Leftover Turkey? Make Turkey Bone Gumbo!
Wondering what to do with those turkey leftovers? Well I have the best recipe for you! Each year, right after Thanksgiving, my neighbors send over their turkey bones. I boil this bones in a large pot for a long time until it transforms into a golden opaque broth. I like to call this broth "liquid gold." It is great for soup but even better for my specialty, gumbo. Sometimes I wait a couple of days before starting this project, after recovering from the Thanksgiving celebration. I never made this type of gumbo until I moved to New Orleans in the late 80's. My Cajun mom never had time for boiling broth for hours (I have seven brothers and sisters) and she usually made her famous Turkey Rice Casserole--casseroles were big in my family since everything was in one dish (link to the recipe follows). After I read an article in the Times Picayune newspaper about a guy who always made his own tu...