10 things to make with Thanksgiving leftovers
Leftover mashed potato soup
The success of the leftover mashed potato soup is
OK, so you’re asleep at the wheel of a late-model Buick Regal going way too fast on a one-lane bridge high above a yawning, rocky gorge through which flows an alligator-infested river of fire. As you hurtle toward the far side of the bridge, you startle awake and remember that you’re on your way home, where you’ll spend the next several days preparing Thanksgiving dinner for a mixed and mottled assortment of relatives and acquaintances.
At this realization, do you: A) Seize control of the wheel and continue on your journey, or, B) Go back to sleep in the hopes your car smashes through the guardrail and plummets into the sharp and gnashing jaws of the conflagrating beasts waiting far, far below? For me, it’s a toss-up.
It’s not just the exhausting, multiday preparation of the traditional Thanksgiving spread, a meal I’ve never really liked in the first place. Turkey, stuffing, yams. Yams, for the love of God!
It’s also the fact that, when it’s (finally!) over and the brown, poultry-flavored dust has settled, all I want is to eat something — anything — that doesn’t taste like Norman Rockwell’s funeral repast. And that’s a problem in itself because, as we all know, half the fun of Thanksgiving is all those delicious leftovers! Spare me.
Ah, if only there were some way to exploit all those leftovers without having to re-create a
Prep: pounds mashed potatoes
pound cheddar cheese or to taste, grated, optional
Cook: 15-20 minutes 1.
If full-flavored with plenty of
Makes: about 6 servings 2. Place the pot over medium heat and, if you didn’t use bacon, add the oil. Saute the shallots until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
3. Add