Leftovers are wonderful, but my family gets a bit tired of eating them after the 2nd or 3rd time. In our mini podcast today we are talking about some great ways to turn your thanksgiving leftovers into a different, tasty dish. Roll over recipes are huge time savers and money savers with much less effort than making a completely new meal. Listen in for some family favorites and easy ideas.

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Show notes:

14 Traditional Thanksgiving Family Recipes

Top 3 Favorite Pumpkin Recipes

Ideas for Using Up Your Thanksgiving Leftovers

If you have extra Turkey, make one of these:

Turkey Tortellini Soup

Four Bean Chili - (just sub turkey for the ground beef) - this freezes really well

Turkey Pot Pie- grab a couple extra pie crusts at the store, press one in the pan and add leftover turkey, some mixed vegetables (I just thaw the frozen kind that have carrots, peas, corn and green beans), pour your gravy in there, slap the other pie crust on top and bake it. This is also great for the freezer.

If you have extra Cranberry Sauce, make one of these:

Cranberry Orange Muffins

Cranberry Pork Loin

If you have extra Mashed Potatoes, make one of these:

Potato Cheese Soup

Shepherd’s pie - idea for this one- layer your leftover garlic green beans, turkey, sausage stuffing, gravy and then top with mashed potatoes!

If you have extra Dinner Rolls, try these ideas:

Make bread pudding or an egg breakfast casserole

Make homemade croutons

Freeze them for later

Read: Five Kernels of Corn: The Story of the Second Thanksgiving

Grab the Helping of Happiness Thanksgiving Menu With Recipes And Family Activities

Here are some ideas from Jen Brimhall for how we can have a meaningful thanksgiving:

Read a Thanksgiving Proclamation or two: It has been a tradition for the President of the United States to write a proclamation of Thanksgiving. This was started by George Washington, and then reinstated and continued by Abraham Lincoln. Jen found all of them here. Here are a couple of her favorites: George Washington’s Thanksgiving Address; Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Thanksgiving Address

Write your own family Thanksgiving Proclamation!

Read: Five Kernels of Corn: The Story of the Second Thanksgiving

Where you can find more from Jen:

Blog: raisethegood.com - You can sign up for her Media Matters Email Course in the side bar on the home page.

Blog post about Thanksgiving:
https://raisethegood.com/how-to-have-an-old-fashioned-and-meaningful-thanksgiving/

Don’t miss this episode! Easy Ideas for Using Up Thanksgiving Leftovers (Episode #85)

Where you can find Lindy Shock:

Website: enochstudies.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enochstudies/

Coupon code for 30% at Enoch Studies: * HAPPY30! *

Come Follow Me Sunday School Curriculum

Story of the City of Enoch for Kids, from the scriptures

Story of Captain Moroni and Pahoran for kids, from the scriptures

Story of the Jaredites for kids, from the scriptures

Lindy’s activity packet for the Jaredites

If you’d like a free Book of Mormon, click here

If you’d like to learn some more from the missionaries, click here

How we can be consistent in using these activity packets with our kids:

1. Kids are excited to do it so they remind you

2. Invite a friend to join you and hold you accountable

3. Have your mom call to check in and ask the kids what they are learning

4. Print the whole month right away

5. Print for ministering families

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Where to find more from Joseph Keeler:

Blog - grab your book here - https://www.redpandabooks.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/red_panda_books/

Five great suggestions for reading to your kids:

Have a special area

Have a consistent time

Make it a no electronics zone (read from a paper book)

Have a variety of books

Don’t worry if your kids are active

Show notes:

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Where you can find more from Ashley:

Blog: https://www.thehomeschoolhouseblog.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehomeschoolhouse/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/thehomeschoolhouse/_saved/

Ashley’s WHY statement: Alma 32:40-43

40 And thus, if ye will not nourish the word, looking forward with an eye of faith to the fruit thereof, ye can never pluck of the fruit of the tree of life.

41 But if ye will nourish the word, yea, nourish the tree as it beginneth to grow, by your faith with great diligence, and with patience, looking forward to the fruit thereof, it shall take root; and behold it shall be a tree springing up unto everlasting life.

42 And because of your diligence and your faith and your patience with the word in nourishing it, that it may take root in you, behold, by and by ye shall pluck the fruit thereof, which is most precious, which is sweet above all that is sweet, and which is white above all that is white, yea, and pure above all that is pure; and ye shall feast upon this fruit even until ye are filled, that ye hunger not, neither shall ye thirst.

43 Then, my brethren, ye shall reap the rewards of your faith, and your diligence, and patience, and long-suffering, waiting for the tree to bring forth fruit unto you.

