Sometimes I feel limited keeping my fictional creations strictly literary. Then I remember that I can do whatever I want, so behold! Film & television inspiration is now admissible on Eating Books. With all of these Thanksgiving leftovers, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to craft the infamous Moist Maker sandwich from Friends. For those of you who pretend not to enjoy that delightful romp of ’90s prime-time television, Friends introduced us to a sandwich that could make a man lose his goddamn mind. And while I can’t stand Ross—let’s not get into that—I am on his side about pilfered lunches. Sticky fingers are annoying. It’s right up there with calling a sandwich moist, but I digress…
“You see, my sister makes these amazing turkey sandwiches. Her secret is she puts an extra slice of gravy-soaked bread in the middle. I call it the ‘Moist Maker.'”
The best part about this sandwich? There’s really no wrong way to make it. Take all of your Thanksgiving leftovers and go to town. I was that kid who buttered bread and threw all of the contents of a pot roast on top (beef, carrots, potatoes), so this kind of thing is highly appealing to me. It’s the little things that make us happy…in this case, an extra piece of gravy-soaked bread.
- cranberry sauce
- roasted turkey
- turkey gravy
- mashed potatoes
- stuffing
- 3 slices of bread
- or
- ANY AND ALL THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS
- 1. Soak 1 piece of bread in gravy, set aside. Toast remaining two slices.
- 2. On one slice of toasted bread, create a layer of mashed potatoes, stuffing and turkey, with gravy-soaked bread in the middle.
- 3. Spread cranberry sauce on toasted bread and top the sandwich.
This sandwich looks delicious!
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Having recently finished watching the entire Friends series and Thanksgiving just passed I can’t believe I forgot about this recipe. I’ll have to save it for next year’s Thanksgiving. thanks for the reminder! I usually think back to Rachel’s trifle recipe mess up, accidentally adding beef into a dessert recipe, this recipe sounds wayyy better.
This looks INCREDIBLE! A great idea!