In The Backwoods Kitchen: 12/27/11

I'm guessing your kitchen was just as busy as mine last week, with holiday preparations in full swing.  This week I am giving the kitchen a bit of a break.  Here's what we have going this week in the Backwoods Kitchen

Photo Credit: Joelk75

• Chopping and freezing celery.  I bought more than I needed for the holiday, so the extra will get chopped and thrown into the freezer for soups and broths.
• Slicing and freezing carrots, also for soups and broths.  I prefer dehydrating both the celery and the carrots for this, but I'm still looking for a new dehydrator.
• Putting up the Christmas ham and turkey leftovers.  Just like I did after Thanksgiving, I made extra stuffing and will cook the turkey carcass for broth, to make gravy for the stuffing meals.  It's nice to have a few easy meals in the freezer again!

I don't have a meal plan for this week yet!  With the last minute shopping and wrapping and Christmas dinner I just haven't had the chance.  We've been living on leftovers.  I will work on one though.  I probably won't go shopping for much this week, though.  We'll need potatoes and milk, but that should be about it.