Thanksgiving Favors

This Thanksgiving, why not send your guests home with a reminder of how wonderful the evening was? You can create your own personalized Thanksgiving favors or purchase them in a design that's uniquely yours.

For homemade favor ideas try the following:

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• Caramel apples: You can easily find a recipe online and then wrap the apples in cellophane and seal them with gold ribbon. On the outside of the cellophane, include the date written in gold marker.
• Miniature pumpkins with guests' names painted in fall colors: These can be used as name cards for table seating, and then guests can bring them home with them.
• Votive candles in fall scents: Pumpkin pie, apple cider, and cinnamon sticks are just a few of the scents available. You can put the candles in tiny glass vases that you've decorated for each guest. They can then replace the candles each season with their favorite colors and smells.

A number of websites also have favors available for purchase:

• Wine bottle stoppers are made in a number of designs for your adult guests. Whether you choose an autumn leaf, turkey, or pumpkin, your guests can use these at their next holiday celebration.
• Soap favors make a fabulous gift for guests of all ages. As with the candles, they come in a variety of fall scents and can also be ordered in fun shapes.
• Chocolate lollipops are particularly popular with young guests. You can order them shaped as turkeys, pilgrim hats, cornucopias, and leaves, among others. They're a delicious and fun way to celebrate the holiday even after the meal is finished.

Thanksgiving Favors

Joyce Kreger is a party planner and recommends these Thanksgiving Favors.

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A Guide to Thanksgiving Turkey - Serving Size, Thawing, and Roasting

As Thanksgiving approaches and you begin to prepare for your Thanksgiving turkey dinner you may be having questions about how much turkey you need per person. Or how long does it take to thaw a frozen turkey? Finally is the all important how long do I need to roast my turkey. Here are three guides to follow to help you achieve your perfect Thanksgiving turkey.

Turkey Serving Guide - How much turkey to serve per person

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When planning your Thanksgiving turkey dinner it can be overwhelming wondering how much to serve per person. You will want to have enough for each person to have at least two servings and enough for turkey leftovers.

Up to 12lbs. = 1lb. per person

Over 12lbs. = 3/4lb. per person

Bone in breast = 1/2lb. per person

Boneless breast or role = 1/3lb. per person

Turkey Thawing Guide

Refrigerator thawing is the recommended method for thawing turkey. It used to be comon practice to thaw turkey in the sink with cold water. The problem with this method is that bacteria can grow on the turkey while it is thawing. This is the reason that refigerator thawing is recommended.

6 to 8lbs. = 1 to 1 ¾ days

8 to 12lbs. = 1 to 2 days

12 to 16lbs. = 2 to 3 days

16 to 20lbs. = 3 to 4 days

Bone and breast = 1 to 2 days

Boneless breast roll = 1 ½ to 2 days

Turkey Roasting Guide

Pre-heated 325° oven.

6 to 8lbs. = 2 ¼ to 3 ¼ hours

8 to 12lbs. = 3 to 4 hours

12 to 16lbs. = 3 ½ to 4 ½ hours

16 to 20lbs. = 4 to 5 hours

Bone and breast = 1 ½ to 2 ¼ hours

Boneless breast roll = 1 ¾ to 2 ½ hours

A Guide to Thanksgiving Turkey - Serving Size, Thawing, and Roasting

Shauna Hanus is a gourmet cook who specializes in creating gourmet recipes. She has extensive experience cooking with easy to find grocery items to create delightful gourmet meals. She has put together a special Thanksgiving report that gives you 73 recipes to use with your leftover turkey as well as a special holiday ice cream cookbook that includes favorites like pumpkin pie ice cream and pecan pie ice cream. She has also put together a holiday planning guide to help you have the most enjoyable Thanksgiving ever. You can find all of these at http://www.turkey-leftovers.com

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Crustless Pumpkin Pie - A Favorite Thanksgiving Recipe

Who doesn't love pumpkin pie? I love it. But the traditional pie runs about 450 calories per slice. Yikes! I only get 1500 calories a day. OK, maybe 1800 if I get some exercise in. But you can see where that does not leave much wiggle room in the whole day!

So here is what I do: I don't try to deprive myself or do without, I make my own pumpkin pie! And a healthy one at that! I make it the week before, and eat it all week! By the time I get to the Thanksgiving Day dinner, I am sick of the pumpkin pie and have no desire for it and definitely not feeling deprived! Of course, I eliminate the crust and use 1/2 the sugar that a normal pie would have.

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Do you happen to know if pumpkin is a vegetable or a fruit? Technically speaking, according to wiki answers, it is a fruit because a pumpkin is a fleshy plant that has seeds in it and comes from a flower... It is from the gourd family. And pumpkin is high in fiber so it helps clean out the sludge in your system.

Just a few good reasons to justify eating it all week long.

This strategy works. It has been tested by many and has been successful.

Crustless Pumpkin Pie

2 eggs

1 can of pumpkin

1/2 cup sugar ( or equivalent of stevia)

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp cloves

1/2 tsp ginger

1 can evaporated skimmed milk

Beat eggs, add pumpkin, blend together. Add sugar and seasonings and blend well.

Then add evaporated milk and pour into 9" pie plate. Bake in preheated over at 425 for first 15 minutes. Then reduce heat to 350 and bake another 40-50 or until knife comes out clean when you stick it in the middle of the pie.

Author's note: I use stevia in a lot of recipes, and it is fine. For some reason, it seems to have a bitter taste in the crustless pumpkin pie and I wind up using more redi whip. So, I prefer regular cane sugar for this recipe.

Cranberry Relish

1 bag whole cranberries

1 large or 2 medium oranges, rinds included

1/2 cup sugar or equivalent of stevia

In food processor, keep mixing cranberries and cut up oranges. You will get a coarse textured product. Add sugar and blend. Let sit for at least 4 hours before serving.

Cranberry Mold

1 can whole berry cranberry sauce

1 pkg sugar free jello

1 cup water

16 oz. can pineapple in its own juice

Boil water, dissolve jello in it, add cranberry sauce and blend. Then add your pineapple and juice.

Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

You can add more fruit or chopped walnuts to this mix and its very tasty. Or enjoy as a dessert with some cool whip topping.

Crustless Pumpkin Pie - A Favorite Thanksgiving Recipe

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