Holiday Leftovers Party

Good thing your Thanksgiving guests aren't gone, because neither is the leftover turkey or the rest of your food. Cookbook author and entertaining expert Katie Lee throws a cozy day-after-Thanksgiving meal around the coffee table.

Author:: Rachael Ray Every Day
Publish date:: Nov 1, 2005

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Buffalo Turkey Cobb Salad

Sweet Potato Soup with Cranberry Cream

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tips + how-tos

tips + tricks

"My mom liked to shop on Black Friday, so I would tag along," Katie says. Nowadays, she's more likely to hang at home and avoid the hustle. Here's how.

DIVIDE AND CONQUER

Save whatever flowers you can from the main event, trim them to fit in smaller vases and decorate the living room.

SLIP INTO THE SCENE

The easiest way to create a laid-back atmosphere: Have everyone wear comfy clothes and bring their slippers from home. All the holiday pressure is off. It's time to relax!

BE A SQUARE

Most boxes of wine hold more than bottles and usually cost less. Try Wineberry ($33 and up, astorwines .com for stores), which comes in pretty and ecofriendly wood boxes.

ROOM TONE

Rely on a premade playlist for ambience. A backup: holiday movies.