What to Do With Holiday Leftovers

I can’t believe that Thanksgiving is over!  It seems like just the other day my husband was busily brining a 12 pound turkey, me happily making a homemade pumpkin pie.  The fabulous thing about having a big meal (and a small family) is that we haven’t had to cook much lately.  We had a ton of food leftover and have been making turkey sandwiches for lunch.  I’m not the most innovative at using leftovers, but I did find a site that has inspirational meal ideas for your all the turkey you still have left!

Vons’ Leftover Lounge includes creative ideas to ensure that turkey you worked so hard to prepare doesn’t go to waste. Soups, salads, and sandwiches are tasty (and healthy) meal ideas that don’t require a lot of time or effort.  Here is one of my favorites:

Turkey, Brie and Cranberry Baguettes

Ingredients:  

2 tbsp Safeway Select Dijon Mustard

1 tbsp Safeway Clover Honey (or why not try Agave nectar)

1 Safeway Select Artisan French Baguette

1/2 cup cranberry sauce (my husband made one that was incredible)

8 oz sliced cooked turkey

4 oz sliced Safeway Select Primo Taglio Brie (I actually have to use mozzarella because of the pregnancy but I LOVE brie)

1 1/2 oz arugula

If you take a look at the list of ingredients, you’ll find that you probably have many of the items left over from your Thanksgiving meal.  For more fabulous ideas on what to do with those leftovers, check out the Leftover Lounge!