'Thanksgiving'


How convenient to dub the day after Thanksgiving — National Leftovers Day.

The people behind Pace Picante Foods have it covered. Enjoy these recipes, courtesy the Pace people.

Pace® Cheesy Chicken Bean Skillet
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 10…

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Has this happened to you?

Your daughter, son, or another guest says they are bringing a friend  who is a vegetarian or a vegan to Thanksgiving dinner.

What to do?

Most vegetarians and vegans really don’t want you to fuss or…

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Thanksgiving Theme
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Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks. Many  people will be cooking a turkey and inviting friends and family or being…

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Yes, you read that correctly — Thanksgiving dinner on 600 calories. That’s pretty amazing when a slice of pumpkin pie can weigh in at 320 calories.

First, there’s plenty of portion control going on, no second helpings of mashed potatoes, no…

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Cranberry CookiesI went to garden club again last night and, as always, the ladies outdid themselves on the food. No, that is not all we do. We actually had a very nice program on “How to Bring in Your Plants for…

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Tis the season, no? Pumpkin patches are springing up in grocery stores, church yards, street corners and even honest-to-goodness farms so that everyone can pick the number one pumpkin for carving. But what about pumpkins for cooking? Is it worth

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Post Thanksgiving: Stuffed


I am post Thanksgiving dinner and all I can say is that I’m stuffed.

It was a glorious dinner with good friends. Richard made the turkey on the grill; it took 5 hours. The turkey was brined.

We also had stuffing…

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A few years ago, I started a cousins’ group on Yahoo. First there were just four of us girl cousins – two living in Ohio, me in Arizona, and one in California. After awhile we expanded it to include our…

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Spicy Roasted Carrots and Sweet Potatoes

(Serves 8)

I made this to take to a vegetarian potluck. The marriage of the spices and the sweetness of the vegetables really pops.  This is also suitable for…

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Gather, the social network with substance for the over-30 crowd, and Butterball®, America’s No. 1 brand of turkey, are working together to bring the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line® experts to the popular social networking site.

A live chat is…

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