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Thanksgiving Recipe: Easy Applesauce

With Thanksgiving exactly a week away, I thought I'd write about a Thanksgiving family favorite that works perfectly as part of the main course or for dessert on Turkey Day. The great thing about applesauce is that so many flavors can be added to it in order to suit the tastes of dinner guests--chefs can keep it simple with cinnamon and brown sugar or spice it up with orange and lemon zests according to the taste palette of the rest of the Thanksgiving feast.

Thanksgiving Planning Checklist

Thanksgiving is a little more than a week away! For those of you who are still scrambling to get your Thanksgiving dinners or parties together, I've prepared a basic Thanksgiving party planning checklist to help you along.

Thanksgiving Recipes: Cinnamon Apple Muffins for Breakfast

When planning a Thanksgiving meal, most families and part hosts tend to focus on dinner and nothing else. Of course, dinner is arguably the most important part of the Thanksgiving celebration, but I like to make a little something special for Thanksgiving morning that keeps my family and me from having to eat whatever we can get our hands on throughout the day's preparations. For us, the Thanksgiving morning tradition is always a batch of Cinnamon Apple Muffins. If you're interested in starting your own tradition or just want a great recipe for Thanksgiving-themed muffins, these are a perfect family treat.

Thanksgiving Dinner: Easy, Inexpensive Decoration Ideas

One tough thing about planning your Thanksgiving dinner party is keeping dinner decorations original and fun. Sure, cornucopia-style Thanksgiving decorations are a safe bet, but sometimes you just want to do something different for a change. For those of you Thanksgiving party planners out there who are feeling frustrated by the same old Thanksgiving decoration motifs, allow me to suggest something: leaf it all behind!

Apple Crêpes: A Perfect Recipe for Thanksgiving At Home or Abroad

Hi Penelope,
I’m studying abroad in France this semester, and my friends and I want to do something for Thanksgiving since we won’t be able to go home for our families’ Thanksgiving dinners. Any suggestions for Thanksgiving dishes that would be easy to make over here?
Gwynne
Via E-mail

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