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I created this blog with the desire to make lunch simple, fun and healthy. I had turned to bento to make this possible.
I live with my husband and our adorable pets and we live a fairly busy life so, being able to have a fast fun lunch makes it easier to save money and eat healthy. Bento is for everyone, not just children, and I strive to inspire people to make lunch an exciting aspect of their day, instead of the same old monotonous task and boring foods which inevitably lead to spending too much money on cafeteria food or fast food, or skipping meals all together.
This blog really has grown to be so much more than I had originally invisioned! It really incorporates my love for local and fresh food and making meals fun and tasty, not just lunch! There is great potential for all meals and bento still really inspires me, but I also really enjoy being inspired by the local farmer's market, and different books and I think the blog has really taken off to so much more than just a bento blog. I hope you feel inspired and enjoy it as much as I do!

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Leftover Turkey Stew

After making turkey dinner, I salvaged the leftover turkey and carcass to make turkey stew. I put the carcass in a large pot and covered it with water. I let it boil for about 4 hours (checking on it periodically and adding more water if needed). I then strained all the liquid into containers, let them cool and refrigerated them.

The next day, I poured the stock into the crock pot and added chopped turkey, celery, onion, turnip, carrot and potato. I also added a bit of barley and some spices. I let it cook on high all day.


By supper time, it was an amazing stew with lots of flavour. It was also my first time using barley, I really liked it and I will be using it again in the future!

Until next time, Happy munching!

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