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How to Use Your Thanksgiving Leftovers

Author and chef Martha Hawkins shows Pat and Terry how to make delicious meals with Thanksgiving leftovers.
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Reporter: IT IS ALMOST

LIKE HAVING A THANKSGIVING

FEAST EVERY DAY AT MARTHA'S

PLACE.

SHE IS THE OWNER OF THE

FAMOUS SOUL FOOD RESTAURANT

IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN

MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, FROM

THE DEEP SOUTH TO HOLLYWOOD,

CELEBRITIES LIKE TY

PENNINGTON AND NEWS ANCHOR

TED KOPPEL HAVE ALL STOPPED

BY.

FOR OVER 20 YEARS, MARTHA

HAS BEEN SERVING

UNDELECTIBLE FOOD, LIKE

CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS.

DAILY PRAYER AND LOTS OF

FAMILY SUPPORT KEEP THE

KITCHEN RUNNING SMOOTHLY.

WHAT I WANT PEOPLE TO SEE

IS JESUS.

AND SAY, HEY, I FELT JESUS

IN MARTHA.

IT IS ABOUT HIM, NOT ABOUT

ME.

WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH.

NOT AS MUCH AS I LOVE YOU

GUYS.

Reporter: NOW MARTHA

WANTS TO SHARE SOME OF THIS

HOMEMADE SOUTHERN GOODNESS

WITH YOUR FAMILY BY SHOWING

SOME NEW WAYS TO SERVE THOSE

THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS.

Terry: WE ARE IN THE

KITCHEN WITH THE FAMOUS

MARTHA HAWKINS.

WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW.

I'M GLAD TO BE BACK.

Pat: IT SMELLS

DELICIOUS.

I PRAY THAT IT TASTE

GOOD.

Pat: WHAT ARE YOU

COOKING?

Terry: WE'RE GOING TO

TELL YOU IN A MINUTE.

FIRST OF ALL, MARTHA, YOU

NEED TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT

ABOUT YOUR STORY, MARTHA'S

PLACE.

SUCH A FAMOUS SPOT.

HOW DID THAT START?

WHEN I STARTED MY

RESTAURANT, I WAS ON

WELFARE, AND PRAYING TO GOD

TO CREATE ME A JOB.

I WANTED TO WORK.

Terry: PAT AND I TALK

ABOUT GOD IDEAS ALL THE

TIME.

GOD IS NEVER SHORT OF THEM,

IS HE, PAT?

Pat: THAT'S RIGHT.

HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU FEED

IN YOUR RESTAURANT.

IT ALL DEPENDS.

ON A DAILY BASIS, 150.

IT ALL DEPENDS.

Pat: TERRY, CAN I ASK

HER WHAT SHE IS COOKING.

Terry: LET ME TAKE YOU

DOWN HERE FIRST BECAUSE WE

WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW MUCH

TURKEY IS LEFT OVER AFTER

THANKSGIVING.

HERE IS YOUR BEAUTIFUL

THANKSGIVING BIRD.

BUT NOW WE WANT TO TALK

ABOUT HOW THE DAY AFTER AND

EVEN THE DAY AFTER THAT, YOU

CAN TAKE THE LEFTOVERS.

THIS IS A BREAKFAST BAKE.

IT'S WITH HAM.

Terry: WITH HAM.

I DO HAM AND TURKEY.

I DO, TOO.

MOST PEOPLE HAVE BOTH

MEATS.

THIS IS WITH HAM, AND IT IS

LEFTOVER HAM WITH HASHED

BROWNS AND EGGS AND CHEESE.

Terry: AND YOU JUST MIX

THAT ALL TOGETHER?

MIX IT ALL UP TOGETHER

AND PUT IT IN THE OVEN AND

THAT'S WHAT IT BECOMES.

TERY I

Terry: I DO THAT ON

CHRISTMAS MORNING.

I KNOW.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY

ABOUT SCRAMBLING EGGS.

Terry: AND THEN YOU'VE

GOT LUNCH, AND THAT'S A

TURKEY WALNUT SALAD?

YES.

