Thanksgiving is a time for togetherness... it's an occasion to be spent in the warm and loving company of family, loved ones and friends enjoying turkey roast and pumpkin pies with them. Thanksgiving is also an opportunity to renew the ties that bind us with the ones we love... it is a time for remembering, cherishing and being thankful for all the good things you have been blessed with. So it's time to say 'Happy Thanksgiving'
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Thanksgiving is a great time to start your Christmas decorations. I found this really cool MySpace Christmas countdown which is also a virtual Christmas tree! You can grab the code here to decorate your blog or MySpace profile.
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posted by Michael | 7:53 AM
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With all those turkeys out here on Thanksgiving, there are many people who prefer having the flavor little more intense. This is something that I found while surfing the net last night. If you want to intensify the flavor check out this video, which gives the perfect clue as to how to do that. Make sure that you don't over do with intensifying the flavor, since there's a good chance that you may turn out to be a flop with the trash recipe.
Labels: Thanksgiving Food and Recipes, Thanksgiving Fun, Thanksgiving Meal Planning, Thanksgiving Trivia
posted by Michael | 11:02 PM
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Wish you all a very Happy Turkey Day. But here I'm going to talk something apart from turkeys. wondering what? Just read on. It may be of a highly beneficial for you!
The legend has it that the pilgrims and their Native American guests had lobster. You know what they probably did have and didn't have but we have on thanksgiving? They had the wild fowls and didn't have pumpkin pie and mashed potatoes! Anyway how if you hold the spirit of Thanksgiving food high, commemorating the first Thanksgiving feast? I found this recipe online and I'm preparing it for my gang. It says, it'll be fantastic as an appetizer. It would really be nice having a special Lobster recipe as a side dish from the heavy turkey.
Ingredients
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posted by Michael | 11:22 AM
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Wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving
Ok, now your turkey is ready and you're ready to have your guests, I hope. Here's how to cook your turkey safely.
Roasting a whole turkey is not all that a big deal, so long as you take special care when handling the raw poultry. It's really important to take all the necessary precautionary measures when handling and cooking it. It is essential to wash your hands properly before and after handling the raw meat. Make sure that your utensils and surfaces are cleaned well. Wash the raw meat properly with hot water. I always do that because it is the first step to destroy certain bacteria.
Remember that it's not a good idea to keep the raw poultry out of the fridge for long. So after washing it properly store it in the refrigerator until you're ready to cook it. But for the frozen turkeys meat you need to see if it is completely defrosted before you start cooking it. The correct temperature and appropriate cooking time is really vital as it destroys the bacteria and prevents you from having food poisoning. Check out my post entitled “Prevention Tips For Thanksgiving Turkey Bird Flu” where I've mentioned about the correct temperature for cooking turkeys.
Here's something about the roasting time for the turkeys. The general rule is the larger the bird, the longer should be your cooking time.
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posted by Michael | 10:31 AM
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So what are you going to do tomorrow? Have ever thought of how you are going to add some extra fun to your kids' Thanksgiving celebration? Here's a game for the kids on Thanksgiving. Let you kids fill up the boxes with the correct spelling and you can test their IQ at the same time. It's really a fun not only for your kids but for you too.
You can try this with some of the friends of your child and I am sure it's going to be a really cool competition. So just move out to the market and get some Thanksgiving gifts for the First, Second and Third toppers.
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posted by Michael | 2:52 AM
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Thanksgiving is observed on the fourth Thursday of November each year to commemorate the pilgrams, their Native American guests and the first thanksgiving feast. We reach out to our friends and folks with our heartfelt thankfulness. Here lies the Thanksgiving calendar for the nest few years for American Thanksgiving and Canadian Thanksgiving.
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posted by Michael | 2:12 AM
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Hi! Millions of congratulations to those who voted for "May and Flower" as the national Thanksgiving turkey name. 24% of the total vote of 119689, has been casted for these names, which is the highest. I voted for the name "Jake and Tom" which is 15% only. Here's the statistics:
May and Flower -- 24% which is 28,726
Wish and Bone -- 23% which 27529
Wing and Prayer -- 20% which 23938
Jake and Tom -- 15% which is 17953
Gobbler and Rafter -- 12% which is 14362
Truman and Sixty -- 6% which is 7181
Anyway, what about your Thanksgiving celebration preparation? Start off wish your friends and folks who are staying away with warm Thanksgiving greetings.
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posted by Michael | 12:56 AM
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In 2007 Thanksgiving is on November 22nd and the spirit of celebration is at its peak. I just can't express what's going on in my heart when I think that Thanksgiving is only 3 days away and I'm going to have a real blast this holidays with my gang. By now I'm sure you've prepared yourself with all your plans and ingredients for the Thanksgiving dinner. Let's talk about something different this time. What about the national thanksgiving turkey name? I'm sure you guys know that each year a name is given to the national Thanksgiving turkey, which is chosen by online voting at the Thanksgiving page of the White House Website.
