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Target Has Better Deals Than Walmart on Thanksgiving Meal Kits

Mike Adams — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:04:17 +0000

If you are still trying to figure out where to get the best deal on this year’s Thanksgiving dinner, industry analysts say that Target, not Walmart, is your best bet for coming in under $50. In fact, meal baskets from Target that include turkey, cranberries, onions, corn, pumpkin and heavy cream, are selling for $45.48, [...]

Will You Be Traveling This Thanksgiving? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:15:44 +0000

The rush to join the extended family for turkey and stuffing makes the Wednesday before Thanksgiving the busiest travel day of the year. And this year it's going to be a busier than last year.

Flying This Thanksgiving Holiday, Here is a List of What Not to Bring on the Plane

Jeanne Ryan — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:13:40 +0000

With how strict the airlines have had to become, don’t let all your holiday traveling be ruined by not planning ahead before you try to board the plane. Any kind of jelly’s, gravy, or other liquids will be confiscated including your homemade cranberry sauce. I am not sure why someone would bring any of those [...]

Americans Are Still Traveling This Thanksgiving, Just Not Very Far

Mike Adams — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:55:50 +0000

Holiday travel will bring increased traffic to the American highways this Thanksgiving weekend. However, with many families still simply trying to operate day-to-day on shoestring budgets, people are expected to plan shorter trips to carve their turkeys this year as a means to save money on fuel and other expenses. According to the annual AAA [...]

What Are America's Busiest Airports on Thanksgiving Weekend?

Mike Adams — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:50:43 +0000

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. In fact, with nearly 150,000 more travelers anticipated to fly home for Thanksgiving than last year, many airlines believe they will be near full capacity that weekend, which, unfortunately, could [...]

6 Tips for a Perfect, Salad-Free Thanksgiving [VIDEO]

Tony Hart — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:00:06 +0000

Former New York Times restaurant critic Sam Sifton gives you 6 pieces of advice so you can have a fun, stress-free and salad-free (yes, that is one of the tips) Thanksgiving with your family. My favorite tip, “make pie,” yes make a pie, maybe several pies, don’t give me cake or ice cream, I want [...]

Can Thanksgiving Actually Improve Your Self-Esteem? — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:09:58 +0000

For many of us, Thanksgiving means gathering with family and enjoying time-tested recipes — Dad’s famous mashed potatoes, your brother’s homemade cranberry sauce, or Grandma’s pumpkin pie.

While the food itself may be wonderful, there’s a psychological component to eating the same things every year that benefits the human mind.

10 Thanksgiving Cats To Be Thankful For

Lindsay Seim — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:29:45 +0000

We’re thankful for many things this Thanksgiving; loved ones, holiday traditions, the complete ‘Harry Potter’ series on Blu-ray…We’re also thankful for our furry feline friends and the heartwarming chuckles (read: countless hours of wasted work time) that their silly, adorable antics provide. (Right, Garfield?) With this in mind, we give you funny Thanksgiving cats! (You’re welcome.)

10 Thanksgiving Pie Disasters

Alex Zalben — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:26:26 +0000

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 ten of the worst Thanksgiving pies we've ever seen. 1 Buck Hunt We're torn about what makes this [...]

Make Thanksgiving Dinner From Scratch with This Recipe Roundup

Kathy Landin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:25:13 +0000

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

8 Weird and Wacky Thanksgiving Items From Etsy

Rose Maura Lorre — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:21:27 +0000

This Thanksgiving, let's all give thanks to online crafts, clothes and curios store Etsy.com. For without them, we'd be deprived of the following 10 items of pure holiday kitsch. 1 Pumpkin Pie Soap Buy it! These pumpkin pie-shaped hand soaps are certainly pretty and definitely tempting to look at. In other words, it's [...]

Rebecca Black's 'Friday' Gets Reworked for Kohl's Black Friday Ad

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:19:54 +0000

Rebecca Black‘s ‘Friday’ was one of the biggest viral videos of 2011, and just when you though the song was dead, buried and gone from our collective consciousness, it’s getting a shot in the arm and dragged back to the forefront of pop culture in time for the holidays.

As reported by The FW, the song has been reworked for a Kohl’s Black Friday ad, with a zealous shopper (who has a little crazy in her eyes) singing about having to get to Kohl’s on Black Friday, Black Friday, Black Friday.

5 Things You Shouldn't Buy on Black Friday

Shauna Wright — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:16:00 +0000

Savvy buyers know Black Friday can be one of the best days of the year to find terrific bargains, but not all items are such great deals. In order to better your experience on that infamous shopping day, here are some things you may want to avoid purchasing, along with when you may be able to score the best deals on them.

9 Towns with Tasty Thanksgiving Names

Lindsay Seim — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:08:46 +0000

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 for many people, Thanksgiving is a year-round presence as they live in towns [...]

10 Turkey-Flavored Foods That Look Absolutely Disgusting

Rose Maura Lorre — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:13:15 +0000

White meat, dark meat… or Spam meat? Even the most devout Thanksgiving eaters might have a hard time swallowing these 10 turkey-flavored, truly unique and totally bizarre edibles below. Somebody please pass the (regular-flavored) Alka-Seltzer. 1 Jones Soda Co. Turkey & Gravy Soda Gag-gift aficionados look forward to Jones' special-edition, holiday-flavored pops every [...]

Why We Eat What We Eat – Stories Behind Traditional Thanksgiving Foods

Shauna Wright — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:31:56 +0000

If you're like most Americans, your Thanksgiving dinner table will include at least a few basic items — turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and the like. But have you ever thought about why we eat those foods on Thanksgiving? Or, for that matter, why turkey is called “turkey”?

In order to answer these hard-hitting questions and maybe even give you some interesting small-talk for the table, here are the stories behind the traditional Thanksgiving foods.

Five Easy Thanksgiving Crafts to Replace the Hand-Traced Turkey [VIDEOS]

Shauna Wright — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:31:26 +0000

Thanksgiving is fast approaching, but while you may be mulling dinner preparations and seating charts and such, don't forget about the kids. They'll need something to do, especially since children who are normally in school will be home for the holiday. Keep those little hands busy without reducing yourself to that hand-traced turkey. This collection [...]

10 Awesomely Creative Thanksgiving Centerpieces [PICTURES]

Dan Seitz — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:51:22 +0000

While you may assume that Thanksgiving is all about food, it's also a great time to show off your craft-y side. Creating fun centerpieces is a great way to put your own individual stamp on your Thanksgiving table. (Your mashed potatoes can't do all the work.) Check out 10 of our favorite creative centerpieces featuring [...]

10 Costumed Dogs Celebrating Thanksgiving [PHOTOS]

Alex Zalben — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:00:44 +0000

It's time once again to give thanks, and what could we be more thankful for than awesomely ridiculous dog costumes? Oh, and the ridiculous, er, passionate owners who take Thanksgiving so seriously, they dress their canine friends up to celebrate the harvest. Here's ten photos of dogs that just (Plymouth) rock.

Coldplay's Chris Martin Joins Garth & Kat for Improvised Thanksgiving Songs on 'SNL' [VIDEO]

Bob Sassone — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:15:38 +0000

Confused, lying musicians Garth and Kat made another appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live’ last night to promote their Thanksgiving album. Fortunately, this time they weren’t alone. Their “backup singer” Chris Martin of Coldplay came out as their Hail Mary act to save them from scrutiny. The continuous improvisations of Martin, Kristen Wiig and Fred Armisen [...]