. Today's guest poster is Maria Braeckel, an excellent colleague of mine in the book world, and a true walker-of-the-walk when it comes to Sam Sifton's Thanksgiving. For the past couple of years, Maria has cooked her through (and sent me photographs of) a large portion of the recipes in this book. Now, with an assist from Sam, she tells us how to handle the morning after -- and to start chipping away at that mountain of leftovers. Beats the heck out of Honey Nut Cheerios, I'll say that much. Tell it, Maria! -- Andy