Thanksgiving 2012 is now a wonderful memory. The hustle and bustle of "Black Friday" is behind us. Now our thoughts turn to the upcoming Christmas holiday and all its traditions. One of the most popular is choosing the tree that will be decorated and enjoyed throughout the Christmas season. The question is when to get it?
Even into the weekend, I'm sure you have plenty of turkey left over, and most of the fixins'. Now, there must be other ways to use up that turkey other than sandwiches.
Since 1891, the Rescue Mission Of Utica has been there for those in need in the local community providing shelter, meals, help from addiction and spiritual guidance. And one of the most visible events of the year for the Mission is serving Thanksgiving Dinners. Many of your friends and neighbors volunteer each year to serve meals on the holiday at the Mission.
By now, we're all used to the phrase "Black Friday", as the day after Thanksgiving and the official start of the Christmas shopping season. In most cases, it's the busiest shopping day of the year. But, how did the name come about?
Thanksgiving dinner is over. The clean up has--pretty much--been taken care of. Family and friends are either gone or preparing to leave. Now the question is, "What do we do with all the leftovers?".
Most men are lost when it comes to kitchen duties but today, Thanksgiving, is the exception. Today the family expects dad or whoever the man of the house is to get off of the couch, turn off the football game and head to the dinner table to do that most traditional of manly activities, carve the turkey! Why is this such an important task for men?
Local movie theaters are bound to be packed over the course of the next 4 days as fans take advantage of the Thanksgiving holiday to check out holdovers such as "The Twilight Saga:Breaking Dawn Part Two" and "Skyfall" as well as several new entries. "Life of Pi" offers plenty of action as does "Red Dawn" while "Rise of the Guardians" provides lots of animated adventure. Check out the trailers and theater show times.
Every year, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is always on the kitchen TV in the Greg "Splashin' McShea household. For baby boomers like me, that parade is a must on Thanksgiving morning, and for our kids generation, many of them have grown up with it too.
The tradition family Thanksgiving at home dinner is still the most popular way to celebrate that holiday. However those Thanksgiving dinner preparations are tiring and oh, so time consuming and with an already hectic schedule many people are finding that enjoying that dinner at a restaurant is an easier more relaxing option. What are the benefits of dining out on Thanksgiving?
If it seems like William Shatner is everywhere...he is! And going strong at 81 years old. Now, Shatner has an entertaining video for those of you who are thinking of deep frying your turkey. From what I'm told, deep-fried turkey is delicious, and leave it to Bill Shatner to be out front on deep frying-turkey safety.
A pregnant turkey on the dinner table? "Oops! I dropped the bird!" Keeping the cat away from the food. An Arnold Schwartzenegger Thanksgiving? A pumpkin pie to forget? There are as many great, humorous Thanksgiving dinner stories as there are Thanksgiving dinners. Check out these and more.
If you've been thinking that this year's Thanksgiving Day this Thursday, November 22nd is a bit early, you're right. In fact, it's the earliest November date that the holiday can occur.