TURKEY WALNUT.

Terry: AND YOU HAVE

CELERY IN THERE --

YES, AND WALNUTS AND

PEACHES.

Pat: WHAT IS IN HERE?

Terry: HE IS GOING FOR

DINNER.

WE MIGHT AS WELL TAKE HIM

THERE.

Pat: YOU BETTER TURN

THIS DOWN.

WE BETTER TURN IT DOWN.

THIS IS WHAT WE COOKIN'

NOW.

WE'VE GOT RED BELL PEPPER

AND UNIONS.

WE'RE GOING TO COOK THAT

DOWN.

Terry: AND WHAT CAN I

GIVE YOU HERE?

THE MUSHROOMS AND THE

WATER CHESTNUTS.

Pat: YOU PUT ALL OF

THAT IN THERE?

ARE YES.

Pat: I THOUGHT YOU HAD

IT COOKED ALREADY.

NO.

Terry: YOU COOK THAT,

AND WHAT DO YOU ADD TO

THAT?

WE'RE GOING TO LET IT

COOK FOR TWO OR THREE

MINUTES, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE

THAT KIND OF TIME.

AND THEN WE ADD THE FLOUR.

Terry: OH, THE FLOUR.

Pat: OKAY, THERE YOU

GO.

Terry: SO YOU JUST

START PUTTING THAT IN

THERE?

Pat: OH, MY GOODNESS.

WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO MAKE

WHEN IT IS ALL FINISHED?

Terry: WE AREN'T

TRYING.

WE ARE DOING.

Pat: WHAT ARE YOU

MAKING?

WE ARE MAKING THIS.

WE'RE NOT TRYING.

Terry: WHAT DO YOU NEED

NEXT, MARTHA?

THE BROTH.

Terry: CAN I POUR THAT

IN THERE?

YES.

Pat: WE NEED A LITTLE

LIQUID IN THERE.

MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS.

Terry: YOU'VE GOT SOME

CHOPPED UNTURKEY.

UP TURKEY.

GIVE ME THE PEPPER.

Pat: THIS IS ALL AFTER

THANKSGIVING?

ALL AFTER THANKSGIVING.

WE WANT TO KEEP PEOPLE

AROUND, SO WE KEEP THEM

EATING.

Terry: NOW WE'RE GOING

TO PUT THE TURKEY IN?

UH-HUH.

Pat: LOOK AT ALL OF

THAT TURKEY.

Terry: AND THERE

USUALLY IS SO MUCH, IT IS

GREAT TO HAVE THESE OPTIONS

OF DIFFERENT RECIPES.

Pat: AND YOU'VE GOT ALL

OF THIS IN YOUR COOKBOOK, BY

THE WAY?

Terry: SHE DOES, AND

IT'S A GORGEOUS COOKBOOK.

IT IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL.

WE'RE GOING TO COOK ALL

OF THIS UP TOGETHER, AND

THEN WE'RE GOING TO POUR IT

ON TOP OF THE RICE.

Terry: AND THIS IS WILD

RICE, WHICH IS MY FAVORITE.

I LOVE THAT.

Pat: I'M SO CURIOUS TO

KNOW WHAT YOU CALL IT?

Terry: CAN I HELP YOU

WITH THIS.

IT'S TURKEY --

Pat: H'MMM.

Terry: THAT LOOKS SO

GOOD, DOESN'T IT.

YOU'VE GOT GREAT COLOR IN

THERE WITH THE PEPPERS.

PAT, DO YOU COOK AT HOME?

Pat: YES, I DO, BUT I

DON'T DO ANYTHING LIKE

THIS.

WELL, YOU GOT TO LEARN.

Pat: I COOKED SOMETHING

WHEN I WAS IN ITALY, AND IT

IS CALLED TURKEY PANCAKES.

AND WE HAVE THOSE, AND

THEY'RE VERY GOOD.

Terry: I'M GOING TO

TURN HIS -- HOW DO I TURN IT

OFF.

CAN I GO GET THE FINISHED

PRODUCT AND SHOW PEOPLE WHAT

IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE?

