"The Gobbler" {aka a Thanksgiving leftovers sandwich}

Despite living in New Jersey and Pennsylvania for most of my life, I've never eaten at a WaWa. Apparently I'm missing out. See, they sell this sandwich called The Gobbler and it's right up my alley. Turkey, stuffing, gravy and cranberry sauce on a hoagie roll. It's the ultimate in Thanksgiving leftovers, only you don't have to do any of the cooking.

Recently Coleen over at The Redhead Baker made an at-home version of The Gobbler sandwich. I was practically drooling all over my keyboard just reading about it so I knew I had to make it. The only problem was, we weren't going to be home for Thanksgiving. No problem - I just asked my mom to save me some turkey, stuffing and gravy. When we got home she dropped off the leftovers, I picked up some cranberry sauce and hoagie rolls and we were in business.

As suspected, these were outstanding. I added a little mayo to our sandwiches because we all love mayo. Now I just need to get my hands on some more turkey or chicken, stuffing and gravy so I can make these again.

Thanksgiving Leftover Sandwiches (aka "The Gobbler")
As seen on The Redhead Baker

1 cup leftover turkey gravy
8 ounces leftover turkey, thinly sliced
4 hoagie rolls
mayo
jellied cranberry sauce
1 cup leftover stuffing

Warm the gravy in a medium saucepan over medium heat. When just starting to simmer, add the turkey meat. Heat just until the turkey is warmed through.

Split the rolls and toast them. Spread mayo on both side, then add cranberry sauce to each sandwich. Arrange some of the turkey meat and stuffing on each sandwich. Spoon more gravy over top. Serve warm.

Leftover Thanksgiving Sandwich

One of my favorite things about Thanksgiving is the leftovers. This is my favorite leftover sandwich:


... a perfect combination of lightly toasted rye bread, each slice slathered with mayo, topped with turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce. Delicious.

Thanksgiving Day: Dessert

I've never been much of a sweet person (as you can probably tell from reading my blog), but you can't have Thanksgiving without pumpkin pie, at least not in my house. My mom baked a delicious pumpkin pie:


... that we had with homemade whipped cream my stepgrandmother brought for my stepdad's birthday (which happened to fall on Thanksgiving this year):


We also had blueberry and pecan pies (not pictured because by the time we got to dessert I was in a food coma). My mom took this picture (and the one of the finished pie above) because she thought it was very important to mention that she uses Brer Rabbit Molasses when she makes her pie:


I know I'm really late with these postings, but I hope everyone had a very happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving Day: The Sides

Even though the turkey is the main event at Thanksgiving, I'm all about the sides. I love everything on this gorgeous plate:


We had all the usual suspects, including mashed potatoes:


... green beans:


... gorgeously brown gravy made from the pan drippings:


... rutabaga brought by my mom's friend S:


... SP's famous biscuits:


... roasted carrots:


... stuffing:


... roasted sweet potatoes:


... and two kinds of craberry sauce (whole berry and jellied):


The table looked gorgeous with all the food laid out ready for eating:


Next up, dessert!

Thanksgiving Day Part 2

We got to my parent's house around noon and my mom and I set to putting the finishing touches on our Thanksgiving feast. I just love looking at this picture - it really was a feast.


In order to keep our energy up while we cooked, we noshed on a few nibbles:


... pita chips, crackers, hummus, various pitted olives and marinated mozzarella and sundried tomatoes. The turkey looked beautiful when it came out of the oven:


... all crispy and golden brown. My stepfather did an expert job of carving it using a new butcher's method:


We had two things of stuffing, one that was inside the bird:


... and the overflow that was baked alongside with some of the tasty pan drippings. While they both tasted sensational, I preferred the insider stuffing since it had that amazing turkey and butter flavor you can only get from stuffing cooked inside the bird.


We also had the rest of the usual suspects, including mashed potatoes:


... steamed green beans:


... and roasted sweet potatoes:


Here's the table all set and waiting for everyone to sit down and dig in:


For dessert we had three kinds of pie - pecan, pumpkin and cheesecake (if that counts as a pie):


I opted for a big slice of cheesecake with raspberries and raspberry sauce, and pumpkin pie, both of which were outstanding. Another successful Thanksgiving dinner. I hope everyone had a nice holiday!