The After Thanksgiving Tasty Turkey Soup Recipe

Ahhhhh, the festivities are over and you can now relax! Take a deep breath, you've made it through the Thanksgiving holiday in one piece! Now, if you only knew what to do with that left over turkey, right? You can only eat so many turkey sandwiches before you start getting bored and they start tasting just a little bit dry! Why not make a scrumptious turkey soup with those left overs? Making turkey soup has always been on my list of things to do but until now I have never had the opportunity to do so because there either weren't enough left overs, or there were enough left overs and they got sent home with family members as they left the family gathering. The wannabe chef in me always let out a little sob when I received my "doggy bag" and saw that I had enough turkey for about two turkey sandwiches, never enough for soup. I have been looking forward to this year's Thanksgiving for months.This year was the first time that I would make the turkey, and since my guests were from out of town, I would get to keep all of the left overs! It would finally be time to make my turkey soup! So today after scouring the internet for about forty minutes, not finding a recipe that peaked my interest, I decided to experiment and make my own. Here's what I did...

What You Need:

Left Over Turkey!! You may use as much or as little as you want
3 Stalks of Celery
2 Large Handfuls of Baby Carrots
1/2 of a Small Red Onion
1 Can of Chicken Broth
1 Can of Evaporated Milk
8-9 Cups of Water
1 Box of Long Grain Wild Rice I used a Herb and Butter flavored one, yes I know, I cheated a bit!
1 Tablespoon of Salt plus more to taste
1 Tablespoon of Italian Seasoning
Pepper to taste
Garlic to taste

The Ingredients

What You Need To Do:

Combine chicken broth and condensed milk in your crock pot. Chop up your carrots, celery, and onions and place them into the crock pot along with your box of long grain wild rice and it's seasoning (if you are cheating like I did!). Chop up your turkey into smaller pieces and place in the crock pot along with the salt, Italian seasoning, pepper, and garlic. Finally, add your 8-9 cups of water (this will depend on your crock pot size) and cook on HIGH for between 4-6 hours depending on when you would like your meal.

Everything in the Crock Pot ready to be cooked!

 Serve with french bread and enjoy!

I made this today and we just had it for dinner, it was amazing! Mr. Hunky added more pepper to it (he's a pepper addict) and I added more salt and a little more pepper because I like overly flavored soups! This is the absolute perfect way to get rid of that left over turkey and have a tasty dinner (and lunch the next day!), even Baby A loved it!

Happy Cooking! 

My Holiday Weekend

Hey everyone! I apologize if I have seemed a little MIA these last couple of days! Mr. Hunky's parents and one of his sisters has been in town so we've been spending a lot of time with family! It was wonderful to spend these last couple of days with our family, I loved having everyone around, and Baby A just had an absolute blast with his grandparents and aunties!

On Wednesday we took Baby A to the park and spent a lot of time there, enjoying the nice weather, enjoying each other, and watching Baby A explore, move around, and learn.

Wednesday night my mother in law and I prepared for Thanksgiving by assembling the green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, stuffing, and making the pumpkin pie. On Thursday morning, we all took Baby A to the park again for some play time, then we took a drive and explored a local Canyon. Around noon we came back to the house and started cooking the Turkey and the rest of the side dishes! After our scrumptious dinner, my sister in law and I decided to be absolutely nuts and go check out the Black Friday scene! Walmart opened their doors at 8pm for Black Friday and offered a ton of great discounts. The amount of people was absolutely ridiculous so we did a lap around the store and left with out buying anything! Now that I've experienced that, I can wholeheartedly say that I will never do it again. My anxiety was through the roof just within the fifteen minutes we were in the building! Friday morning my in laws offered to take Baby A with them to go meet up with some extended family who was about an hour away, while my sister in law and I went and had a much needed girl day! We enjoyed pedicures and manicures, then went home and watched Eclipse and Breaking Dawn pt 1! My in laws returned with Baby A a few hours later and asked us to go pick up some dinner (Mexican food! Yum!), and while we were waiting for our dinner to be ready, my sister in law and I decided to go next door to Bealls Outlet and just kill some time. My sister in law found a gorgeous pair of Nine West flats for 60% off and I ended up finding a ridiculously adorable pair of shoes that I scored for only $6!! I was so excited.

After dinner I finally got to do what I have been waiting to do for months! I decorated for Christmas!!! We put up the tree, the lights, the candles, and the big red bow on the door! I was as happy as a clam to see everything out.

