Winter Hash

This morning, I decided I needed to use up some squash we had cooked a couple nights ago. I took that, some potato and Jack's Homemade Smoked Sausage (Midland friends, if you haven't tried this, you should) and made hash. Ultimately, I then used the hash in scrambled eggs, but I was hungry so I didn't get a picture of that finished dish (John was hungry too).

 Winter Hash

•  1 medium russet potato*
•  1/4 turban squash*, roasted
•  2oz Jack's "homemade" smoked sausage

 Wash and prick potato. Place in microwave on a paper towel and cook on HIGH for 2 minutes. Wrap in foil and sit for 5 minutes.

 Dice squash, potato, and sausage to 1/4-inch dice. Heat skillet, prepared with cooking spray, over medium heat. Cook all ingredients over medium heat until vegetables are slightly browned. Season with salt and pepper as desired.

*CSA ingredients

My exciting news on the bariatric front, I tried on a pain of size 18W jeans I purchased last night and not only could put them on, but was able to zip them as well. So much closer to normal sizes!

What to do with Leftover Goose

Today's adventure is using up leftover goose. Since I managed to get some beautiful stock made, I  decided to make soup. I looked for recipes, but couldn't find one that was quite what I was looking for, so improvise it is!

Leftover Goose Soup

•  about 5 cups leftover goose meat, *shredded
• 6 cups goose stock *
• 6 cups water
• 1/2 head white cabbage, *shredded
• 1 large sweet potato, * diced
• about 3 cups leftover stock vegetables (potatoes, carrots, onions) *
• 2 apples roasted in goose *
• 1 pkg dried wide egg noodles *

Bring stock and water to boil in a large Dutch oven. Add cabbage and sweet potatoes. Returns to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are cooked. Add goose meat, cooked vegetables and apples to soup. Bring to a boil. Add noodles and cook 9 minutes. Makes about 12 (1-1/2 cup) servings.

* CSA ingredients