Hungry Monkey’s Thanksgiving Pumpkin Cranberry Cupcakes

… with Maple Cream Cheese Buttercream!   These can be served as a sweet surprise for Thanksgiving Day breakfast (just leave off the frosting) or a new tradition for after dinner. Makes 24-30 regular sized cupcakes/muffins 3/4 cup orange flavored dried cranberries, found at Trader Joe’s (can also use regular dried cranberries). 1/2 cup Cointreau (orange flavored […]

Let's Talk Turkey

Calendars don’t lie—it really is November.   With that in mind, it’s time to start thinking holidays. True, you barely scratched the surface of the candy pile your kids brought home from trick-or-treating, but the sooner you get organized, the better your chances at a smooth, relaxing Thanksgiving in three weeks. Here are articles to […]

5 Tips for a Healthy Thanksgiving 

The traditions of Thanksgiving are special—gathering with family and friends, preparing and planning the meal and giving thanks for all the good things in life. Typically, good health is neglected as we eat too much, ditch our exercise program and sit for hours in front of the television. But, making a few changes can allow […]

Grilled Turkey for Thanksgiving

The pilgrims didn’t pop their turkey into a pre-heated convection oven—they grilled their birds over real fire. If you’re tired of the same-old turkey each November, give cooking over the coals a spin.

Tip Top Turkey: Finding the Perfect Bird

Just start with a local, fresh turkey, don’t overcook it, and you’ll have a main course that will remind you why we serve turkey on Thanksgiving in the first place. The ideal Thanksgiving turkey has moist breast meat, fall-off-the-bone dark meat and crisp browned skin. The smell fills the house for hours before your hungry […]

Volunteer Center Project: Thanksgiving Day Grocery Donation Program

You will enjoy your feast more after this family to family basket of groceries donation. The program, created in partnership with Make It Better in 2008, supports a 3-block area surrounding the Good News Community Soup Kitchen. The kitchen receives between 200 and 500 laundry baskets filled with food and goodies for the low-income families […]

What's Open on Turkey Day?

You’re having your kitchen redone. You broke your arm. You don’t know how to cook. You don’t like to cook. Damn it, you just want someone else to make the food and clean up!