The most celebrated meal of the year shouldn't also be the most nerve-racking. Prepare to be prepared with updated classics, no-bake desserts, and more in our Thanksgiving 2015 guide.
Admit it, the tastiest part of Thanksgiving is the day after. We asked the chefs at some of our favorite sandwich shops what they’d do with a fridge full of leftovers. From a French toast number to an inspired banh mi, these recipes prove the only limit to your turkey sandwich is your imagination.
Inspired by Zak Stern of Zak the Baker, Miami
Who needs turkey? If you have a couple cups of leftover creamed spinach or kale and a loaf of crusty bread, you have lunch. The trick to breathing new life into yesterday’s greens is reheating them with a generous amount of leftover gravy. If you don’t have creamed greens, try this with leftover mashed sweet potatoes or squash.
Inspired by Todd Ginsberg of Fred’s Meat & Bread, Atlanta
The fastest way to turn turkey into breakfast: Eat it on French toast. Do you want to hear the sound of awed silence? Drizzle maple syrup over these sandwiches. (Knives and forks a must.)
Inspired by Adam Mesnick of Deli Board, San Francisco
No matter how dry or flavorless you think last night’s turkey is, garlic butter will save it. Don’t ask how we know, but it definitely works to mix cream cheese (instead of mayonnaise) into the cranberry sauce.
Inspired by Rick Gencarelli of Lardo, Portland, Oregon
If a French dip and a banh mi had a baby, and it was born the day after Thanksgiving...Never mind, just try this one. The sweet-salty jus cures whatever’s ailing stale bread.
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