The best part of the Thanksgiving bird...

....is the sandwich! After the family and friends have gone home, I make myself a turkey sandwich. Just bread, turkey (white or dark) and mayo. A fresh plate, a few celery stalks and some green olives.

That is what I dream of when I prep for the Thanksgiving
cooking marathon.

Just the sandwich.

I imagine everyone else longs for a sandwich too....so that is why I cook two turkeys the day before Thanksgiving and have them all carved and cooled waiting for the "packing up of leftovers".

My guests appreciate the parcels they can take home as an extension of the holiday meal.

At least I hope they relish the sandwich after the feast as much as I do!