Caroline, our illustrious marketing guru, thought that it would be nice to offer some cooking tips for Thanksgiving. Well.. I’m up to my giblets in tips! Every year, it’s all the same stuff with just a few minor variations. T-Day is T-Day… it’s the beloved groundhog day holiday over and over again! I’m sure the general public knows by now how to brine a turkey and how dangerously fun it is to fry one. So, I thought I’d give out the best tip of all: how to turn some of your leftover veggies into an exciting, bold, sassy and invigorating drink.

It’s the day after, you are in a food coma and want to ease into the day. You open your fridge and see it stuffed with meats, random pies, sauces, dips and dried mashed potatoes. You know that you’ll make a sandwich at some point in the day and maybe even make a stock with the bones; but what do you do with some of the veggies? You might have some green beans, carrots and cauliflower sitting there screaming out, “We don’t want to go into the soup this year. Pulleeaseee sir!”Ok you say… what do I do? and I kind of want some breakfast too. Nooo problem. I say we all make “Bloody Marys” with some select leftover veggies. … chop em up and toss them in your drink AND finish the drink with a piece of crisp smoked bacon. What?!! That’s insane. Insanely good that is. Now you have a morning tonic with a strip of breakfast. Who needs soup?! Now I can’t take all the credit. Props need to go out to that fellow who owns SF Gelato. We met at Stern Grove for a concert and he was making these beauties. My contribution is an outlet for the stray veggies from T-Day…So here is a wonderful idea, if I do say so myself, to indulge in.ps…serve it with a spoon!

Bloody Mary
2 ounces vodka
squirt of fresh lime
pinch of celery salt
salt and pepper
7 drops Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon horseradish
smidge of minced garlic
1 (6-ounce) container clamato or tomato juice
green beans
cauliflower or broccoli
strips of par cooked carrots

Combine all of the ingredients in a mason jar containing ice, stir well, and serve with a celery stick and piece of smoked bacon!
Serve with a straw and spoon.

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