Food takes center stage at Thanksgiving with turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie all making an appearance at the table. While leftovers certainly stretch out those savory tastes of the holiday, some Des Moines-area restaurants are putting their own spins on the holiday with casual approaches to Thanksgiving.

Try turkey and stuffing ice cream, a Turkey Todd leftovers sandwich, a turkey sandwich with all the fixings and two takes on a Thanksgiving Day pizza in the Des Moines metro. Find out where:

Black Cat Ice Cream

Owner Alex Carter calls this Black Cat’s “infamous turkey and stuffing ice cream.” It combines a sweet and savory herb-roasted turkey ice cream with candied stuffing. The ice cream shop also has vanilla and pumpkin pie for the holidays. Get either for $5 a scoop

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