• Turkey Shepherd’s Pie

    I hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving.  We had a wonderful time with fantastic friends and of course delicious food. So we’ve been trying to find some creative ways to use all our leftover turkey.  Here’s a fun turkey-filled take on the classic shepherd’s pie that gets a little help from leftover gravy and mashed potatoes. Ingredients: Makes 2 mini pies. 1 cup (leftover) turkey 1 cup petite peas 1 cup mixed vegetables 1 cup of sweet corn 1/4 cup of onions 3 cloves of garlic chopped 1/2 cup (leftover) gluten free turkey gravy 1 tbsp olive oil, salt and pepper to taste 1 cup (leftover) mashed potato (note: reserve for topping) Directions:…

  • Apple Pocket Pie

      Yes, I still have lots of apples left from our apple picking trip. And when I spotted these cute pie molds from Williams-Sonoma on sale, I couldn’t resist buying and testing them right when i got home. I had a box of store-bought pie dough in my fridge already, so I just chopped the apples, tossed them with cinnamon, brown sugar, a dash of lemon juice (see my Apple Pie in a Jar post for the filling recipe). Cut the shapes out of the pie dough Fill shapes with apple pie filling, or even a jam or savory filling Press down to seal and crimp the edges Brush top of pies with egg wash…