Do any other 'designated cooks' enjoy the holiday food leftovers more than the actual feast?

[Siwsan]

For Christmas I made a pea/potato/mushroom soup, roasted capon, potatoes, gravy, Au Gratin veg casserole, salad, rolls, and I also baked a cake. Not a cake from a box mix - a cake from 'scratch' with home made butter cream icing. Well, nothing was from a mix. This was a true home made dinner. And, as I sat there eating, I could barely taste a thing because I was so exhausted. I actually discovered, later, a big blistered burn on my finger that I just didn't have the time or energy to notice or feel the pain until the next day.

Today I prepared the capon carcass to be made into soup, and re-heated some leftover meat, potato, gravy and veg for my lunch. Damn, I'm a good cook.

[we can do it]

1. Yum, I love making soup with turkey frame.

[Siwsan]

3. I make it in the slow cooker - it simmers for about 16 hours

Any of the meat left on the bones pretty much cooks to fiber and the broth comes out so rich.

[we can do it]

9. That's what I do.

[luvs2sing]

2. The first year I cooked Christmas dinner..

I fell asleep at the table. I feel your pain, as I also prefer cooking from scratch.

I made a brisket this year. We had it again tonight, and there’s still enough for tomorrow.

[Kali]

4. yes

sick of the thought of food by the time some huge meal is put together...

[Ohiogal]

5. I hosted both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinners

Made homemade just about everything. And, yes, I was exhausted, as well. After my company left and I had everything all cleaned up, it took me all of about two seconds to fall asleep on the couch!

If all I had to do was cook, it wouldn't be so bad, but getting every room in my house clean all at the same time is a Herculean task!

We ate our leftover lasagna tonight and will have even more leftovers tomorrow (roast beef). After cooking for days in a row, it felt SO GOOD to just heat something up tonight.

[Siwsan]

8. Yup - it was doing all of the shopping, house cleaning and cooking that wiped me out

I told everyone that this year was my swan song, as far as making Christmas dinner is concerned.

[TexasBushwhacker]

6. Where did you get the capon

Always thought it was a waste that male chicks are killed in commercial chicken production. I know capon requires more time though, and time is money.

[Siwsan]

7. At a local Krogers

It was about 8 1/2 lbs. I've never roasted one, before. The flavor was wonderful. I stuffed it with celery, carrots, onion, garlic and fresh rosemary, sage and thyme.

[blue neen]

10. Yes, absolutely.

Too exhausted from cooking on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to eat.