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Trick Up Your Thanksgiving: Are these Recipes Crazy or Creative? [POLL]

Trey — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:24:36 +0000

As millions of families are sitting down to their traditional Thanksgiving feasts of oven baked or fried turkey, green bean casserole, stuffing, and multitudes of desserts. Some families will break with tradition to spice up this age old feast with such delicacies as Velveeta Cheesecake or bacon wrapped turkey and even more outlandish creations. Check out these wild meals!

How Many Calories Are in Your Thanksgiving Dinner?

Mike Adams — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:32:32 +0000

We heard the average gluttonous American will consume some 4,500 calories this Thanksgiving Day, according to the Calorie Control Council. However, that statistic may be a bit exaggerated—unless your idea of a holiday feast is about 16 slices of pepperoni pizza with large soda chaser, that is.

Will You Be Traveling This Thanksgiving? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:15:44 +0000

The rush to join the extended family for turkey and stuffing makes the Wednesday before Thanksgiving the busiest travel day of the year. And this year it's going to be a busier than last year.

10 Bizarre Thanksgiving Foods: Vegan Turkey, Gravy Soda and More

Carl Pettit — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 12:00:16 +0000

Thanksgiving is a time for the family to come together, tell stories, then sit down and feast on some tasty, belly-expanding deliciousness. Turkey, gravy, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie are all Thanksgiving staples, but if you want to really spice things up a bit this year, we have some ideas. Bizarre presentation, unusual flavor and [...]

What Will Thanksgiving Dinner Cost This Year? — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:07:50 +0000

The price of Thanksgiving is going up this year, but not as much as you might think. According to the latest statistics from the American Farm Bureau Federation, the majority of households can expect to spend about 30 cents more this year to cover the cost of serving up Thanksgiving dinner—just under $50 to feed [...]

Your Official Guide to When Stores Will Open on Black Friday

Mike Adams — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:12:57 +0000

There is hardly any such thing as Black Friday anymore. With numerous retailers, like Walmart, opening their doors to holiday bargain addicts as early as 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving, other retailers must now either join the circus or risk missing out on frantic buyers with turkey hangovers and itchy spending fingers.

Thanksgiving Turkeys Will Be Cheaper Than Expected This Year — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:58:03 +0000

The price of turkey is going to be cheaper than expected this year, largely because many retailers were able to lock in the cost of the birds before the summer’s drought sent feed prices way, way up. Now retailers plan to offer customers the lowest possible prices on Thanksgiving turkeys in hopes of driving them [...]

Critter's How To: 'Fry A Turkey Without Burning The Damn House Down' [VIDEO]

Critter — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:18:44 +0000

Being in radio you get a lot of questions like: How many bands & rock stars have you met? What’s your favorite artist? Got any free stuff? How the hell did you get this job? What’s the craziest party or backstage bash you’ve been at? Does this look infected & around this time of year a question that keeps coming up “How do you deep fry a turkey without burning the damn house down”. Well you’re in luck because we have an exciting if not instructional video that will answer your questions with great full color monotonous blow by blow detail.

The Lawton/Fort Sill Community Says 'Thank You' to Our Soldiers and Their Families

KLAW Morning Crew — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 03:06:19 +0000

The Lawton/Fort Sill community came out in full force to help raise funds to support our troops and their families through the Armed Services YMCA. They recorded this video to wish our troops a Happy Thanksgiving and to take a moment to let them know how much we appreciate them. If you would like [...]

Thanksgiving Has 3 F's Food,Football and Fun[VIDEO]

Steve Kelly — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:33:28 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving folks, Well it's finally here the day when we all eat way too much food, watch way to much football and enjoy or family and friends. So I am assuming you have cooked a huge Thanksgiving feast so you took care of the first "F", there is football starting at 11:30 am with three games today Detroit and Green Bay in the early game then the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins are the middle game and finally the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens play around 7 so the NFL took care of the second "F". So I guess it's up to me to provide the third and final "F".

