Hosting a holiday meal for family, no matter how small, is never a simple task.  You want to make it special.  For my family, special means to make an absurd amount of food.  Asheley gets so mad at me when we host and there are a ton of leftovers.  But for me, that’s a sign of a job well done.  People ate.  A lot.  And there is still a fridge full of leftovers to feast on for the next few days.  That is, until you are so sick of reheating the same meal over and over again and just say screw it.  I’m getting Taco Bell.  Oh, just me?

The secret to combatting food boredom unlocking epic leftover meals?  Getting creative.  Repurposing what was and making something even better than what it was originally intended to be.  Like these hand pies and sandwich.  Or this waffle.  And definitely these cinnamon buns.

So it’s the day after Easter.  You awake from your post-meal food coma and may just open the fridge to find a heck of a lot of leftover ham (seriously, has any family ever polished off an entire ham at their Easter meal.  If so, I want to meet your family and congratulate you).  Maybe it’s even this Chipotle Pineapple Bourbon Glazed Ham (shameless plug, I know).  So what to do with all that ham?

It’s time to make a legit meal… without having to go grocery shopping again.

Go ahead, grab that ham.  Ooo, and I see eggs and cheese.  Fruity jam, yea grab that too.  Uhm, waffles in the freezer?  That’s a huge win.  Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to make one of the most serious breakfast sandwiches of your life.  It’s good enough for lunch and dinner, too.  I’m talking about these Monte Cristo Waffle Breakfast Sandwiches.