Thanksgiving 2007 is going to mark it 60th anniversary of National Thanksgiving Turkey presentation and I hope that It's going to rock. This year the National Thanksgiving Turkeys are from Duboi, Indiana under the direction of Ted Seger, the Chairman of National Turkey Federation. Anyway, can you guess what's going to be the name of the thanksgiving turkey this year? Just visit the Thanksgiving page of the White House Website and vote for a name. I've voted for Jake and Tom. You just need to wait until November 20th, when President Bush will be announcing the winning names in the National Thanksgiving Turkey presentation. So, no more delay!! Who knows, President Gorge Bush may announce the name that you are going to vote!! All the best.
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posted by Michael | 11:25 AM
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Friends! By now I'm sure that you tuned up yourselves for Thanksgiving feast and fun. Last night I was watching the video that we shoot on Thanksgiving 2006. It's really a never to be forgettable chapter for me, enjoying the whole day arranging for my granny's 75th Birthday. I had my gang with me and the two Spanish guys Juan and Pablo, who helped me a lot in arranging for the party and managing things. Anyway holidays 2007 is going to be another big fun and I just can't wait any more bursting out with Thanksgiving turkey fun with my pals. But still I'll be missing Juan and Pablo this Thanksgiving Day
I'm waiting for Mr. Bush's announcement of the names of the national Thanksgiving turkeys. Let's see what comes up!!
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posted by Michael | 2:50 AM
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According to the report as laid by the American Turkey Council, the chances of getting avian flu by eating Thanksgiving turkey are "probably less than one in four." That means two out of a group of eight would probably be afflicted to the disease. Don't worry! This was the story of Thanksgiving 2005 -- you might not have forgot.
According to poultry experts in the College of Agricultural Sciences, we don't have to worry about avian flu virus this Thanksgiving in America. So that's one more reason for us to be thankful this year. But the story doesn't end here. Avian flu has been observed in birds on the other continents, although it isn't the thing for us, said Mike Hulet, associate professor of poultry science. So Why taking chance? Let's play safe. Here are some tips to avoid being affected with the Thanksgiving Turkey Bird Flu.
One single tip is to cook your turkeys properly. Gregory Martin, an extension poultry educator in Lancaster County and the other food safety experts recommended that the temperature should be:
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posted by Michael | 3:03 AM
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I just dropped by A Homemaking Journey, when I came to know that Shiloah and Dawn have recently been diagnosed with food allergies. I was thinking of some of the cool recipes for those who are suffering from food allergies. Here's one of them. This is slightly less sweet version of the the traditional sweet potato casserole and you can try this out to make your Thanksgiving a perfect blast.
Ingredients:
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posted by Michael | 11:12 PM
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Friends with Thanksgiving just around the corner, I'm ready with my plan for Thanksgiving celebration on November 22nd 2007. What's on your part? Are you done with the Thanksgiving invitation? I'm going to have a real blast this year with all my friends on Thanksgiving Day. If you are not yet ready with your party ideas just don't worry. Seven more days are in your hand and you can come up with a real surprise for your friends and acquaintances. So don't waste time. Get ready with your roaster.
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posted by Michael | 4:12 AM
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I am sure you can't resist the temptation to roast turkeys now. At least for me it's true, since Thanksgiving is only eight days away. If you've planned to arrange for a thanksgiving feast for your friends, it's the right time make some arrangement ahead of time.
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posted by Michael | 10:02 AM
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Just two more weeks friends! I'm sure your are almost done with your thanksgiving preparation. Good, if you have sent your thanksgiving invitations and done with the thanksgiving feat planning. But have you ever spare a thought on coming up with some special attraction? How about some great Thanksgiving movies?
Here's a list of the top ten Thanksgiving movies:
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posted by Michael | 2:40 AM
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With Thanksgiving approaching fast, I am sure you're ready to roast your thanksgiving turkeys. But have you ever spared a thought about the down trodden section of the turkey population? Kate Lombardo, the Executive Director of Food Bank says that Food Bank Lower Fairfield County in Connecticut is running a shortage of turkeys for this Thanksgiving. While the food Bank had 1400 turkey at this time in 2006, this year it has only five turkeys on November 2nd in the late afternoon to distribute to needy families for Thanksgiving. “Oil is up”, said Lombardo and with this slumping economy the past donors are not as generous this year. With the present stock of only 5 turkeys the agency has to go a long way to meet the need of 3000 turkeys for Thanksgiving 2007.
If your are in Connecticut area you can take some noble steps to donate some turkeys in order to scale up the stock level. Please contact Kate Lombardo(Executive Director, Food Bank), at klombardo@sbcglobal.net or call (203) 358-8898.
Let me wish all the best to Lombardo and her agency.
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posted by Michael | 2:23 AM
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You need to make Turkey Stock for the gravy. If you don't have the recipe for Turkey Stock you should read the recipe on Epicurious - Turkey Stock Recipe.
This is a chicken stock variation from VideoJug. You can use the same to make turkey stock too.
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posted by Michael | 4:45 AM
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If you are done with Thanksgiving party planning, I can say for sure that you have missed this out. What about keeping an elegant centerpiece on your Thanksgiving dinner table? Here's how to make a Thanksgiving turkey centerpiece for the Thanksgiving dinner table.
Requirements:
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posted by Michael | 2:56 AM
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