A Great Thanksgiving Appetizer Recipe by Burning Peppers? How? A great Thanksgiving appetizer recipe can be the start of any reason to celebrate. Whether a holiday dinner, birthday, or weekend party, offering attractive and delicious yet simple appetizers can get any gathering off to a great start. Appetizers, or "hors d Oeuvres" are small bites of food to stimulate the eye and palate. "Hors d' Oeuvres" in French means "outside the...more
Tea for Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is a true folk festival that finds poetry in the beauty of harvest and seed time, the turn of the seasons, the ripe products of the year and the deep connection off all these things with God. Indeed! Thanksgiving is the one day where the turkey is brought out and a meal fit for a king is served.Are you one of those people who religiously observe Thanksgiving and go all out on a cooking spree to serve a...more
What Everyone Should Know About Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is one of the biggest public holidays in the U.S calendar and although many British people are aware of the holiday, few actually understand what Thanksgiving is about.Although thought of as an American celebration only, the holiday is also a major to-do in Canada although held at a slightly different time.The very first "Thanksgiving" celebration is said to have been held in 1621 and traditionally an extension to the English harvest festival celebration. Other historians suggest that the earlier celebrations were held as far back as 1578 in Canada and 1565 by Spanish explorers in Florida.Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States while in Canada, it falls on the second Monday in October.In essence, Thanksgiving is believed to primarily be a harvest festival celebration when relations gather to celebrate a bountiful harvest and pay thanks to the gods. The tradition is said to have started when Native Americans assisted the first Pilgrims through the first harsh winter and showed them how to sow crops, fish and live off the land.The history of Thanksgiving demonstrates that feasts were...more
Giving Back on Thanksgiving – VIP Realty Platinum November 10, 2010 –Dallas, Texas – VIP Realty Platinum, and Broker Harry Ridge, are gearing up for their second annual Thanksgiving Brigade giving back to the community. They understand the challenges many people and families are facing in theses challenging times. On Thanksgiving...more
Choosing the Right Saree for Thanksgiving There are few more days to go for Thanksgiving and the invitations are pouring in. There's always the joy of getting together with friends and family during such Thanksgiving parties but there's also the subject of what to wear for such parties and get-togethers. Since Thanksgiving is mostly...more
Thanksgiving Reminds Me of My Father So you will understand why Thanksgiving has such deep meaning for me let me give you a little history about my father. He lived in Tennessee and when he was a little boy of six years old, in the year 1924, his mother the local town tramp, told him to take his two little brothers and sister and find a way to survive. My father did and took care of those little kids; they slept in barns until he became old enough to provide a rented home. He never went to school because he worked any type of job on farms he could and was grateful for the work. Eventually he was able to buy land and had his own farm. World War Two came along and he was drafted into the army. He was shipped to the Philippines and fought in the Pacific. On one mission his entire platoon was killed and he was shot repeatedly, but played dead and was the only survivor of his platoon. After the army he returned to farming, but the government had shown him there was better ways to make money and offered him education. He went into the aerospace industry, which was a booming business. He became so skilled at making aircraft engine bolts that eventually he formed...more
Dallas, Texas VIP Realty Platinum, and Broker Harry Ridge, had a super successful Second Annual Thanksgiving Brigade Charity Event even in the midst of the Great Recession! He and his team of volunteers put together 42 care packages for the...more
Thanksgiving Day Is Coming Thanksgiving Day in America is a time to offer thanks, of turkeys and pumpkin pie, a time for Indian corn, of family and friends gatherings, trips and holiday meals, also holiday parade is an important activity....more
Green your Thanksgiving Vegetarians and Vegans stick to being so. Invite friends and family over a nice Vegetarian meal. Alternately when you are invited over a place where mostl likely everyone would dig in a Turkey, carry your own Vegetarian...more
Whenever the fourth Thursday of November is round the corner, there is a growing anticipation to celebrate thanksgiving. The occasion is of essence to America but more than that it is a family tradition. According to some Americans, this is the day...more
Longwood Industries Inc Shares A fantastic Thanksgiving Appetizer Shared by Longwood Industries Inc.Just in time for The Thanksgiving holiday, I found this great recipe and wanted to share it with you all! I hope you have a fantastic...more
Celebrate Turkey Day at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade November is an ideal time to be in the Big Apple: You can see fall foliage at its peak at Central Park, run in all five of the city's boroughs for the annual New York City...more