15 Ways to Simplify Your Post-Thanksgiving Cleanup
Photo: wavebreakmedia (Shutterstock)If you have everything organized on the big day, you’ll have an easier time cleaning and keeping things neat as you whip up the best meal of the year. Make a shopping list now and get as much in advance as you can, provided it’ll keep until Thanksgiving. Identify the things that will…
What to Do This Week to Prepare for Thanksgiving (and Why...
Photo: Fortyforks (Shutterstock)It is, as you have probably noticed, the first of November, which gives anyone who celebrates American Thanksgiving exactly 24 days to prepare for The Big Day. This isn’t a tiny amount of days, but it isn’t an excessively large amount either—especially this year.This year is a little calmer on the pandemic front,…
9 Lies We Were Told About the First Thanksgiving
Photo: Bochkarev Photography (Shutterstock)Turkey may have been on the menu at the 1621 feast; all we know for sure is that there were “fowl” being served alongside venison. But the fowls could also have been ducks, geese, pigeons, or other miscellaneous birds. Pumpkins and cranberries may have been available, but sugar wasn’t a common enough…
Turkey Salmonella Break Out Has Sickened 164: How This May Affect...
A Thanksgiving turkey is often accompanied by things such as vegetables, pie, cranberry sauce, and gravy. How can you make sure that it isn't accompanied by Salmonella? (Photo: Getty Images) Quick quiz: which of the following 8 active Salmonella outbreaks listed on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website do you think will…
Walmart, Target, Best Buy, and at least 15 other retailers will...
Retailers like Walmart and Target are closing their stores on Thanksgiving Day again this year. The companies are encouraging customers and employees to be with their families during the holiday. Here's a list of stores that have announced that they will be closing their doors on Thanksgiving. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing…
10 Best Thanksgiving Movies Streaming Now –...
Movie fans can easily list their favorite Christmas films, rom-coms, sports movies ... but Thanksgiving movies? It's not exactly a huge genre. But maybe it should be. People who celebrate the holiday with a big dinner are perfectly set up to flop on the couch and watch something. Here's a rundown of 10 of the…
So You Traveled Over Thanksgiving. Now What?
A traveler waits for a flight at Portland International Airport in Oregon last week. Public health experts say it's important that people who traveled or gathered with others are especially careful over the next two weeks. Nathan Howard/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Nathan Howard/Getty Images A traveler waits for a flight at Portland International…
Your Thanksgiving Travel Could Be Delayed. Here’s the Best Time to...
Traveling to someone's house for Thanksgiving? Not only do you need to keep an eye on traffic, but also the weather -- specifically if you live on the east coast. A major storm could cause delays in air and on the road this evening. Aside from that, not knowing the best time to hit the road…
Save This USDA Hotline for Emergency Food-Safety Questions
Photo: Elena Veselova (Shutterstock)The United States Department of Agriculture might not be the first place you think of when you’re unsure whether it’s okay to stuff the turkey the night before, but they have a hotline built to answer exactly these sorts of questions. Add 1-888-MPHotline to your contacts to be the hero everybody needs…
Black Friday sees record online sales of close to $10 billion,...
Online shopping on Black Friday totaled $9.8 billion, up 7.5% from last year.More than half of that revenue came from mobile purchases, an Adobe analyst told CNBC."The paradigm has changed around the in-store Black Friday experience," he said. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while…
