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Both of those sound good to me, but my hubby only eats stuffing at with a Thanksgiving style meal and he doesn’t eat much stuffing even then. We do cook a Thanksgiving style meal once a month from about November through May or June each year depending on the weather and how many turkeys I am able to pick up and throw in the freezer when they are on sale really cheap during the holidays.

I will keep both those in mind as turkeys should be going on sale cheap in about a month, so I will be stocking up on them then once again so we can enjoy our tradition of a monthly Thanksgiving style meal throughout the colder months of the year.

I do use the broth and meat for my rice based casseroles all the time. I like to add lots of vegetables to my casseroles as well as I have learned that even my hubby will eat them when they are in a casserole, but otherwise he will skip the vegetables, even though I stick to the ones he will actually eat. Through the years it has also helped me to get more vegetables into my children as well.

I also have been using the broth and meat from the carcass more recently with bulgar wheat, couscous, and even polenta. I try to introduce the family to something new about once a month or so, so given the economy and our tight grocery budget these days I have been trying out lots of cheap grains and different types of dry beans to help stretch the budget.

Since you have so many good ideas, I hope you will join us on the weekly cooking thread here on FR. A new thread is started every Saturday morning. We have a great time sharing recipes and food related ideas. Here is the link to the thread that was started last Saturday. If you are interested in the thread you can request to be added to the ping list each week by our wonderful hostess.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2789791/posts?page=48