Hi All,
Today is the day that I post my annual 'Thanksgiving' entry. It's an interesting one. Here goes...
What makes a great Thanksgiving dinner? Great question - glad you asked. Click on this link from NJ.com entitled, 'Poll: What's your favorite Thanksgiving food?' Well, it seems like Turkey (big surprise) is the winner - along with sides like stuffing, sweet potatoes, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes and green bean casserole. Yum! I'm getting hungry! Click on any of the links above for recipe related information - trust me, you'll really, really like it. And you'll find other recipes that are just as good with a simple click of the mouse! Click on this link for a short course on the history of Thanksgiving foods. (from the Buffalo - New York - News)
Okay, so now that you have the recipes for Thanksgiving 2013, how are you going to cook and bake and serve all that food? Indeed, click on this link from ivillage and your Thanksgiving Day will, in all likelihood, run smoother and give you less stress.
Oh, and if it seems like you spent a bit less this year on Thanksgiving Dinner, you probably did. Click here for the lowdown on the lower prices of Turkey Day!
Click here for some images of Thanksgiving Dinner courtesy of Bing Images - notice I'm not using Google Images this time? Yep - I wanted to mix it up and doing something a bit different. Notice how juicy and tender the turkeys look? Scrumptious! Absolutely delectable!
So...football is a tradition on Thanksgiving as well. Click here to find a list of the games being played (and the times) on Thanksgiving Day 2013. Wow - that's a full schedule! My faves...Packers, Raiders and Steelers (go Big Ben). Games start at 12:30pm, 4:30pm and 8:30pm on FOX, CBS, and NBC.
And if you have a whole passel of toddlers (or just a few), you might want to keep them busy during the game - and dinner. How in the world can you do that, you ask? Easy...click on this link from Bing. I did a search for 'easy Thanksgiving Crafts'. Hey, at least you tried to keep the little tykes busy! Okay, okay, here's another link to keep the young ones busy with some crafts!
Finally, click on this link to get the full story about the first Thanksgiving - courtesy of Wikipedia the link is very, very interesting. Here's another link that discusses Thanksgiving - courtesy of Plimouth.org; which is a Smithsonian Institution Affiliations program. Heck, you might just learn something new about one of the most American of holidays!
Enjoy the holiday and drive safely!
Regards,
Stu