Family activities we talked about:

Family History Keepsake

Family History website that we both love: https://www.familysearch.org/

Morning Menu Scripture Guide

Kristen Walker Smith- Director of Ruby Girl and Host of the podcast “One Minute Scripture Study”.

Where to find more from Kristen:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristenwalkersmith/

Website: www.rubygirl.org

Links to things we talked about in the episode:

Intro video of Elaine Dalton on Ruby Girl: https://rubygirl.org/about/

Body Gratitude Workbook: https://rubygirl.org/bodygratitude/

One Minute Scripture Study for girls: https://rubygirl.org/oneminutescripturestudyforgirls/

Kristen’s favorite food: Mel’s Kitchen Cafe Broccoli Cheese Soup: https://www.melskitchencafe.com/broccoli-cheese-soup/

The Magnificence of Man by Pres Russell M. Nelson

To Young Women by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

Jennifer Garman is the mother of 3 kids. When her youngest had just turned 1, her health fell off a cliff. She spent the next 7 years visiting doctors and chasing a diagnosis and a cure in vain. She came to a place of acceptance of her situation and began training to be a life coach.

During Jennifer’s studies, the notion of gratitude kept coming up over and over. She decided to begin a mental practice rooted in gratitude that also incorporated neuroplasticity techniques she had learned in her studies.

Her health began to transform, and not long after all of her symptoms has resolved and she felt incredible! She felt she had a new calling to start gratitudemission.org to share the power of gratitude with others.

In April, she published a book, Flourish: 7 Ways Gratitude Can Change Your Life, to share the power of gratitude with others. In June, she started a podcast called “Upward Trajectory”. On her podcast she interviews incredible people who have overcome difficult challenges in a positive way. Her slogan is “inspiration leads to transformation”, she explains how that works in today’s podcast episode.

Here are some inspiring words from Jennifer:

“When you take in all you do have, you’re not looking externally for what you don’t have to make you happy anymore. You’ve got it already and you’re grateful for it. That’s the reason people are so much happier.”

“Practice gratitude together as a family. Put it into prayers together at night.” - this has helped her family handle adversity. It helped tremendously during COVID.

“Look out the window, go for a walk in nature, be grateful for the ecosystem and cool things around you.”

“You have so much if you step back. Just the fact that you are breathing, you are alive, and you have a day to do something that will impact the world in some way, is a miracle. Just be grateful for that.”

Where you can find more from Jennifer Garman:

Website: https://gratitudemission.org/

Show Notes:

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Ideas for helping your children or family members find hobbies or gifts:

Go through this list: 72 Spiritual Gifts to Influence the World, with your kids one on one. See what gifts they see in themselves and point out gifts you see in them.

We feel this call to do something to bring light, truth and positive influence to the world. We can use our hobbies and gifts together to find our purpose. Becky explains the difference between hobbies and gifts. When we bring them together we can be a powerful force for good.

The “world” may be your own family, your community or a larger scope. Don’t sit around and wait for a sign from heaven of what your hobbies are or could be. Get to work! Find out what you enjoy doing.

“There is a hundred people who have your same hobbies, there’s a hundred people who have your same interests, and there’s a hundred people who have your same spiritual gifts. But there is only one you.”

Ways we can use our spiritual gifts and hobbies: Teaching, Serving and Giving.

Our favorite Water Color Course: Lily and Thistle Water Color Academy

More about Becky:

Website: https://beckysquire.com
Instagram: https://Instagram.com/beckysquire

A few of Becky’s hobbies: running, baking, and music. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of Latter-day women magazine www.Latterdaywomanmagazine.com

Course: Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts- How You Can Influence the World

Click here for how to listen to General Conference put on by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints coming up on October 3rd and 4th!!

Show notes:

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where you can find niki:

Niki’s Website- Www.mbbniki.com

Facebook and Instagram: MBBNiki

Freebies from Niki: Download- www.MBBNiki.com/free

Personal Revelation Outline for purchase www.mbbniki.com/shop

Four sections of Niki’s Outline:

Thanking

Asking

Seeking

His Will

Parable of the Talents

Are you looking for beautiful scriptures with large margins? Check out these from Deseret Book. Just gorgeous.

Other podcasts referenced in the show:

This is Me - Introduction - Hillary Hess (Episode #1)

How to Build Strong Relationships with Your Kids with Camille Ward from Family Looking Up (Episode #62)

Epic Mom Fails - mini chat with Hillary Hess & Camille Ward (Episode #71)

Highs and Lows of Mom Life with Andrea, Beth & Camille from the Family Looking Up Podcast (Episode #23)