What to Do With All The Leftover Food

Let’s pretend that Christmas is over, and the recovery operation has begun. You’re all out of creative ideas for making that bird seem attractive. You’ve had turkey sandwiches, turkey and chips, cold turkey and turkey pie. You’re sick fed up of the sight of the stuff, there’s still a half-eaten carcass sitting in the fridge, and it’s only the day after Boxing Day!! Well, fear not my little dooyoo chums, I am here, with the Moomin’s guide to making your turkey last until next Christmas. I kid you not!! Here’s what you do: First, strip the carcass. (It’s very useful to have Mr Moomin around at this point, as ...

Each year at Christmas, my partner insists that we buy a large (rather too large) selection of nuts, to put in a bowl for us to pick at. Now, I don't like any type of nut,( bar donuts!) and the kids don't like them either, so it is my partners job to try and finish a few thousand nuts of many different varieties. Needless to say, he can't complete the task and we are left with a multitude of nuts. I don't like to throw them away because we have paid money for them so I nicked a good little idea from my son's nursery teacher; 'bird balls'. You can buy these from pet shops and gardening centres but of course that is more money, and, ...

As we all know, after the jollities of Christmas have warn off, the advocaat has drained out of our system and the harsh reality of post festivities sets in we suddenly realise, upon opening the fridge, that we have about half a turkey carcass remaining. While wishing that we had picked a slightly smaller fowl, we desperately try to think of a way in which to utilise the remaining poultry. I get thoroughly bored of cold turkey and salad, turkey sandwiches etc, so here is a quick, easy and delicious alternative! Devilled meat. INGREDIENTS Onion 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp mustard powder 1 tbsp sweet chutney 1 tbsp tomato ketchup ...