Today's Popular Thanksgiving Articles

How to Have the Best Thanksgiving EVER!

by Amused and Bemused

Thanksgiving is such a predictable and tedious holiday. You cook and clean for days only to have everyone snarf down what took days to cook in about 10 seconds (and that's only if they chew slowly). Then, you sit around all groggy waiting for those annoying people you are somehow related to finally get out of your house and go on to theirs.

I think that Thanksgiving Day should be a lot more fun...a bit more of a surprise.

So, for my friends who are bored, I have collected together a few items that I think will turn any painfully tedious Thanksgiving Dinner into something people will remember for years. Here's my list of the 10 Things You Need to Have the Best Thanksgiving EVER: read more »

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2010's Best Solar Powered Gifts For The Gadget Crazy

by Gloria Campos

Every year innovative people come up with new solar powered gadgets that solar powered gadget fan dying to try. If you have a solar powered gadget geek/fan on your gift-giving list take a look at the list of solar powered gadgets below. You will find you may want a gadget or two of these yourself.

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Lucky Break Wishbones:Strange Niche Holiday Business

by Beth Graddon-Hodgson

If you haven't heard of synthetic wishbones, then you probably should have because it's a six figure industry that makes up a niche holiday business.

Cornucopia? - An Opportunity For Mexican Farmers

by Jamie Reygle

A new initiative in Mexico guarantees farmers a price for their corn, and a reason to stay at home.

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Social Media Putting The "Black" Back In Black Friday?

by Ron Callari

Black Friday is the term used to mark the start of the traditional Christmas shopping season in which retailers transition from being in the red (posting losses) to black (turning profits). The difference this year might get an extra boost as merchandise in stores online and off utilize social networks, Web sites and mobile applications. Will having access to the new social media tools available be enough to turn that red ink black? Check out ten enterprises that are banking on it!

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Butterball Electric Turkey Fryer Gets The Job Done In Half The Time

by Spencer Lanoue

Imagine being able to cook a perfectly tender 14 pound turkey in less than an hour. Most people will tell you it's impossible, but Masterbuilt's revolutionary turkey fryer will make next year's Thanksgiving dinner a whole lot less stressful.

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Something To Be Thankful For: Scientists Working Hard to Develop Unique Ways To Recycle Feathers

by Gloria Campos

Have you ever wondered what happens to plucked turkey feathers? For the most part turkey feathers as well as feathers from various other poultry are simply incinerated, made in to low -grade animal feedstock or thrown away only to end up in a landfill. Fortunately, several scientists are working hard to develop new eco-friendly ways to recycle these feathers for future use.

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5 Sustainable Tables For Eating, Drinking, Growing, Coloring and “Communicating” During The Holidays

by Gloria Campos

Whether we want to admit it or not we eat a lot during the winter holidays so other than the kitchen counters, tables also become a place of gathering, socializing and eating. Show your guests how much you appreciate them eating at your home with unique tables like the ones below.

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Thanksgiving Patents - Part 2: The Well-Dressed Bird

by Elizabeth Valeri

The Cooking Jacket "for use in cooking large pieces of meat, turkeys, chickens, roasts and the like," or U.S. patent 4942809, looks like a large mesh hammock with handles designed "to enable the turkey or other piece of meat to be retained in a jacket structure and easily lifted from the cooking pan, pot, vessel or the like." read more »

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Plop Plop Fizz Fizz... OMG, It's Bacon Acid Reliever!

by Toby

There's one thing we can count on this weekend, whether or not we manage to get felt up by a stranger in an airport... We're all going to eat too much.

5 Fun Eco-Dining Accessories to Keep Holiday Dinner Guests Tension-Free

by Gloria Campos

It's that time of year again. You can feel the tension weighing everyone down. All you want to do is serve a great meal and keep the peace between the people you love. Help alleviate the tension with the 5 cool eco-dining distractions I have listed below.

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Instant Mashed Potatoes On Thanksgiving? You Betcha!

by Toby

I rarely eat mashed potatoes except on Thanksgiving, and maybe Christmas. Of course, I always mashed the potatoes myself. It would kill my family to think that I'd whipped up instant mashed potatoes to serve to them. But, guess what? I'm going to serve instant mashed potatoes this Thanksgiving - the same kind my husband made for me....

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AMA Gives Healthy Tips to Follow on Thanksgiving

by Rane

Thanksgiving is a time for family get-togethers and great food. However, by the end of the day some people are either comfortably sleeping or are so full that they can’t even move. In order to reduce the amount of food and alcohol people stuff themselves with, the American Medical Association (AMA) has offered some tips in order to enjoy the holiday season.

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Going Somewhere? Have A Seat

by Toby

Planning a trip this summer or later this year during the holidays? Well, if you're going by plane, be prepared to wait on long lines, as 'anything but' is definitely the exception these days. But whether you are waiting on the ticket line, the baggage check line, or the boarding line, there are suitcases made just for you... they can be transformed into chairs!

Top 10 Ways to Have a Great Thanksgiving

by Amused and Bemused

Thanksgiving is such a predictable and tedious holiday.

I think that Thanksgiving Day should be a lot more fun...a bit more of a surprise.

Beautifully Recycled Ice-Breaking Bowls For The Holiday Tension

by Gloria Campos

During the holidays a beautiful bowl filled with delicious snacks or treats can make all the difference in the tension of a room. The attractive bowl can be an icebreaker or just a place where everyone gathers around to comfort themselves by stuffing their faces with food. Below is a short list of unique beautiful ice-breaking bowls made of recycled material.

Thanksgiving Patents-Part 5: Smelly Gas No More!

by Elizabeth Valeri

Fart Pad in Action

While there are many instances of farting to be found in great literature (James Joyce, St. Augustine, Dante, etc.), the reality of farting in public is much less noble. That's why I'm recommending you do a bit of damage control before any real damage to your modesty or friends has occurred this year. read more »

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Put This On Your Sustainability Gift Wish List: The Inka Sun Curve

by Gloria Campos

If you have a sustainable gift wish list this year you may want to look at this huge sustainable innovation called The Inka Sun Curve. It's an amazing large-scale gadget equipped with a healthy fresh daily meal. It could eventually even pay for itself.

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CheapTweet Is This Holiday Season's New Black!

by Ron Callari

The current state of the economy has made many of us rethink our previous 'conspicuous consumption' habits. Today with the help of social media we have new tools available that allow us to purchase the items we really want at an equitable price. Sites like CheapTweet and its crowdsourced feature has found a way to turn our cheap tweets into microbloggin' billboards for the entire Twitterverse to share.

Going Home is For Losers! 10 Better Places to Go For Thanksgiving

by Seth Plattner

Want to go someplace really great for Thanksgiving?

As turkey time draws near, most of us are preparing for a gut-busting food fest with our families. But, not everyone adheres to the normal Thanksgiving day festivities; no, there are those who look for something a little different for Thanksgiving. So, in the spirit of diversity and adventure, here are 10 great Thanksgiving travel destinations for those looking to not go home for Thanksgiving.