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Who has a Thanksgiving hangover? Hands... anyone? Oh Yea...Me too. Roast turkey, pork sausage dressing, brussel sprouts with shallots and bacon, nutmeg carrots, cranberry mandarin parfaits, pumpkin pie, apple pie... and THREE CRAPPY FOOTBALL GAMES. But the best part. The very VERY bestest part of Thanksgiving Day. The Day After. And all that cold turkey with my name on it. Mmm Mmm.

Other then just cold turkey dipped in a bit of cold mayonnaise, my absolute favorite turkey leftover treat is a Turkey Bacon Avocado sandwich with red onion, tomato, sprouts and havarti on multi-grain toast. YUM! Just thinking about it makes me wanna...

turkeyleftoversandwich.jpgAh! There we go. You might notice I tend to like a SALAD on my sandwiches. You go ahead and put as much of whatever you like on it - 12 slices of bacon instead of 2... Bingo - it will still taste AWESOME.

Quite simply:

2 slices of multi-grain toast, one with mayonaisse; the other, dijon.

Lay a slice of havarti, turkey, avocado, salt n pepper, red onions, tomato on the mayo slice.

The bacon on the mustarded (huh?) slice.

Close it up to make the sandwich. Bite. Chew. Taste. Swallow. Sigh. Smile. Enjoy. Repeat.

Turkey also works REAL WELL on the Bacon Apple Brie sandwich. REAL. WELL.

So tell me - how do YOU enjoy your leftovers? I know that everyone has some and that we all would love some great ideas. Post your recipes here and check back often for some of the best ways to indulge your post Thanksgiving appetite. bug.gif

Did the past month seem like a foggy messy blur? It could have been my damn lingering head cold. Maybe the tanking economy? Possibly that Mercury has been in retrograde for the past three weeks. Day's like these make me crave feel good foods. And nothing makes me feel more indulgent, more gratified or more happy then my Bacon, Apple and Brie sandwich.

Start with the following:

sandwichingredients.jpgYes, brie isn't a cheap cheese, but hello - coupons and a sale made this wedge $2.99. It can make 10 sandwiches. (or 4 depending on your cheese rations.) And mmm BACON. Everything tastes better with bacon. Just make sure you get some good bacon. Please don't get that slimy bacon in the shrink wrapped packages that costs two times as much. ACK! Go to your butcher. Get some apple smoked bacon. You will thank me later.

Have everything you need? Let's begin. Toast the bread.

sandwichtoast.jpgI use a yummy bakery fresh 7 grain bread from my local grocery store. AGAIN - bakery fresh - and less expensive then brand name pre-baked preservative laden bread. TRUST ME.

Slice your apple thinly.

sandwichapples.jpgI use a Mandoline to get nice thin slices, but eh - any knife will do. Don't use too juicy of an apple. I find a granny smith work's best. If it is too juicy, blot with a paper towel.

Next. Cook the bacon. Mmm.

sandwichbacon.jpgThis is just a gratuitous bacon shot really. We all know what cooked bacon looks like.

Time to assemble oooey gooey greatness:

sandwichstep1.jpgOn the previously mentioned toast, spread mustard lightly on one piece, and lay sliced brie on the other piece.

sandwichassemble.jpgPile sliced apple on top of the brie, and the bacon on the mustard toast. (Mustard toast???) Put the bacon blessed mustard toast (again with the mustard toast?) on top of the apples...

sandwich.jpgEat slowly while seated to avoid fainting from amazing-ness.

I feel better just looking at the photo's don't you? No kidding. Off to the kitchen. Catch you tomorrow for the first installment of FRUGALICIOUS - part of Bossy's Poverty Party.  bug.gif

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