, and if someone wants to get up at 2:00 a.m. to head to a store, that’s fine, but maybe keeping Thanksgiving quiet isn’t a bad thing. I’ve been single and alone on holidays, although there was frequently a couple that would seek out we “orphans” and gather us together or I would arrange something for a group of singles. And as I have posted in the past, there are different things you can do when you are alone for the holiday. So, leaving both those thoughts behind, and not trying to make too great a leap, leftover turkey is always of interest.

Turkey soup can’t be beat – I mean really, it’s a given after having had the turkey sandwich Thanksgiving night. I like doing turkey tetrazzini, too with lots of cheese, and turkey pot pie is kind of a slam dunk. I do go back and forth on the turkey soup as to the brown and wild rice version or turkey vegetable, depending on the mood I’m in. That, by the way, is the single disadvantage to frying a turkey (well, other than the fact people start fires doing that) since you cannot have turkey stock when frying one. Okay, readers, what are your leftover turkey solutions?

Oh, before I close, do have warm thoughts for the military and their families who can’t be together, but remember that first responders, hospital workers and lots of others are on duty as well. Have a wonderful day in the spirit of Thanksgiving no matter how you celebrate it.