When we had finished decorating, my sister in law and I went out to a movie and finished up our Twilight marathon with Breaking Dawn pt 2! It was fun, but also a big reminder that I am a mother- I had a hard time keeping my eyes open during that late movie. Today saying goodbye was hard, but I distracted my sadness with a little bit of online shopping. I scored a gorgeous new bag from The Plum Pin Cushion who is running a fabulous sale! I've had my eye on this bag for quite a few days now and I decided to just take the plunge! Keep an eye out during the HGE, you just might see this shop again!

Main Photo Credits: The Plum Pin Cushion

I also picked up four new Flip (diaper) Covers for Baby A from Cotton Babies since they are running a BOGO sale!

Now I am relaxing while Mr. Hunky and Baby A nap, surrounded by the delicious smell of my cinnamon candle burning and my turkey soup in the crock pot. Life is good great.

Thanksgiving & Black Friday Deals

Happy Thanksgiving from MCO to you. I hope you all get to enjoy a nice home cooked meal with your family and/or friends. Today I will be having a tasty dinner with Mr. Hunky, Baby A, Mrs. Bow Jangles, Little L, Mr. Hunky's parents, and Mr. Hunky's sister. I am so grateful to get to spend time with family today!



Black Friday starts tonight at midnight, although a lot of stores have already started their sales now, or will start them early this evening. I typically do not do Black Friday shopping because most of the time (in my opinion) the deals/sales are not worth the chaos and stress, I do however enjoy looking and finding great deals for others who may be interested! Below are a few of my favorite deals I've found thus far. Throughout the day I will update this post if i find anything else!

Happy Shopping!

Large Companies

Kohls - is having over 500 Black Friday sales on items such as clothing, baby, appliances, luggage, & more! Kohls card members can save an extra 15% off when they use the code SHOPNSAVE (online code, or coupon for in store) PLUS for every $50.00 spent you get $15 back in Kohls Cash! Any orders over $50 will also have free shipping! I'll be doing some online shopping at Kohls this year!

Amazon - is having lightening deals all day on movies, video games, toys, clothes, electronics, & more!  Click on THIS  link to be redirected to Amazon's Black Friday deals!

Walmart - will be opening their doors at 8:00pm tonight and have tons of online only deals on electronics, DVD bundles, toys, items for your home, sewing machines & more! One great thing about Walmart is, they will price match anything! If you find a better deal on the same item elsewhere, bring in proof of price and they will price match on the spot. Walmart is also offering free shipping on eligible orders over $45.

Target - Target is offering TONS of promo codes and in store coupons off of toys! This is the perfect opportunity to get shopping done for your little ones! Free Shipping all day! The codes are as follows:

Play-Doh- $3 purchase of $12 or higher Play-Doh item with promo code TGMG8CWX
Barbie- $5 off $19 or higher Barbie Toy with promo code TGMYNLHU
Playskool- $5 off $19 or higher Playskool item with promo code TGVAYWST
Disney- $5 off $19 or higher Disney Bike, Scooter, or Toy with promo code TGMZ4ARN
Fisher-Price- $5 off $19 or higher Fisher-Price Ride-On or Toy with promo code TGRBSFRR
Star Wars- $5 off $19 or higher Star Wars Toy with promo code TGVDWW5P
Hot Wheels- $5 off $19 or higher Hot Wheels Toy with promo code TGMPXZ9E
NERF- $5 off $19 or higher NERF item with promo code TGRBSFRR
FurReal Friends- $5 off $19 or higher FurReal Friends excludes Baby Butterscotch My Magical Show Pony with promo code TGT3YLTW
LeapFrog- $5 off $19 or higher LeapFrog Item excludes LeapPad & Leapster GS Explorer hardware with promo code TGUPBX9N
LEGO- $5 off $29 or higher LEGO item excludes LEGO Friends Items with promo code TGURD63S
Razor- $10 off $29 or higher Razor Scooter with promo code TGVDZMMS

Petunia Pickle Bottom - free shipping AND free Wanderlust Wallet in Lively La Paz with purchase of $75 or more!

Small Businesses

This Love Is Ours Boutique - is offering customers 20% off of their entire purchase OR free shipping (US only on shipping)!

Scribblers Crayons - is offering customers 15% off of their entire order with the code ETSYHOLIDAY12!

Vianca Mercedes Collection - is offering customers 15% off of their entire order with the code HOLIDAY15!



That's all for now! If I find any more awesome deals I'll report back!!

 

  

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