• Intro to Cooking: Thanksgiving Leftover Turkey Soup

    Intro to Cooking: Thanksgiving Leftover Turkey Soup

    So it’s the Sunday after Thanksgiving, and somehow you’re still noshing on leftovers (straight out of the fridge…late at night). The only question more prevalent right now than “what do you want for Christmas?” is “what am I gonna do with all this damn turkey?”

  • Sexy Time: I Am VERY Thankful for Sex

    Sexy Time: I Am VERY Thankful for Sex

    In the spirit of the holiday, I’ve put together a list of 10 reasons I’m thankful for sex. I’m sure we can all agree there are many more than 10 reasons to be thankful for sexy time, but there is football to be watched, online sales to be shopped and pumpkin pie to be eaten. There just isn’t enough time in this day to say all my Thank You’s.

  • Operation Turkey Undercover: The Frightening Truth About Your Thanksgiving Day Bird

    Operation Turkey Undercover: The Frightening Truth About Your Thanksgiving Day Bird

    Thanksgiving is almost here and I am so pumped. Yet, there is something about this holiday that I don’t look forward to: stuffing my face with turkey. I just can’t bring myself to eat it given all that I’ve learned about what goes into producing that Thanksgiving Day bird of choice.

  • Thanksgiving 101: How Much Do You Know?

    Thanksgiving 101: How Much Do You Know?

    I haven’t met a single soul who doesn’t like to celebrate this gluttonous and family-focused holiday, and take to the couch for a long nap after a strenuous meal to the sounds of afternoon football. But beyond the cans of cranberries, Stove Top, and second helpings, does anyone really know the origins of Thanksgiving?

  • A Guide to Spending Thanksgiving With Someone Else’s Family

    A Guide to Spending Thanksgiving With Someone Else’s Family

    Thanksgiving brings together three of my favorite things, family, eating, and football. With every decadent dish, I find myself being more and more thankful that my family’s not judging me for the 3rd helping of garlic mashed potatoes. Unfortunately, college sometimes means being very far away from your family when you need them the most.

  • The Post-Grad Journey: Thankfully Out of College

    The Post-Grad Journey: Thankfully Out of College

    Even though being a post-grad hasn’t been an easy ride (biggest understatement of the year), I have plenty of things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving season. So in honor of the holiday and my new “the bowl of stuffing is half full” mentality, here is a list of post-grad things worth celebrating this time of year:

  • 11 Things in College I’m Not Thankful For [GALLERY]

    11 Things in College I’m Not Thankful For [GALLERY]

    With study sessions fueled by Hot Pockets and Monster energy drinks, Thanksgiving has been the light at the end of this dark tunnel. Seeing family and friends, eating a hearty home-cooked meal, and doing absolutely nothing but sleeping and shopping for days in a row… it’s almost too good to be true.

  • The Ultimate Guide to Preparing for Thanksgiving Break

    The Ultimate Guide to Preparing for Thanksgiving Break

    Thanksgiving involves tons of yummy, delicious, calorie-filled foods. So obviously we LOVE IT. There’s no other holiday that celebrates our gluttony quite this well. Oh and we can unbutton our pants at the table. Double score. So we’ve spent a lot of time this month writing about this wondrous holiday and we wanted to make sure that you didn’t miss one single article.

  • Thanksgiving Makes For Some Great TV

    Thanksgiving Makes For Some Great TV

    If there’s one thing I love more than gorging myself on turkey (and stuffing, and cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie… mmm… wait, what was I talking about again?), it’s loafing on the living room couch before and after Thanksgiving dinner and taking in some fine Thanksgiving television.

  • Indulging in Thanksgiving Without Packing On the Pounds

    Indulging in Thanksgiving Without Packing On the Pounds

    When you think of Thanksgiving, the first thing that comes to mind isn’t family or a break from school – it’s FOOD. Obviously. And while it’s a great time to over-indulge in some of your favorite holiday treats, it’s also a great time to pack on some serious pounds.

  • The Weekly Ten: The Little Things I’m Thankful For

    The Weekly Ten: The Little Things I’m Thankful For

    It’s Thanksgiving week. You know what that means: more food than you’ll ever be able to eat, run ins with family members you’d really rather avoid and those awkward moments when everyone gathers together to say what they’re thankful for.

  • Packing Light: A Few Basics To Get You Through Thanksgiving Break

    Packing Light: A Few Basics To Get You Through Thanksgiving Break

    This year I am packing smart and I’m here to help you do the same. Below, four outfit ideas (Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving Dinner, Black Wednesday and Black Friday) that allow you to mix and match as little clothing as possible to get you through the glorious holiday weekend.

  • Intro to Cooking: Thanksgiving at College!

    Intro to Cooking: Thanksgiving at College!

    Thanksgiving is a tricky holiday for college students. If you’re within commuting distance of home, you probably can’t wait to burst through your front door to wafting aromas of a decadent home-cooked meal. But if you’re one of the many students who opted to go to school out of state or far from Mom & Pops, you might find yourself stranded in College Town USA.

  • Weekly Wrap Up: So Close To Turkey Day

    Weekly Wrap Up: So Close To Turkey Day

    Can we all just agree that this week never even happened? I mean, really, did it? It seems like everyone’s been tying up loose ends and preparing for the madness that will be next week. Whether you’re eager to get home and enjoy some home cookin’ for the first time in months or are dreading sitting at a table with twenty of your closest relatives, we’ve taken the time to prepare you for just about anything!

  • 10 Things NOT to Bring Up At Thanksgiving Dinner

    10 Things NOT to Bring Up At Thanksgiving Dinner

    So you’re going home for Thanksgiving. Clean clothes, fresh sheets, and comfort food? Wise choice, my friend, wise choice indeed. While you’re sitting ‘round the table giving thanks for the bountiful feast laid out before you, it might be best to omit these observances from your polite dinnertime conversation…

  • Friday Faves: Biggest Bar Night of the Year. Nope! It’s Not Deja Vu

    Friday Faves: Biggest Bar Night of the Year. Nope! It’s Not Deja Vu

    Welcome home for Thanksgiving! Where the lines at the bar are ridiculous, the drinks can’t come fast enough, and while you think it’s deja vu you’ve got going on – you actually ARE having the same 3-minute conversation with blasts from your not-so-distant past over and over and over.