Stay for Dinner

STAY FOR DINNER: Family and friends gathered around the table, enjoying each other's company over good food, blessing the meal and each other...some of life's best moments. On this site I'll share with you some of the best and the easiest of my extensive recipe collection, as well as new (to me) recipes and my latest experiments. I'll recommend substitute ingredients and alternate ways to prepare most of the dishes so you won't stress over following the recipes to the letter. Now draw everyone into the kitchen to share a glass of wine or iced tea with you while you cook. Engage your spouse & kids or last-minute guests by delegating the slicing & dicing, pot-stirring or table-setting. Get creative and use what's on hand to reduce time-sapping trips to the store. Relax and enjoy the process of spreading a feast before your loved ones.

Sandwiches - Best part of the Thanksgiving weekend?

A food blog talking about ordinary sandwiches? Well, there's nothing ordinary about our family's turkey sandwiches - simple, yes, ordinary, no way. In fact, it's not the Thanksgiving Dinner I look forward too, it's the leftovers!

My grandmother on my mother's side knew what she was talking about when it came to after-Thanksgiving sandwiches. Just make a plain turkey sandwich with your favorite bread and mayo or Miracle Whip, then add her two key ingredients:

Durkee's Famous Sauce
bread-and-butter pickles

If you live in the South, Durkee is a name you know. The rest of you can spread the word to your grocery store managers or mail-order it yourself. Durkee's has been around since wagon train days, so it's stood the test of time. It's a delightfully tangy dressing, with sort of a mayo-mustard thing going on, but much more. You'll love it! The vinegar-y sweetness of the bread & butter pickles is just the right touch to make these sandwiches lively. Great accompaniment for college football watching.

If you order a 6- or 12-pack of Durkee's, you can give a few as a wonderful gift on it's own with recipes or included in a gift basket - try it with cheeses.


My other favorite leftover turkey sandwich touts

cream cheese
homemade cranberry sauce

A hearty, nutty bread is particularly good for this sandwich. But not sliced too thick - don't you just hate thick sliced bread for sandwiches? You can't even taste the filling. So go with a sandwich bread or even with a thin-sliced bread like Pepperidge Farm's.

See this post for homemade cranberry sauce.

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