Flying full of turkey

Are you tired of looking at the leftovers from Thanksgiving yet? Here are some different ideas that I found at http://www.weightwatchers.com/util/art/index_art.aspx?tabnum=1&art_id=7281&sc=3022

Sweet Potatoes (Mashed or Whole)

Sweet Potato Ravioli: Place a spoonful of mashed sweet potatoes on a wonton wrapper, fold and simmer in chicken broth until cooked through.

Curried Sweet Potato Soup: Puree sweet potatoes with chicken broth, onions, leeks and curry powder; season to taste.

Asian Potato Salad: Combine cubed sweet potatoes with shredded red cabbage, sesame oil and a touch of cilantro; top with chopped peanuts.

Stuffing (Homemade or Boxed)

Dumplings: Make golf-ball size rounds of stuffing with a small ice cream or melon ball scooper. Simmer, covered, in turkey or chicken soup for 10 minutes.

Croutons: Cut stuffing into squares and bake for 8 minutes at 400ºF. Toss into a salad or use as a garnish for stews.

Cranberry Sauce (Canned or Fresh)

Cranberry-Citrus Sauce: Combine diced cranberry sauce (if using canned) with frozen and thawed or canned corn, diced red onion, and mandarin oranges or seedless clementine segments.

Cranberry Salsa: Mix together cranberry sauce, freshly minced cilantro, salt and pepper.

Chutney: Simmer cranberry sauce, diced onion, a pinch of ground ginger and about 1 tablespoon each of vinegar and brown sugar, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until thick. Consider adding a jalapeno for a kick!

Pumpkin Pie (Store-Bought or Homemade)

Pumpkin Smoothie: Scrape the filling out of one piece of pie and blend it with low-fat vanilla yogurt. Put in a parfait glass and top with a small amount of crumbled pie crust and a dash of cinnamon.

Crisp Crusted Pie: If your crust gets soggy, place the pie in a 350ºF oven for 10 minutes to crisp it up.

Other suggestions

Turkey Taco Salad: Use leftover shredded turkey (instead of ground beef) in taco seasoning. Then serve it over mixed greens with some fat-free sour cream, low-fat shredded cheddar and salsa. I put the salad in a taco salad shell."

Sweet potato dip: Puree potatoes with low-fat sour cream, bell pepper, jalapeno, cilantro, lime juice and salt.

Wraps of all kind — with fat-free tortillas. Turkey wrap with roasted red peppers and mozzarella cheese, the Mexican wrap with turkey, Mexican chili seasoning, low-fat cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato and salsa (heat this one). There are so many options with this, and it breaks the grind up a bit!

If you have other ideas, please share them!