Thanksgiving Leftovers: What Do You Do With Them?

Share your best recipes for the day after.

  Dinner’s done and the only thing more stuffed than the bird is you. Now the question becomes: What to do with all those leftovers? While many say simple reheating is all that’s necessary to have a “day after” feast, others have elaborate recipes for turning Thanksgiving leftovers into gourmet delights. From savory turkey soups to sinfully delicious pot pies and mile-high sandwiches, everyone has their own ideas on what to do with what’s leftover. The Food Network even has an entire recipe collection dedicated to the topic. We’d prefer to hear from you! What are your favorite Thanksgiving leftover recipes? Share them in the comments section or upload them as an announcement.

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How to Make Thanksgiving Crafts

These DIY Thanksgiving crafts will lend festive fun to your holiday decor.

  Before the turkey is in the oven, the dining room table is set and your family is on their way, making Thanksgiving and fall crafts is a fun way to pass the time. Thanksgiving crafts will keep little hands busy and provide family-friendly fall decor to your home. Try any of these crafts to add fun to your Thanksgiving table. OREO TURKEY  WHAT YOU NEED: 2 Oreo cookies 1 miniature Reeses Peanut Butter Cup 6 candy corns 1 Whopper Yellow, red and black small tubes of frosting 1 container chocolate frosting (optional)   WHAT YOU DO: 1. Take a small amount of frosting (I used chocolate frosting) and place it on one of the Oreos, where the tail feathers will go. 2. Put five candy corn tail feathers on top of the frosting - the frosting will …

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Oakdale Elementary Helps Families in Need

Every year the school helps local families in need before Thanksgiving.

  This is Principal Holli Armstrong's eighth year at the Oakdale Elementary School in Dedham. This is also the eighth year that Ms. Armstrong has led her students on a successful Thanksgiving Food Drive.  Each year, with the help of school nurse, Sue Healy, local families in need are lined up before Thanksgiving. During the month of November, with her Fifth Grade student council by her side, meetings are held, flyers are made and sent home, and food is collected in each classroom. As the holiday approaches, all of the donated items are brought together, and each year, local supermarkets Roche Bros. and Shaw's, have generously donated Thanksgiving turkeys and gift cards.  We stopped by the school recently after lunch break, to find the …

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Lindsay Barich

3:35 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012

What a great story for a worthy cause and is a valuable teaching lesson to the children to be greatful for what they have and to share with others.   more ›

Week in Review

Week in Review: Dedham Football Falls, Whiting Ave. Hill Eyed

A look back at some of the stories we covered on Dedham Patch this week.

Hummel, Ryan Connect for 2 TDs, But Turnovers Sink Dedham The Dedham football team helped honor veterans before Thursday's annual Thanksgiving Day game against Norwood, but they struggled mightily in the first quarter en route to a 48-18 loss to the Mustangs. Kings Donates 100 Turkeys to the Dedham Food Pantry Thanks to some top notch bowlers, Kings donated turkeys to the Dedham Food Pantry in time for Thanksgiving. Bowlers also received a certificate to be hung up at the bowling alley.  GALLERY: What Dedham Students Are Thankful For [VIDEO] An array of Oakdale School students contributed to an art project with Dedham Patch that described what they were thankful for. Check it out, and add your kid's artwork to the project. VIDEO: Oakdale …

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PHOTOS: Thanksgiving Day Game Halftime Show

Cheerleaders and marching bands took to the field Thursday morning.

A collection of cheerleaders and band members performed at halftime of the annual Thanksgiving Day game between Dedham and Norwood.

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Norwood Uses Strong First Quarter to Down Dedham

Early turnovers doom Marauders on Thanksgiving.

Dedham turned over the ball on the second play of the game, setting the tone for a 48-18 routing at the hands of archrival Norwood today in the annual Thanksgiving matchup.   The Mustangs would find the endzone three times in the opening quarter alone, and would lead at the half 34-6. The Marauders did not fare much better in the third where they had only a single first down. Dedham scored twice in the fourth, but Norwood ultimately proved to be too much, running up the score before the senior Mustangs hoisted the Wall-Toti Trophy above the heads of their teammates. Check Dedham Patch later for a full game story and more pictures.

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