Topic: Thanksgiving dinner ideas

Slacker’s Guide to Thanksgiving Potlucks: 10 Things Under $10 to Bring to Dinner

You know Thanksgiving is tomorrow, right? We assume you already know what you’re bringing to your parent’s/sibling’s/friend’s/in-law’s house for dinner. But if not, don’t freak out quite yet. There’s still time to save yourself and not ruin the holiday for everyone — without spending a fortune. We found ten things you can pick up tonight and bring to Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. And these aren’t your run-of-the-mill card store gifts; they’re indulgent and thoughtful, and are made from natural and organic ingredients. No need to thank us. We’re just here to save Thanksgiving, one cheap slacker at a time. More »

Holiday Dessert Gallery: 10 Festive Thanksgiving Cookie Recipes

Whether you’re calmly assembling your cornucopia centerpiece or frantically trying to find an oven rack that fits your enormous bird, it’s time to face it: Thanksgiving is just two days away. Yesterday we found ten unusual pie recipes to spice up your after-dinner spread of sweets. But sometimes don’t you just get sick of pie? (Kidding. We don’t, either.) But we do know that pie crusts aren’t every baker’s cup of tea. So we found ten Thanksgiving cookie recipes that will be the perfect complement to dinner on Thursday (thanks to flavors like ginger, cinnamon, apple, cranberry, maple, and pecan). Just make sure to have a glass of wine or three prior to diving into the cookie plate — you may prefer not to remember how many you’re about to eat. More »

Our Thanksgiving Survival Guide: 25 Ideas to Get You Through the Holiday Weekend

It’s Monday. Thanksgiving is Thursday. All ready for turkey day? If you’re human, we’re guessing the answer is no. You’ve still got some decisions to make, which is why we’ve compiled 25 of our best Thanksgiving ideas in one place — from holiday recipes and movies to eco-friendly ideas and tips on how to deal with annoying relatives. So whether you’re looking for a different dessert choice or a festive cocktail, you’ll find all your Thanksgiving fixins right here. Which leaves you plenty of time to pick out a stylish turkey day outfit with an elastic waistband.

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2. Please Pass the Pepto: 10 Utterly Nauseating Dishes to Avoid on Thanksgiving

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Recipe Gallery: 10 Uncommon Thanksgiving Pies to Bake This Week

Nothing beats a big slice of apple pie for dessert on Thanksgiving, right? We’re not so sure — we’re smack-dab in the middle of a Thanksgiving dessert identity crisis. Sometimes we get so stuck on eating those traditional apple, pumpkin, and pecan pies that we forget there are thousands of other great recipes out there just begging to be baked. So this Thanksgiving we dare you to back away from the apples, because we’ve got ten festive, alternative pie recipes to try instead. You’ll miss that piece of apple pie much less if your new Thanksgiving dessert involves copious amounts of butterscotch. More »

10 Things We Want to Do This Weekend

One more weekend til Thanksgiving: Will you spend the next 48 hours enjoying a few moments of peace, or planning and prepping? We’re hoping to do a little of both. Check out our plans, and tell us yours:

Figure out what not to make for Thanksgiving dinner.

In a temporary bout of insanity, we thought it might be fun to experiment with JELL-O. How could we forget that could lead to a disgusting dessert — or worse, a revolting main course.

Stock up on vegetables.

We’ll need them for side dishes and our vegetarian entrees.

Recipe Gallery: 10 Warm Cocktails to Sooth Thanksgiving Dinner

10 recipes for warm, stress reducing cocktails to get you through this Thanksgiving dinner. Rum cocktails for Thanksgiving it is! When the temperature drops, as we hope it will around Thanksgiving, we begin to crave a mug of (spiked) hot chocolate in between mouthfuls of stuffing and pie. And when do you need a nice hot cup of liquid sanity more than Thanksgiving weekend? (Answer: Christmas.) So check out our recipe gallery of ten warm cocktails that will help heat up this holiday season. The best part? You can mix up these toasty, boozy drinks in innocent-looking coffee mugs, and your teetotaling relatives will be none the wiser. Except for that third-cousin-once-removed you may accidentally hug too long. More »