UH-HUH.

Pat: I STILL WANT TO

KNOW WHAT YOU CALL IT.

IT IS TURKEY, SAUSAGE,

AND WILD RICE.

Pat: THAT'S IT.

WHOA!

Terry: ISN'T THAT

FABULOUS?

Pat: IT'S GORGEOUS.

ARE WE GOING TO HAVE A

CHANCE TO TASTE IT -- OR I'M

GOING TO SIT HERE AND

DROOL.

YOU'RE GOING TO GET A

CHANCE TO TASTE IT.

Terry: CAN I GO AHEAD

WITH THIS?

IS THAT ALL RIGHT.

Pat: TURKEY WITH WILD

RICE --

TURKEY, SAUSAGE, AND WILD

RICE.

Terry: THIS IS REALLY

HOT.

YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO BLOW

ON THAT.

Pat: YOU TASTE YOUR OWN

COOKING?

I DO ALL THE TIME.

I TASTE IT BEFORE ANYBODY

ELSE TASTES IT.

Terry: THIS IS

WONDERFUL.

BE CAREFUL, YOU'RE GOING TO

BURN YOUR MOUTH.

Pat: NO.

UH-OH.

Terry: QUICK, HAVE A

SIP OF HOT TEA.

Pat: THIS IS

WONDERFUL.

WITH WILD RICE.

THIS IS DELICIOUS.

Terry: WHEN YOU'RE ALL

DONE WITH DINNER -- ISN'T

THIS FUN.

IT HAS THE OATS, THE

BROWN SUGAR, THE BUTTER --

Terry: AND THEN THE

CRANBERRY JELLY ROLLS.

AND YOU MIXED ALL OF THAT

TOGETHER.

AND IN THIS INSTANCE, YOU

PUT DREAM WHIP OR --

IT'S WHIPPED CREAM.

OR YOU CAN EAT IT WITH ICE

CREAM.

Pat: YOU ARE A GENIUS.

THIS IS GREAT.

Terry: YOU CAN TELL WHY

PEOPLE GO TO YOUR PLACE.

IT IS JUST THAT KIND OF FOOD

THAT MAKES YOU WANT TO COME

BACK.

Pat: DO YOU GET AN

AWARD FOR THIS?

LIKE A PRIZE.

WELL, YOU JUST GAVE ME

ONE.

Pat: YOU'RE A

SWEETHEART.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Terry: LOOK AT THIS

BEAUTIFUL BOOK.

THAT'S MY BOOK.

Pat: IT'S "FINDING

MARTHA'S PLACE, MARTHA

HAWKINS."

GIVE ME A CAMERA SOMEWHERE.

THERE YOU GO.

YOU CAN GET THIS ON

AMAZON --

Terry: NATIONWIDE, YOU

CAN FIND IT.

Pat: IF YOU GET THE

RECIPE FOR THIS, FOLKS,

YOU'LL BE A HERO IN YOUR OWN

HOME.

A LEGEND IN YOUR OWN TIME.

Terry: FOR ALL OF THE

RECIPES YOU SAW, ALL YOU

HAVE TO DO IS LOG ON TO

cbn.com, BUT IF YOU WANT

LOTS MORE, OF COURSE YOU

NEED TO GET THE BOOK.

Pat: I HAVE A VERY

CULTIVATED PALATE.

THAT WAS DELICIOUS.

Terry: IF HE SAYS IT IS

GOOD, IT'S GOOD.

Pat: IT IS!

MARTHA -- GET THIS BOOK AND

GIVE IT TO YOUR WIFE FOR

CHRISTMAS.

Terry: THAT'S A GREAT

IDEA.

THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

WE'VE GOT A FREE FACT SHEET

FOR YOU AS WELL.

IT'S CALLED "LET'S TALK

TURKEY LEFTOVERS," AND YOU

CAN GET THAT AT CBN.COM.

MARTHA, WONDERFUL TO HAVE

YOU BACK.

THANK YOU.

Pat: YOU'RE MARVELOUS.

Terry: REALLY

MARVELOUS.

Find Peace with God

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