Thanksgiving

Humor

Two-Bit Restaurant

Posted September 22, 2009 7:14 PM

It's Thanksgiving Day, and a restaurant regular has just started his dinner when he suddenly calls a waiter over. It's obvious he's upset. He's shoves his fist in the waiter's face and holds out a quarter, a dime and a nickel. "What's the meaning of this?" he bellows. "I just found these coins in my soup!" "Sir," the waiter says with great dignity, "I Read more...

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Holidays & Celebrations

Reinventing Tradition

Posted November 26, 2008 4:53 PM

It's your family; you gotta love 'em. And on Thanksgiving, you have to sit at a big table together and eat turkey. Beyond the bird, it's the rituals and customs surrounding the meal that bond families year after year in the face of life's transitions. Suddenly, there are new faces at the table. Psychologist William Doherty, Ph.D., says, "The most successful families use existing rituals Read more...

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Holiday Eating: It's About Enjoyment, Not Guilt

Posted November 26, 2008 4:27 PM

We are in the midst of the holiday season! This also means we are in the midst of holiday cookies, cakes, stuffing, sauces, and hams. Trying to eat healthfully can be difficult during this time of year, making some of us feel guilty when we veer from our healthful ways. But should we feel guilty? And should we substitute reduced-fat goodies for traditional holiday fare? "I guess in Read more...

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Holidays & Celebrations

Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted November 25, 2008 3:58 PM

In need of some last-minute Thanksgiving advice or recipes? We've got you covered. For advice, give the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line a try at 1-800-BUTTERBALL. One of the first national, toll-free consumer help lines, the original Turkey Talk-Line staff of six home economists fielded questions from 11,000 turkey-troubled Americans during its first season in November 1981. On Read more...

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Holidays & Celebrations

How to Save Money at Thanksgiving

Posted November 13, 2008 4:27 PM

You'll have more to be thankful for at Thanksgiving if you use a few smart strategies to cut costs: 1. Don't do a thing -- from grocery shopping to gift buying -- without a plan. Make lists, keep spreadsheets or download the Holiday Control Journal at http://www.flylady.net. She covers everything from getting (and keeping) the house clean, to creating a timetable for sending gifts Read more...

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Thanksgiving stories

by Jill Fallon @ 3:08 pm. Filed under caregiving, storytelling, Thanksgiving
Sometimes we spend so much time worrying about, planning, shopping and making Thanksgiving Dinner, even as we give thanks for our many blessings, we miss really connecting with our families.  We assume that we know them; yet often we don’t know the most important things about them.   This is especially true of our older relatives, our family elders.  Somehow we get so caught up in what’s going on that we miss seeing them in their glory, in the richness of their life experience. More…
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Great Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes From FoodNetwork.Com

Posted November 13, 2008 4:00 PM

On Thanksgiving Day, crown your feast with a delicious dessert, complements of the experts at FoodNetwork.com. Thanksgiving guests may be tempted to skip the turkey and head straight for the dessert table! Find classic recipes for your favorite Thanksgiving desserts and new twists on other Thanksgiving sweets at the award-winning site, FoodNetwork.com. Or go directly to the desserts here. Read more...

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12 Tips to Safeguard Your Heart

Posted August 27, 2007 3:40 PM

The holiday season -- those sometimes intense weeks that begin around Thanksgiving and stretch to New Year's Day and beyond -- can be a time of good cheer, brightly lit parties brimming with food and drink, the pleasure of family reunions, and feelings of generosity and peace. It can also be a lonely time or a stressful one, a season of eating, drinking or spending too much. These downsides, Read more...

See also: heart disease, holidays, lonely, New Year's Day, stressful, Thanksgiving, winter

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Healthy Recipes

Pure Classic Turkey

Posted August 27, 2007 3:39 PM

Looking for the "perfect" turkey this Thanksgiving? The Web is loaded with mouth-watering recipes, but you'll deserve the title "gourmet" after using this recipe from online retailer Williams & Sonoma. The classic recipe uses a method that became popular following World War II, and is basic in concept, but delightful to taste. You'll need: --1 16-lb. fresh -- Read more...

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Make Turkey Day Easy

Posted August 27, 2007 3:39 PM

Thanksgiving is only two weeks off and you're ready to prepare the feast, right? Well, for those not quite ready for the task ahead, there's Thanksgiving Recipe.com to the rescue. The site features full menu plans, a hints-and-tips section, mixed vegetarian suggestions, and a table full of great breads and desserts. If you're desperate for recipes, click to the site daily between now and the Read more...

See also: holidays, menu plans, recipes, Thanksgiving, tips, top ten, vegetarian

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