thanksgiving

The price of Thanksgiving is going up this year, but not as much as you might think.

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Even though the price of holiday travel is on the rise, nearly 24 million people will still be shuttling across the friendly skies this Thanksgiving weekend.

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Every year  a FREE buffet is offered by Community Volunteers with assistance from staff at the College of St. Scholastica.  Approximately 5,000 area persons in need are served a delicious turkey dinner with all the fixings.  The buffet is made possible with the help of community volunteers like you.  Are you able to share a few hours on Thanksgiving Day?

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Here's  a way for you to save time AND help feed the needy in the Northland. It's become a yearly tradition that the First United Methodist Church members and students from the College of St. Scholastica join forces and make lots and lots of pies to sell with the proceeds going to CHUM.  It happens Wednesday, so set a date reminder on your phone, or put a postie note where you'll see it.

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So, it hit me.  President Obama will  be pardoning a turkey tomorrow.  Why I remembered, I don't know.  It's an odd thing to do, but it's been going on since President Dwight Eisenhower was in office and he ate his bird!  That's NO pardon!!!  I suppose in the turkey world, it's considered to be an honor to be eaten by the President, but you only hold that honor for a day.  Cheryl Phillips  from examiner.com tells us the skinny.

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It's my biggest fear for Thanksgiving:  Having people over for a dinner that I hand a hand in cooking and then getting calls later on from my guests who are now in the fetal position with food poisoning.  Luckily that has never happened to me, but I make sure I'm careful with food.   From the United States Department Of Agriculture, here are some very handy tips for cooking both fresh and frozen turkeys.  Have a fantastic Thanksgiving!

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You may be thinking I'm about to share recipes for appetizers to snack on before Thanksgiving dinner, but the apps I'm about to share involve apps for you phone.  While not as tasty, these apps are calorie free!  Now, getting radioPup so you can listen to B105 is a given.  Here are some fun apps for Thanksgiving:

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Feeling up for a challenge this Thanksgiving? Sick of the canned cranberry sauce and the pre-made, store-bought turkey? Try cooking an entire feast for your family… from scratch! Let’s face it, in the end, you may be a little bit worn out, but you get to eat the delicious results and bask in the light of your own accomplishment. This year, le

Ah, pie. One of the great joys of Thanksgiving…that can so easily turn to abject terror if done wrong. From burnt crusts, to terrible fillings, pie is either really good, or really, really bad. Here's

To be honest, I have never cooked a full turkey.  I've cooked a turducken, ONCE, which is a chicken stuffed in a duck, stuffed in a turkey.  It's oven-baked for hours on a low temperature.  It took forever and STILL wasn't done, we ended up microwaving it!!!!

If it's your first time to cook a turkey, I'm rooting for you and thought Taste of  Home could help with the process.  Here's their easy steps to take in Turkey Preparation, GOOD LUCK!

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Thanksgiving is upon us. For good pilgrims all across the country, it's a special day to gather together with beloved friends and beloved and/or kind of beloved family to celebrate with a bountiful cornucopia of gravy, green beans and Cool Whip. But fo

Thanksgiving Day has been an annual holiday in the United States since 1863. Thanksgiving Day is not only a day to give thanks for what you have been blessed, it’s traditionally a day for families and friends to get together for a special meal. The

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