Friday, November 23, 2012
Share your most creative ways to spice up the Thanksgiving leftovers.
The feast is over. The leftovers, however, likely remain. Rather than reheating and reliving Thanksgiving for days, try to reinvent some of those holiday staples with a little flare. Share your creative ideas for repurposing the leftover turkey, piles of mashed potatoes, swelling stock of sweet potatoes and other Thanksgiving favorites. Whether you're making a simple turkey sandwich or going a little more Iron Chef, tell us how you enjoy your Thanksgiving leftovers.
A few facts, figures and tidbits before heading out with the other crazed shoppers.
1. BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING FORECAST: Friday: Partly sunny. Milder. Highs in mid/upper 50s. Saturday: Mainly cloudy with a few rain showers — it may end as a few wet snow showers in the Worcester hills. Highs in the upper 40s early then temps crash into the upper 30s by night. Sunday: Cold and windy. Clouds and sun. Maybe a flurry well NW? Upper 30s to near 40 for highs. 2. BLACK FRIDAY HISTORY: The term “Black Friday” was coined in the 1960s to mark the kickoff to the Christmas shopping season. “Black” refers to stores moving from the “red” to the “black,” back when accounting records were kept by hand, and red ink indicated a loss, and black a profit. Ever since the start of the modern Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1924, the Friday …
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Get creative with the holiday bird and share your favorite turkey tips in the comments below.
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Thursday, November 22, 2012
There are many ways to cook everyone's favorite holiday bird. Each family has its own special technique for cooking a turkey, whether it's using an old family recipe, adding a secret ingredient, or shopping at a certain store in town that helps make the turkey taste all the better. marthas vineyard If you're hosting Thanksgiving this year, you can try any of the recipes below to add a new kick to your feast. If you're attending someone else's dinner, hopefully their turkey will taste as good as one of these! An Allrecipes.com user contributes this Greek take on turkey that combines ground beef and pork with tangerine juice, rice and other ingredients for an in-bird stuffing. This one requires no pre-made brine. Emeril Lagasse’s recipe for …
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Here are some tips from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to make your Thanksgiving travel a little easier.
Will you be driving on Thanksgiving night? If so, you can snag a free cup of joe courtesy of the state. And if you're hitting the Turnpike on Wednesday afternoon, you can also get on I-90 (for one hour) without having to pay the toll. Free coffee will be served at all 18Massachusetts Department of Tranportation (MassDOT) service plazas between 10 p.m. on Thanksgiving night until 5 a.m. on Friday, Nov 23, courtesy of McDonalds, Burger King and Gulf. Meanwhile, Plymouth Rock Assurance will sponsor free tolls at the Allston-Brighton interchange on I-90 from 3-4 p.m. on Wednesday, November 21. Thanksgiving holiday traffic is expected to be at its peak on Tuesday, Nov. 20, Wednesday, Nov. 21 and Sunday, Nov. 25, according to MassDOT. To avoid …
A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues. ~ Cicero
It's that time of year again. Turkey and football; pumpkin pie and family gatherings. This year will be a low-key Thanksgiving. The North-South game in the morning and one of the sister's for dinner later in the day. It will be small this year just my family and hers. Sometimes we stay home and enjoy the peace of a holiday together and sometimes we go full on super-size and see everybody. Maybe we'll do that next year. The Thanksgiving's of my youth are legendary. Family showed up early and stayed late - sometimes for days. There always seemed to be plenty for everyone and no one complained that they hadn't had enough to eat. As we got older, boyfriends were added and meal times gave way to the realities of blending even more families into…
Monday, November 19, 2012
A selection of children’s books now available at the Milton Public Library.
The following is a list of Thanksgiving-themed books available at the Milton Public Library’s collection. The descriptions are from the Old Colony Library Network’s website. Thanksgiving: how to cook it well by Sam Sifton From one of America’s finest food writers, the former restaurant critic for The New York Times, comes a definitive, timeless guide to Thanksgiving dinner—preparing it, surviving it, and pulling it off in style. From the planning of the meal to the washing of the last plate, Thanksgiving poses more—and more vexing—problems for the home cook than any other holiday. In this smartly written, beautifully illustrated, recipe-filled book, Sam Sifton, the Times’s resident Thanksgiving expert, delivers a message of great comfort …
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Gov. Deval Patrick spent some time this week at Plimoth Plantation in time for Thanksgiving.
Gov. Deval Patrick spent some time this week at Plimoth Plantation in time for Thanksgiving.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Public and private schools in Milton chipped in on the Milton Community Food Pantry's effort to provide a Thanksgiving meal to local families.
Today, families all over the country will sit down to a traditional Thanksgiving meal. For over 180 less-fortunate Milton families the meal wouldn’t have been possible without donations from the Milton Community Food Pantry. Last Thursday, volunteers collected and sorted items, which would become Thanksgiving dinner just seven days later. Students at Milton High School as well as Tucker, Collicot, Cunningham and Glover collected items throughout the month. Fontbonne Academy, Centre School, St. Agatha’s, St. Mary of the Hills ninth graders and several non-school organizations also took donations. Last Thursday, Milton Community Food Pantry Co-Director Pat Brawley collected an SUV-full of donations from the Centre School. Brawley was able to…
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Despite the Wildcats and Wamps football records, a win Thursday would make the season a success.
While over 40 states are currently in the midst of their high school football playoffs, Massachusetts has a unique tradition like no other place in the country: Thanksgiving Day football. Tomorrow morning in Milton, Braintree and Milton High Schools will face each other on Thanksgiving for the 82nd time. Milton holds the all-time lead in the series at 42-37-1; however, Braintree has won the last three years, including last year when sophomore Steve Lee kicked a field goal as time expired to give the Wamps a 20-19 victory. “It was a true heartbreaker,” Milton senior captain Terrence Walsh said of last year’s game. “The last drive stuck a dagger in my heart; in our team’s heart.” Both teams have struggled at times this season. Braintree …
The Outpatient Nutrition Clinic at Milton Hospital has provided the following facts about the star of the Thanksgiving feast.
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Thanksgiving dinner is typically looked at as a guilty treat, filled with pounds of stuffing, endless fixings and more desserts than your stomach can hold. However, most people may not realize turkey meat – the star of most holiday dinners – is actually packed with rich, healthy nutrients and can protect against certain types of cancer and diseases. Nutritional Benefits Turkey is low in fat and high in protein, and is an inexpensive source of iron, phosphorus, potassium and B vitamins. It is also filled with zinc and selenium, which helps with cell and tissue repair and growth. Selenium is also essential to the thyroid and immune system and plays a crucial role in our antioxidant defense system, helping to eliminate free radicals in the …
Adam Roberts
11:17 am on Friday, November 23, 2012
I had over-easy eggs on top of stuffing (with sausage, of course) for breakfast. I'd never tried it before, but it was great. Easy and delicious! more ›