Skvat Cat and Fat Cat's Leftover Turkey Spicey Dish

Boil ½ lb. rice noodles with 1 t. salt
Sauté:
1 diced onion
4 cloves garlic, finely grated
2 large carrots, diced
3-4 stalks of celery, diced
a portion of sugar snap peas, sliced
1 red pepper, diced
1/4 lb.  sliced  mushrooms
Add:
2 t. pabrika
1½ t. chili
                                                                      ½ lb leftover turkey, diced
Then add noodles and mix well and sprinkle with toasted chopped walnuts and serve.

Skvat Cat and Fat Cat agree: This is the best use for leftover turkey! It's tasty!*****
                                                      

Cheshire Cat Bread

Mix:
4 c. lukewarm water
2 T. dry yeast
2 c. oatmeal
3 c. whole wheat flour
cover and let rise from 2-10 hours
Add:
1 c. frozen strawberries that are thawed and blended with 1½ t. sugar
5 T. olive oil
2 T. salt
whole wheat and spelt flour to make a dough.
Knead and shape like the Cheshire Cat. Use poppy seeds to outline mouth and stripes. Cover with a clean dish towel and let rise ½ hour. Bake about  40 minutes at 350 F or 200 C

Cheshire Cat says: Surprisingly great bread! ******

Fat Cat trys Catnips Cookbook's Perfect Turkey

The Perfect Turkey

The turkey starts with the stuffing. I buy a loaf of bread that is a little denser than french bread, but not full of whole grains and cut off the crust and cube it and dry it in in the oven. Then I take a big slab of butter and melt that in a large iron pot. I add bay leaves (2 small ones from my potted trees), timian and sage. The smell of these herbs is heavenly and for me the essence of a good turkey. Then I sauté diced onion (about a cup), diced celery and at the end sliced fresh mushrooms. I add the dried bread cubes and mix. This I stuff in both cavities of the turkey. The small cavity usually has loose skin around it which keeps the stuffing in place, but I use a slice of bread to keep the stuffing in place in the big cavity. This is a tip I learned from my mother.
The beauty of turkey is the lack of fat, but this can be a problem roasting it. I take a piece of clean white cloth (for many years I used my stash of cloth diapers up this way) and cut it to be able to drape over the whole turkey. Then I rinse it thoroughly to make sure there is no detergent left (5 times). I melt some butter in a little water and moisten the cloth with this. Then I drape the turkey before putting it in the oven. The oven is preheated hot and then turned down for baking. The turkey sits on a rack with the cloth over it the entire baking time. My cookbook says 20 minutes to the pound for large turkeys. I continually baste the cloth. First with butter and then with pan drippings. The turkey gets perfectly golden brown under the cloth and stays moist this way.

Fat Cat says: This worked for me. See my delicious big turkey! 

Nici Cake

Mix:
2/3 c. ground walnuts
½ c. sugar
1½ c. whole wheat flour
1 t. baking soda
1 c. blueberries
Add:
1 c. freshly squeezed orange juice
½ c. oil
1 egg
Put 2/3 of dough in greased pan. Add 1/4 c. carob to the rest and make stripes. Bake ca. ½ t. at 350 F or 200 C. Draw a Nici animal on top.

Nici Leopard says: It's fruitilicious! *****

Sammie Dog's Quick Hot Dog Dish

Boil ½ lb. noodles
When drained, add 1 T. olive oil and 3 t. curry
Sauté:
2 celery stalks, chopped finely
3 spring onions, diced
3 cloves of garlic, grated finely
2 bell peppers, diced
Add:
1 c. frozen peas
2½ beef hotdogs, sliced thinly
Add:
curry noodles and serve

Sammie Dog says: Don't worry, enjoy! *****

Big El's Turkey Pie

Pie crust:
½ c. oil
1 egg
1 t. salt
1 t. pabrika
1½ c. whole wheat flour
Roll between two pieces of wax paper. Put in pie form. Bake at 350 F or 200 C for 10-15 min.
Filling:
Boil 2/3 c. basmati rice in 1 1/3 c. water, ½ t. salt and 1½ t. curry for 15 min.
Fry: ½ lb. turkey breast diced and breaded by dipping in olive oil and then breadcrumbs.
                                                  Sauté:
                                                  1 onion
                                                  2 cloves garlic, finely grated
                                                  1/4 lb. mushrooms
                                                  3/4 c. frozen peas

Mix rice, turkey and vegetables. Put in prebaked pie crust. Sprinkle with grated mozarella and heat in oven for 5 min or until cheese is melted.

Big El says: This pie is so good, you will roar for more! *****

Dear Big El,
Just wanted to tell you about a delicious variation of this dish I made. I made your pie crust but substituted 1 t. turmeric and 1 t. chili for the pabrika. Instead of rice, I used fresh noodles. For vegetables, I used 1 onion, 3 cloves of garlic, 1 diced pepper fruit, 1 c. canned corn and 1 stalk celery diced. I seasoned them with pabrika. the turkey was the same.
Best regards from your friend, Catball

Snowman's Big Cookie

Mix:
2 eggs
1/2 c. sugar
1 c. coconut
1 c. whole wheat flour
2 pineapple rings cut in small pieces

Shape as a snowman. Make face and buttons with jumbo raisins and regular raisins.
Bake 350F or 200 C for 15-20 min.

Snowman says: This cookie is soft and delicious! ****

Christmas Piglet's Banana Xmas Cake

Mix:
2 small bananas or 1 large, mashed
½ c. oil
2 eggs
1 c. buttermilk
Add:
½ c. sugar
1½ t. cinamon
1 t. vanilla
2/3 c. finely ground almonds
1½ c. whole wheat flour
1 t. baking soda
½ c. chocolate chips
                                                3 canned pineapple rings, diced into small pieces

Bake in greased pan for 35 min. at 350 F or 200 C. When cool, draw Christmas Piglet with icing.

Christmas Piglet says: This cake is delicious and original! *****