5-Star Dog Dining and 10 Shots of Espresso: Morning News Roundup

Have S#*! Your Way — Employees at a California Burger King were fired after writing a profanity-filled note on a customer’s receipt. (via UPI)

Pilgrim Pale Ale — A case for serving beer instead of wine on Thanksgiving. (via The Miami Herald)

Got the Shakes — A New York coffee shop just introduced a drink that has ten shots of espresso. (via Newslite)

Pampered Pet — Would you bring your pooch to a dog restaurant? (via Asylum)
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Please Pass the Pepto: 10 Utterly Nauseating Dishes to Avoid on Thanksgiving

Sometimes it’s not enough to gorge on a meal consisting solely of fat, carbs, sugar, and sodium. Many true Thanksgiving traditionalists take their holiday menus above and beyond, creating repulsive combinations of “food” we weren’t aware could be eaten within the same meal, let alone the same dish. Yesterday we toured the underworld of revolting Thanksgiving desserts, and today we’re opening the Pandora’s box of horrifying main courses for turkey day. Warning: Once seen, these images cannot be easily forgotten. Just be thankful if you don’t see them again on your Thanksgiving dinner table next week. More »

Blisstree Giveaway: You Want These Cookbooks, We Want Your Thanksgiving Recipes

If you haven’t submitted your most drool-worthy Thanksgiving recipe yet, you’d better get on that — pronto. Send us your favorite Thanksgiving recipes by Monday, November 22 at 5 p.m. ET for a chance to win a copy of one of three awesome new cookbooks.

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Thanksgiving Gallery: 10 Thoroughly Revolting Desserts You Don’t Want to Eat Next Thursday

In keeping with Thanksgiving tradition, most of us eat the same meal with the same people, year after year. And while we’re all for mixing it up every now and then (cornbread replaces rolls!), most tried-and-tested holiday rituals should convince all you experimenters out there that some things about turkey day are simply not to be messed with. Take dessert, for example. Few people can improve on pumpkin pie, so why try? But not everyone got that memo, and we’ve got ten thoroughly revolting Thanksgiving dessert ideas to prove it. Check out our nauseating gallery, and take comfort in the fact that even if your double-crust apple-bourbon pie isn’t half as good as your mom’s, at least it’s not avocado JELL-O in the shape of a turkey. (Why is JELL-O responsible for so much of the world’s misery, anyway?) More »

Blisstree Giveaway: You Want These Cookbooks, We Want Your Thanksgiving Recipes

Thanksgiving Gallery: 10 Surprising Recipes for Leftovers That Top Cold Turkey

Next Friday, November 26, Thanksgiving will be but a memory. Along with the emotional scars, food comas, and tight-fitting pants, you’ll be left with a ton of leftover bird. But that doesn’t mean you have to resign yourself to meals of cold turkey sandwiches and turkey pot pies for the next two weeks. (Not that there’s anything wrong with them.) To keep things a little more interesting after turkey day, we found ten surprising and inventive recipes to spice up your leftover meals — before it’s time to gain yet another ten pounds at Christmas. More »

10 Things We Want to Do This Weekend

We’re ready for the weekend here at the Blisstree offices — are you? Here’s what we want to get done over the next couple days:

Do some crafting.

It’s time to dust off our box of yarn and spiff up our empty toilet paper rolls.

Figure out what we’re going to make on Thanksgiving.

Hopefully we’ll manage to make most things from scratch. But don’t hate us if we buy the rolls.

How to Have a Polite Thanksgiving Dinner: Flashback Friday

Man. Did kids in the 1950s even look forward to Thanksgiving? If this film strip is supposed to make them look forward to the holiday, it is truly really failing. But despite all of the children that fell asleep to this film, it might bring back some fond memories for you. If the gleeful polishing of silver doesn’t do it, we’d guess those sweaters evoke some strong nostalgic nausea. More »

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