New York City Restaurants Open on Thanksgiving

Posted by: Rocco on Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

If you are going to find yourself in NYC this Thanksgiving taking in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade you might be wondering where you can grab a bite to eat. Well, just because you are in New York does not mean that you can’t find a good Thanksgiving dinner! In fact, there are tons of restaurants open in the city that are serving up traditional Thanksgiving fare, as well as some that are doing it a little bit differently.

If you are looking for New York City restaurants open on Thanksgiving then you should check out the list of them at Consummate Compendium. You will find everything from SoHo’s trendy Mercer Grill to Harlem’s infamous Sylvia’s restaurant.

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Snack Hack for any Holiday: Themed Soft Pretzels!

Posted by: Nigella on Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Looking for an easy snack to keep on hand to keep the kids (or sneaky adults) out of the kitchen? Make holiday-themed soft pretzels. Soft pretzels are a filling, low-calorie snack to have on hand all year long. Just shape them up for the holidays.

Just use of our soft pretzel recipes - Soft Pretzels or Honey Soft Pretzels - and try the fun shapes below.

gift pretzel

Santa hat pretzel

candy cane pretzel

Snowman pretzel

Tree pretzel

honey coated pretzels

baked pretzels

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Recipe: Soft Pretzels

Posted by: Nigella on Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

This is a super simple soft pretzel recipe that can be fashioned into any shape and are great with dips.

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/3 c flour
½ tsp salt
1 ½ tsp yeast
1 c hot water
1 1/3 c flour
1 tsp sugar or maple syrup
1 egg yolk
1 tbsp water
salt

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Combine first 1 1/3 c flour, yeast, salt, 1 tsp sugar (or maple syrup) and one cup very warm water
Mix for 3 minutes
Add last 1 1/3 c flour
Knead for 3 minutes
If dough is sticky, continue to add flour until dough no longer sticks to your hands
Divide dough into 10 even pieces
Roll each piece into a 12 inch rope
Line baking sheet or cake pan with foil
Shape into designs on foil
Beat egg yolk with 1 tbsp water
Coat pretzels lightly with egg mixture
Sprinkle with salt
Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes

Let cool on baking rack

Store no longer than two days

Or try them a little bit sweet with the Honey Soft Pretzel recipe

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Recipe: Honey Soft Pretzels

Posted by: Nigella on Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

A sweet twist on a simple recipe, these honey pretzels are great with any kind of sweet dipping sauce or just on their own.

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/3 c flour
½ tsp salt
1 ½ tsp yeast
1 c hot water
1 1/3 c flour
1 tsp honey
1-2 tbsp honey
salt

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Combine first 1 1/3 c flour, yeast, salt, 1 tsp honey and one cup very warm water
Mix for 3 minutes
Add last 1 1/3 c flour
Knead for 3 minutes
If dough is sticky, continue to add flour until dough no longer sticks to your hands
Divide dough into 10 even pieces
Roll each piece into a 12 inch rope
Line baking sheet or cake pan with foil
Shape into designs on foil
Spread a light honey layer on pretzels
Sprinkle with salt
Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes

Let cool on baking rack

Store no longer than two days

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Free Online Radio Stations with 24/7 Holiday Music

Posted by: Nigella on Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Looking for holiday tunes on the ‘net? Here are a few sites with free, easy-to-access stations playing all-holiday music all the time.

AccuHolidays! - offers a nice selection of Christmas music stations. The stations are split up by genre, so whether you want to hear jazz, country, or easy listening, you can find it here.

Live 365 - Click on seasonal/holiday under ‘Stations by Genre’

Lagniappe - Streamin’ Hot Gumbo! Straight out of Louisiana. Listen in MP3 or Windows Media formats.

Additional info at: Internet Radio Stations Playing Free Christmas Music

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2008 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Lineup - Specialty Units & Performance Groups

Posted by: Rocco on Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Want to know if which specialty units and performance groups will be in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade? Check out our complete listing of specialty units and performance groups in the 2008 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

SPECIALTY UNITS

PERFORMANCE GROUPS

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2008 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Lineup - Marching Bands

Posted by: Rocco on Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Want to know if your favorite marching bands will be in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade? Check out our complete listing of marching bands in the 2008 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

MARCHING BANDS

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2008 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Lineup - Clowns

Posted by: Rocco on Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Want to know if your favorite clowns will be in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade? Check out our complete listing of clowns in the 2008 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

CLOWNS

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2008 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Lineup - Floats

Posted by: Rocco on Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Want to know if your favorite floats will be in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade? Check out our complete listing of floats in the 2008 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

FLOATS

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2008 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Lineup - Balloons

Posted by: Rocco on Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Want to know if your favorite balloons will be in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade? Check out our complete listing of balloons in the 2008 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

GIANT BALLOONS

NOVELTY BALLOONS

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