Happy Thanksgiving

I am so thankful for my family. Especially these two little turkeys (and of course all of you who have made this blogging experience so fun)!

I will be spending the weekend with family and friends. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend as well!

Leftover Turkey Pot Pie

The Pioneer Woman’s Chicken Pot Pie is one of my favorites. Her Perfect Pie Crust is so buttery and flaky that it just melts in your mouth – thanks to the 1 1/2 cups of Crisco!

The pot pie is really easy to make and everyone at our house loves it. The best part is that it is even better the next day (that is if you have some left!). It would also be delicious with left over turkey from Thanksgiving!

Leftover Turkey Pot Pie

1 pie crust (1/2 of Perfect Pie Crust recipe)
1/2 stick butter
1/2 cup finely diced onion
1/2 cup finely diced carrot
1/2 cup finely diced celery
2 cups leftover turkey, light and dark, diced or shredded (or both!)
1/4 cup flour
2 cups low-sodium chicken or turkey broth
splash of white wine (optional)
1 cup heavy cream
Frozen peas (optional)
Fresh thyme, chopped
salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Melt butter in a dutch oven. Add onion, carrots, and celery, and cook until translucent (a couple of minutes.)
Add turkey and stir. Sprinkle flour over mixture and stir. Cook over medium heat for a couple of minutes, stirring constantly.
Pour in chicken or turkey broth, stirring constantly. Splash in wine (you can leave this out if you’d like.) Pour in cream. (May add frozen peas at this point if you’d like.)
Bring to a slow boil and allow mixture to cook and thicken for a few minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste (do not under season), and fresh or dried thyme to taste. Do one final taste at the end and add what it needs.
Pour mixture into a casserole dish or deep pie pan.
Roll out crust so that it’s about 1 inch larger than the pan you’re using.
Place the crust on top of the pot pie mixture, and press crust into the sides of the dish. Cut vents in the top of the crust.
Bake for 30 minutes or until very golden and bubbly.
Allow to cool for a little bit before serving.

Serve with a large spoon.

Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving Crafts

While these may not be edible (see previous), here are some other Turkey Day crafts that you and your kids can do together.

Turkey Centerpiece

Thankful Tree

Plymouth Rocks

Give Thanks Banner

Colorful Turkey

Turkey Time

Even at 30 years old, I get antsy waiting for the turkey to cook for Thanksgiving dinner. So I can’t imagine what it must be like for our children. Here are two cute centerpieces for your kids table that will also help curb their appetite until it is turkey time.

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Love this!

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