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Sushi Ornaments - There's...
Some might argue that sushi has little or nothing to do with the birth of Jesus. However, the same could easily be said of evergreen trees, mistletoe, ...
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There's No Place Like Ham For the...
When I moved to New York a little over a year ago, one big worry involved my access to Virginia Hams. Growing up in the Old Dominion, country ham was ...
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Traveling on Thanksgiving: How to...
Recently, when a co-worker informed me that she was going to fly on Thanksgiving, I found myself in the awkward position of trying to find something ...
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What Was on the Original...
Although it seems like Thanksgiving is as much a part of American history as the fourth of July or a President's day sale, it actually only dates back ...
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Is Mele Kalikimaka REALLY the...
One of my favorite Christmas songs is still "Mele Kalikimaka." While I have a warm place in my heart for Johnny Mathis' "Winter Wonderland" and Ella ...
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A Gourmet Thanksgiving - Blessed...
For the first couple of years that I made Thanksgiving dinner, it was a struggle just to put the meal on the table. Between defrosting and roasting a ...
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Holiday meat horrors - Turducken...
After reading Cat Lincoln's piece on turducken, I began thinking about other meat-stuffed animal monstrosities. After all, if somebody came up with ...
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Veterans day - Red headed...
When I was in elementary school, there were always one or two kids whose birthdays fell on Christmas, Halloween, or another major holiday. Despite the ...