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Balloons [PICTURES]

Clay Miller — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:00:59 +0000

Millions of people will watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Weather they are in NYC or at home. It was a tradition while I was growing up and it is one that I have passed on to my children. 9am sharp on Thanksgiving morning, we are watching while eating a blueberry muffin and drinking coffee. [...]

Fun Thanksgiving Greetings To Put On Your Friends' Facebook Page

Lindsay Seim — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:00:55 +0000

The ~~turkeys~~ staff members here at TheFW are thankful for our fabulous readers and want to wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving! In the spirit of the season, we’d like to offer a cornucopia of Thanksgiving greetings for you to post and share with the ~~butterballs~~ loved ones in your life. Gobble Gobble!

What's on TV Thanksgiving Day? — Thanksgiving TV and Movie Roundup

Kathy Landin — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:55:02 +0000

Hiroko Masuike, Getty Images / Wesley Hitt, Getty Images / Twentieth Century Fox You’ve got the meal all figured out, but there’s an entire day of preparation ahead of you and that means your family needs entertaining. You want to turn on the tube, but not lull the holiday spirit. Fortunately for you, there are [...]

7 Secrets Every Thanksgiving Dinner Host Should Know

Kathy Landin — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:00:55 +0000

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Tired of all the Thanksgiving hype, Thanksgiving decorations and extravagance? Or is this your first time hosting a Thanksgiving dinner? Whether you feel the need to go back to basics with the holiday or you want to learn all the facts, don't feel like you're left in the dark.

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NFL Thursday Games Preview – Week 12, Thanksgiving Day Games

Joe Student — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:31:39 +0000

Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions – 12:30 PM In a key NFC North game, Detroit (7-3) plays host to the undefeated Packers (10-0). With an NFL-best quarterback rating of 128.8, Aaron Rodgers is the leader of Green Bay’s offensive attack, which averages a league-best 35.5 points per game. Rodgers throws to Jordy Nelson when [...]

10 Wonderfully Nostalgic Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Moments [VIDEOS]

Nick Nadel — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:42:39 +0000

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For kids of all ages, the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade means one thing: awesome floats. And no time were they more awesome than during the '80s and '90s.

Whether it's lavish spectacles that bring cherished childhood favorites (He-Man, Sonic the Hedgehog) to life or guest appearances from stars like The Backstreet Boys and ALF, parade floats from years past provide a nostalgic window to a simpler, more Dolph Lundgren-filled time. Check out ten clips of s

Turkey Frying Disasters[VIDEO]

Steve Kelly — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:45:26 +0000

It use to be that you cooked your turkey in the oven for a good day or day in a half and the house smelled so good and then you sat down for a great Thanksgiving feast. But lately the crazy has been frying your turkey the day of Thanksgiving and trying not to burn down the house.

Thanksgiving Roundup – Secrets, Tips, Recipes and More

Townsquare Media — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:55:56 +0000

4tnz / Thinkstock / Mike Sprague, AFP, Getty Images Finally, everything you're looking for about Thanksgiving — from the stories behind the holiday to awesome costumes to dress up your pets — is all in one place. If you need to throw together a last-minute feast, wow dinner guests with facts about Thanksgiving or just [...]

10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Thanksgiving

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:43:23 +0000

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This Thanksgiving, millions of Americans will sit down at the table and gawk over all the goodies they are planning to cram in their gullet. The holiday might seem as familiar as singing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” during the “Seventh Inning Stretch” or packing a finger in ice that was blown off by a firework on the Fourth of July. However, like all traditi

Animate Your Thanksgiving With Funny Jib Jab Sendable eCards [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:05:19 +0000

The folks from Jib Jab are back with more goofy holiday greetings to share with your friends and family.

Recently, we showed you how you can make a humorous email-able Christmas video card featuring yourself and your friends through the annual ‘Elf Yourself’ promotion Office Max launched with Jib Jab.

In fact, if you go to Jib Jab’s website, you can make all sorts of different video cards this holiday season, including a whole bunch for Thanksgiving.