by: Susan Dunn, Ma, Emotional Intelligence Coach. I don't know about you, but at this time of year I always think of work. It’s harvest time. Because of the years I spent in the MidWest, I was around people who were harvesting produce, bringing in the crop for the year. The quirks of na...

by Rodney Wright. Among the recommendations in the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans is the advice to eat more vegetables.Though the amount varies from person to person, an adult eating a total of 2,000 calories a day should have about 2 1/2 cups ...

by Wendy Mitchell. Few things conjure images of seasonal harvests like golden autumn pumpkins-and recent harvests have been plentiful. In fact, in America alone there are about 1 billion pounds of pumpkins grown per year, according to the USDA. While pumpkins...

by Allison Twitt. Why brine? Brining benefits are numerous. Basically, when meat is soaked in a salt and/or sugar solution, some of the liquid will go through the cell walls into the cells. This is referred to as brining meat, and brining makes turkey meat j...

by Rich Dubbs. Colonial Pumpkin PiePumpkin was considered "fit only for peasants" by Europe. But, early colonists soonovercame their prejudice, and pumpkin became almost a daily staple in the NewWorld. Pumpkin was sometimes the difference between surviva...

by Sean Carter. Lately the trend in vogue is going vegetarian and sparing thousands of poor souls the brutal onslaught at the slaughter houses, to serve as delectable dishes for the occasion and delight the appetite of the guests invited. PETA along with t...

by Kathy Ferneau. Don't save cranberries for your Thanksgiving feast. They're way too valuable to limit to just once a year. A mainstay of this traditional American feast, cranberries count among just three fruits indigenous to North America. The Pilgrims na...

by Muna Wa Wanjiru. Thanksgiving is the time to enjoy the company of your family, friends' relatives and moreover it is a time for fun and that includes Thanksgiving appetizer. You have lots of option for this day but still you will need simple but tasty appe...

by Janet Somer. If you're hosting Thanksgiving at your house and are expecting vegetarian guests this year, don't worry about preparing one large meat eating meal, and another separate vegetarian meal. Most vegetarians do not require a 'meat equivalent' at...

by: Rondi Hillstrom Davis and Janell Sewall Oakes. To take advantage of the last days of autumn, we planned an outdoor Halloween party at our family farm. This gave us an opportunity to bring our friends together in an informal setting before the hectic holiday season. The kids grew excit...

by Hillary Marshak. Vegetarians don't have to dread Thanksgiving anymore: Recipe4Living has plenty of delicious, nutritious and well balanced vegetarian Thanksgiving menu recipes and ideas!Vegetarians have it hard on Thanksgiving. Not only do Thanksgiving menu...

by David Dotson. Thanksgiving Gravy RecipeHolidays are a time for family to get together and rejoice life. Preparing the traditional meal during these holidays, especially Thanksgiving can be very stressful. You don’t want to be known as a bad cook and you ...

by David Dotson. Dessert Recipes For ThanksgivingIt’s that time a year! One thing I treasured in my life was Thanksgiving dinner at my grammas. She had to be the best cook on the planet. The thing that she had, that will make or break your family from being...

by Debbie Ray. Thanksgiving is a time of food. It's a celebration of the Pilgrim's early successes in America, won through hard work to tame the land in what was for them a new world. Every year it's a traditional meal. Pumpkin pie ends a turkey dinner th...

by Sean Carter. When turkeys go gobbling all the way to your Thanksgiving menu, why not pamper your taste-buds with some more cool recipes ? So cook up some toothsome Thanksgiving dishes and let your folks gobble up the gastronomical delights with gusto ! ...