Thanksgiving

Holiday shoppers have been sharpening their skills for weeks in anticipation of all the Thanksgiving and Black Friday deals that are schedule to go down before most holiday dinners are even digested.

This week, families will come together from all across the nation for Thanksgiving. They will stuff themselves full of turkey, side dishes and desserts. Some will laugh and joke with relatives, while others renew old feuds and bicker with their cousins and siblings. No matter how your particular Thanksgiving winds up, you can thank the American Pilgrims for starting this long-standing custom. Read

Thanksgiving is getting closer and closer, and there has been a barrage of shopping deals from cell phones to televisions, computers to laptops, food to clothes. The deals appear to be bountiful this weekend.

Kids, we all know this week is one of the biggest food weeks of the year.  We all know what it is we're looking forward to having for the big Thanksgiving meal. The question is, though, what DON'T you want?

Thanksgiving week is upon us, and there is a lot of hustling going on this week as people prepare for the family gatherings.  AAA is reporting that more people will be traveling this Thanksgiving than in recent years, and 44.7 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home over the holiday.

While some fanatical Black Friday and Cyber Monday shoppers are already at the gates waiting to assault the holiday-shopping season with their fearsome craving for stuff, some retail analysts say the gates are actually open now and the race is already in progress. Thom Blischok, chief retail strategist for Booz and Company says, “Cyber Monday has begun, essentially. No question about it.” Read Mor

Bizarre presentation, unusual flavor and the “oddball factor” add new elements to this great tradition. If you're feeling playful and adventurous, you could add a few of these items to your menu.

Kids, the past couple of years or so I've been in charge of cooking Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinners for the family. I live on my own, so I don't really do too much cooking on a day to day basis.  I put milk in cereal and that's about the extent of it.  So when it comes to the family meal, I like to think I make an effort and pull out some stops to make it special.  One year I made a Champagne H

Holiday travel will bring increased traffic to the American highways this Thanksgiving weekend. However, with many families still simply trying to operate day-to-day on shoestring budgets, people are expected to plan shorter trips to carve their turkeys this year as a means to save money on fuel and other expenses.

There are certain traditions that are only associated with Thanksgiving.  Football, a large family dinner and clipping ads to plan out your Black Friday Shopping.  Be sure to head to downtown Sedalia on Thanksgiving evening for the Lighting of the Hotel Bothwell.