creative leftovers

Friday night found me roasting (for the first time ever) an entire turkey breast, bone and all. Despite being very large and quite intimidating I think I can claim a mild success. However, I will note that the trepidation with which I approached this whole thing is quite entertaining. I was so frightened of the ever feared 'dry turkey' that I checked the temp on this bird literally every 10 minutes.

Enough of that. This is called creative leftovers because the entire ensemble of Friday nights meal performed a matinée the following afternoon to create this magnificent lunch.

Leftover ciabatta was sliced and serve with remnants of last nights salad including: fresh basil and roasted garlic dressing, carmelized onions, bibb lettuce and chioggia beets (they are so pretty, see them in this photo courtesy of seedsofchange.com?) Sliced roasted turkey was then layered followed by some fresh farmers cheese.

This sandwich served with juicy cherry tomatoes, haricot verts and a fresh kirby was a mouthwatering lunch (and dinner!) and a true celebration of the summer harvest. Thank you Union Square Greenmarket!

i do not like green eggs and ham, but i do like green comma eggs and ham!

So we were left with some prociutto and pesto from last nights meal (I know, such a shame) and after our visit to the green market we decided to use fresh eggs to make a meal that would tickle even the picky palate of a man named Sam! A lovely and simple breakfast of toasted whole grain bread, two eggs over easy, basil pesto, prociutto and bianca cheese. Stay tuned for tomorrows breakfast of buckwheat flapjacks with juicy sugar plums.

Thanks to G for the cute title!