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Making the Most of Your Thanksgiving Leftovers
That post-feast food coma has set in, and you’re staring at a fridge full of leftovers. Before you resign yourself to endless turkey sandwiches, tune in for creative ways to transform your Thanksgiving extras into exciting new meals.
Join us as we share childhood memories of relatives succumbing to the infamous turkey coma and trade practical tips for breathing new life into holiday leftovers. This episode serves up both classic approaches and unexpected culinary twists to keep your Thanksgiving feast exciting for days beyond the holiday.
Key highlights:
- Why you should save that turkey carcass (and what to do with it)
- Creative ways to repurpose traditional dishes
- Transforming leftovers into entirely new cuisines
- Clever uses for cranberry sauce beyond the dinner table
- Tips for hosting a leftovers potluck
Ready to make those leftovers disappear?
Press play and get cooking.
Resources
Keep detoxing with these resources and websites mentioned in the episode:
- The “famous” cornbread in Episode 2: Capture Your Family Recipes Before They Fade Away
- Explore Your Culinary Heritage at Are You My Cousin?
- Homemade bone broth
- Learn how to make homemade turkey (or chicken!) gravy
- Thanksgiving Central: recipes, tips, + more for your holiday table
- Tips for Thanksgiving leftovers
- Turkey and mushroom casserole
- Easy baked taquitos
- Turkey salad sandwiches with dried cherries
- Instant Pot mashed potatoes
- Stuffing waffles
- Stuffing vs. dressing
- Stove Top Stuffing
- Serena Wolf’s stovetop stuffing with sausage, apple, and onion
- Tutorial: how to spatchcock a turkey
- Fajitas
- Mini turkey pot pies with puff pastry
- Spiced cranberry sauce
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