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Tons of Turkey Left?

by Bethany on December 7, 2010

I love Thanksgiving and seeing all of my family! Now that Thanksgiving is over we are all left staring at tons of leftover turkey.  So now what?  I don’t know about you but I’ve run out of ideas about how to use the remaining turkey by the end of week three.

The last time I was on OhioPork.org I noticed the Club Ham Sandwich.  Why didn’t I think of putting my turkey between two different types of pork?!  Nothing like jazzing up your turkey with a little bit of pork pizzaz!  Go ahead and try this recipe and the others on OhioPork.org from our Ohio farm families.

 

Club Ham Sandwich

 Ingredients:

12 slices ham, sliced thin (6 ounces)
12 strips of bacon, cooked
12 slices turkey, sliced thin (6 ounces)
12 slices roast beef, sliced thin (6 ounces)
4 lettuce leaves
2 large tomatoes, cored, each sliced into 6 slices
4 slices provolone cheese
8 slices of wheat bread
2 tablespoons mayonnaise

Cooking Directions:

Toast wheat bread; spread one side of each slice with mayonnaise. Layer 3 slices of ham, bacon, turkey, and roast beef on four slices of bread. Top with tomato slices, lettuce leaves, and cheese. Add remaining bread; cut into halves and serve.

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Free Breakfast for A Year!

by porktastic on July 23, 2010

Every morning I pass a Bob Evans on my way to the office.  Every morning I think about the wonderful pancakes, omelets, and sausages that I have devoured at Bob Evans on Sunday mornings with my family.  Every morning as my stomach is digesting the Corn Flakes that seemed like such a good choice to an hour ago, it longs for the meals of Sunday past.

Well, now I have the opportunity to win a year’s worth of Bob Evan’s breakfast!  Thanks to the Ohio Livestock Coalition and Bob Evans all Ohio residents need to do is watch a video about a farmer and submit your name!  You can register seven times a day until October 15th!

I was told that you have to be pretty open when writing a blog so I have a confession! Something that just may get me kicked out of Porktastic…  Part of registering for the free breakfast is choosing to learn about raising pigs, turkeys, lamb, beef, etc.  You think to yourself, “Well, I love bacon, ham and all things pork so I’m obviously going to choose Jim Heimerl.  Bethany is also going to choose the Heimerl’s because she works for the Ohio Pork Producers Council and helps write this blog.”

…Um, well… my dad happens to be the turkey farmer!  Wait, wait… before you start lighting the pitchforks and forming an angry mob, I need to let you know that he actually raises both pigs and turkeys (the man wears many hats).  I may have to choose both because not choosing the pig farmer would be denying my love of bacon and not choosing my father would be allowing my mom to pile on years worth of guilt.  (Seriously, my parents are some of the coolest people you will ever meet, but one time I forget to call home after my drive back to Columbus to let them know that I arrived unscathed.  Four years later, I still get the “Make sure to call when you get back and not forget like that one time…)

Whew, sorry for bringing up all those hidden emotions.  Back to the free breakfast! Seriously, the only real question is do I want the hotcakes, sausage gravy and biscuits, or turkey and spinach omelet…  The ethical dilemmas continue and if I have gray hair by the time I’m thirty, you will know why!

What’s your favorite breakfast food?

- B

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