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One of the highlights of Thanksgiving in the United States is the food, as seen through the lens of Google Trends. Turkey gets an especially high peak, which I’d wager is partly from people who have to find a recipe for something they make only once or less each year. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. I […]
Turkeys wearing traditional huaraches marching through the streets in a giant annual drive? If it sounds like something that could only happen in Mexico, that may be exactly the case. Is the story true? You be the judge. Archaeologist Peter Jiménez tells a tale of turkeys in huaraches marching over 100 kilometers from Teúl, Zacatecas, […]
The first Thanksgiving took place in 1565? The first recorded Thanksgiving meal between the Pilgrims and Native Americans at Plymouth in 1621 may not have been the first of its kind. Some historians say the first actually took place more than 50 years earlier, in St. Augustine. Spanish documents, first highlighted by the University of […]
Subscribe to Yahoo Fantasy Forecast It’s a special week of football so it deserves a special edition of the pod. Sal Vetri joins Matt Harmon to breakdown every fantasy angle from the four games taking place on Thanksgiving and Black Friday. The two look at the biggest fantasy questions for each game and which players […]
HOUSTON — A year ago, Memorial Church of Christ volunteers served Ukrainian refugee families a traditional Thanksgiving meal from Pappas Bar-B-Q, a popular Houston restaurant chain. But this November, the newcomers to Texas — still adapting and learning a new language after fleeing Russia’s 1,000-day war on their homeland — rejected the offer of turkey, dressing […]
Published: 20:36 PM ET November 26, 2024 It’s Thanksgiving week, and that means 1 thing and 1 thing only: FOOTBALL! Week 13 in the 2024 NFL season kicks off with a trio of Turkey Day games, the first of which pits the Chicago Bears against the Detroit Lions. Chicago (4-7) probably figured it would be […]
Thanksgiving is almost here and D.C. Central Kitchen is gearing up to serve more meals than ever. Organizers say when it’s all said and done they will provide a record 69,000 meals Thursday, and volunteers have been hard at work all week to make that possible. It’s giving season, and volunteer Maria Crupi says she […]
Cornbread—a delicious, baked combination of cornmeal and water developed by Native Americans long before any belt-buckle-shoe-wearing expat stumbled upon this continent—rocks. Great alongside salt-crusted meat (like this dry brined turkey), better as the vessel with which you shovel green beans face-wards, and best slathered in butter, toasted in a cast-iron, then, again, slathered in butter, […]
WASHINGTON — Retiring President Biden loaded up his family Tuesday for a final Thanksgiving on Nantucket island — returning to the pricey Massachusetts destination after kicking back at billionaire David Rubenstein’s compound there every year while in office. Two-time felon Hunter Biden, 54, was spotted by reporters on the tarmac of Joint Base Andrews following […]
U.S. States Producing the Most Turkeys in 2024 Every Thanksgiving, millions of Americans gather around the table to feast on a traditional turkey dinner. But have you ever thought about the origins of these Thanksgiving turkeys? Turkey production in the U.S. is highly concentrated, with a few states dominating the market. In this infographic from […]