Macy’s Culinary Council Chef Tom Douglas took a minute away from his busy schedule – with The Dahlia Bakery Cookbook hot off the press, Thanksgiving around the corner and a book tour in the works – to talk traditions, techniques and most importantly, turkey! 

Once you’ve recovered from your Thanksgiving food coma and those long-forgotten pangs of hunger return, there’s a good chance you’ll be faced with copious amounts of leftovers to make do with. While you may not be able to stomach another slice of turkey breast, how does shepherd’s pie sound? Give your holiday remnants a second life by incorporating them into some of these tasty and exciting dishes...