Hope you had a great Thanksgiving yesterday! Ours was perfect – relaxed, happy and filled with good new memories. My kids and I watched the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on television, a favorite tradition of mine. Later, Shawn and I took to the kitchen to prep our meal – Shawn does the turkey and I do the rest (FYI, the table above is last year’s spread, check out this year’s recap here). Then, our company came and we all stuffed ourselves.

Perfect.

Now that it’s the ubiquitous day after, you probably have a fridge full of leftovers just begging to be used. I sure do! But seriously, there are only so many meals that you can eat reheated turkey and mashed potatoes for. Instead of zapping everything back to life, give the turkey, stuffing and cranberries a new life. Here’s how.

Turkey Leftover Recipes

• Traditional turkey sandwiches are great. But for a revamped version, try a Turkey, Fontina and Pancetta Pita Sandwich. Substitute warmed leftover turkey for the turkey cutlets.
• I love this sandwich idea from Kalyn’s Kitchen – use your leftover turkey to make Turkey and Guacamole Quesadillas. Talk about giving the those leftovers a whole new life with this Tex-Mex twist.
• Like risotto? You are going to love Artichoke, Turkey and Kalamata Risotto. With the days getting cold, this is the perfect substantial bite for a chilly winter night.
• I can attest that the recipe for Thanksgiving Stromboli from Sweetnicks is absolutely amazing. Flavorful, economical and just plain delish, you really need to try it. Mmm.
• Don’t toss the turkey carcass! It’s easy to transform it into a fantastic turkey stock. Then, that use that turkey stock to create a fabulous soup like Portabella and White Bean Soup. Delish!

Cranberry Sauce Leftover Recipes

• Ready for breakfast? Whip up a Cranberry Coffeecake with leftover cranberry sauce. It’s awesome to wake up to.
• For a breakfast goodie that is a little speedier, check out the Morning-After Cranberry Sauce Muffins at Serious Eats.
• How about dessert? Epicurious has a tasty-sounding recipe for Apple-Cranberry Crumb Pie. Who doesn’t need just a little more pie?
• Go decadent with this White Chocolate-Cranberry Creme Brulee from My Recipes. Doesn’t the sound of that just make you drool?

Stuffing/Dressing Leftover Recipes

• Hungry for something savory for breakfast? Check out Robin Miller’s Stuffing Frittata recipe on Food Network. With a healthy dose of two cheeses and some leftover stuffing, it sounds delightful.
• For me, the best part of stuffing are the crispy bits. How about making your leftover stuffing into a crispy Stuffing Bite? Better yet, Sunny Anderson’s recipe also uses up some leftover cranberry sauce.
• AOL Food has the right idea with their Stuffed Mushrooms, using up some leftover stuffing. What an awesome appetizer.

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