leftovers

So, Thanksgiving's been more than a week ago now, and the fridge has been emptied of all but the most hardcore leftovers. The pie was the first to go, and the mashed potatoes and gravy disappeared within two days. The turkey turned into sandwiches, and the last holdouts became turkey and noodles over the weekend. The corn and peas were finally subject to someone's late-night snacking, and I had the last cold half-cup of stuffing for lunch yesterday afternoon. Which left the relish tray. Oh, the relish tray. Seriously. Nobody wants that much celery and dip. So what to do with it?

Well, we made pasta primavera. And it was soooooo delicious. And easy! It's not like we had a recipe or anything; we just kinda made it up as we went along. Hell, we didn't even know what we were going to end up with when we started. We steamed the leftover veggies (the usual: carrots, broccoli, celery, cauliflower), and in the meantime, sautéed half an onion with some butter, garlic, and parsley. When the veggies were done, we dumped 'em in with the onion, and then Dad found a packet of alfredo sauce mix in the cabinet, so we fixed that and boiled up some egg noodles, mixed the whole mess together, and voilà! Pasta primavera. Just as good as Casa!, if not better, imo.