green living, smart spending
We all know what outsourcing and moving manufacturing overseas has done to the US economy. Shop instead with these small businesses which sell only Made in USA holiday ornaments, decorations and other items for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas. Help the US economy, especially small businesses, and do something special for your family by buying
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Don’t want to cook? Many national restaurant chains are open on Thanksgiving Day 2023, ready to serve you and your family or friends a traditional turkey dinner or regular menu items. Be sure to make a reservation, and be sure to tip generously, since the folks cooking and serving you are giving up their own
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Thanksgiving and Christmas mean turkey or ham with all the fixings. Make it yourself, eat out or take out and bring it home to serve like homemade. So many choices for holiday meal deals. Here are what several national restaurant chains are offering to help you decide. If you go to a restaurant, be sure
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Try something new for your Thanksgiving Dinner – one or more of these dishes from Native American chefs, featuring ingredients that may cost less than today’s high-priced turkeys. Recipes include Frybread, Comanche-style corn and savory pumpkin. To the original indigenous peoples of this continent, each day is a day to give thanks to the Creator,
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In the past, stores have been open on Thanksgiving Day, including some that opened at 6pm to give shoppers a head start on Black Friday deals and discounts. These days, most stores are closed on Thanksgiving, but their online stores are open. These are the national chains closed on Thanksgiving Day 2022, in alphabetical order
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If you aren’t preparing your own meal, or visiting friends or family, national restaurant chains are ready to serve you on Thanksgiving Day. “Eat, drink and be thankful” is the way one chain restaurant is promoting its Thanksgiving Day feast. Here’s a list of chain restaurants planning to be open on Thanksgiving Day 2017, some
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Use your tablet or smartphone to increase the taste — and lower the cost — of your Thanksgiving dinner with FREE recipe apps. Here are the top five virtual cookbook recipe apps — Epicurious: An award-winning food site with more than 28,000 recipes created and tested by professionals at top foodie magazines Gourmet and Bon
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