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Sunday, November 25, 2012

Share Your Thanksgiving Dinner Photos

Let everyone see just how hard you worked.

Putting together a Thanksgiving feast is no simple feat. Between the shopping and the cooking, there’s barely time left to set the table and make everything just right. If you’ve gone above and beyond with your spread this year, Patch invites you to show off your hard work. Just upload your Thanksgiving dinner photos to the gallery. Be sure to share tell everyone what the special dishes are you served up, too. And, if your dinner table setting and decorations rival something Martha Stewart might whip up, we invite you to show those off, too. To share your photos, just login to your user account and click on the white and green button at the top of this article. Happy holidays.

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Saturday, November 24, 2012

Thanksgiving Leftovers: What Do You Do With Them?

Share your best recipes for after the Thanksgiving feast.

Dinner’s done and the only thing more stuffed than the bird is you. Now the question becomes: What to do with all those leftovers? While many say simple reheating is all that’s necessary to have a “day after” feast, others have elaborate recipes for turning Thanksgiving leftovers into gourmet delights. From savory turkey soups to sinfully delicious pot pies and mile-high sandwiches, everyone has their own ideas on what to do with what’s leftover. The Food Network even has an entire recipe collection dedicated to the topic. Ardmore Patch blogger Adrian Seltzer shared some suggestions last year: chili, stuffing patties, Thanksgiving wraps, curried turkey salad and soup, including a recipe for Hill of Beans Soup. What are your favorite …

Anne Ewing

9:47 am on Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Layer leftover stuffing in the bottom of a casserole dish Shred some (all) of leftover turkey meat, mix with leftover gravy, thinned a bit with leftover stock, spread in casserole dish on top of stuffing Spread leftover mashed potatoes or mashed sweet potatoes on top of all. Heat in oven at 350°F until nice and hot ( ça 25 min) If you like you can turn on the broiler for a few mins to brown the …   more ›

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Picture of the Week

Winner: Best Fall Foliage Picture

Check out all these great fall foliage pictures from your neighbors and see which one you chose as the best.

Our fall foliage has peaked, but although the leaves may no longer be as pretty, you can still see some great fall foliage pictures that were entered as part of our photo contest. Congratulations to Dick Brant, of Bryn Mawr. He is the winner of Patch’s Fall Foliage Picture of the Week contest. His picture of the rope hanging over the countryside dotted below with fall color was the post popular with our users. Thanks to everyone who submitted your great pictures. We had some great pictures submitted and I’ve included them all in this article so anyone who missed them can take a look. Brant was sent his Patch prize pack in the mail and is hopefully enjoying it.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Roxborough Faces Roman in Thanksgiving Football Action

The long-time tradition continues Thursday.

For more than 40 years, the area's public and parochial schools take to the football field at Pechin and Hermitage Streets for the annual Thanksgiving game. Again in 2012, Roman Catholic High School squares up against home team Roxborough High School in the Nov. 22 match-up. The game starts at 10:30 a.m. Neither team had its finest season in recent memory, but that disappears when the rivalry fires up early Thursday morning. Roxborough comes in at 4-6 (2-4 Public League) with Roman at a record of 6-4 (2-2 Catholic). Check out the video from the 2010 game, in which snow makes a guest appearance.

What's Open on Thanksgiving?

Some businesses will hold special hours for the Nov. 22 holiday.

While Thanksgiving is a federal holiday and all schools/government offices are closed, private businesses are free to do what they see fit. For this year's Thanksgiving, Patch reached out to Manayunk and Roxborough businesses to see if anyone will stay open. Click here to read our list of closures. Below, see what's opened. If we're missed your business, please leave the info in the comments section. A.G. Jameson's U.S. Hotel Bar and Grill Bikram Yoga Manayunk: Thursday/Friday classes 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Also 4 p.m. Friday. Bob's Diner: breakfast only—7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Daiva's Diner: 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friendly's: Breakfast only to 1 p.m. Manayunk Diner: 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. RowZone: Classes Thursday and Friday at 9 a.m. Starbucks—Roxborough: 6…

Grocery Store Hours for Thanksgiving

Find out what your local grocery store hours are for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.

Many grocery stores have changed their hours on account of the holiday. If you have last minute grocery shopping to do, you may what to take note of special holiday hours for the day before Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving Day.  Below are local store hours for Wednesday, November 21 and Thursday, November 22.  Phoenixville  Acme: 785 Starr St, Phoenixville, PA 19460 Giant: 700 Nutt Rd, Phoenixville, PA 19460 Haverford and Havertown Acme: 601 W Lancaster Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 SuperFresh: 1305 West Chester Pike, Havertown, PA 19083 Marple and Newtown (including Newtown Square and Broomall) Gentile's: S Newtown Street Rd & Mary Jane Ln Newtown Square, PA 19073 Acme: 1991 Sproul Rd, Broomall, PA 19008 Acme-Sav-On: 3590 W Chester Pike, Newtown…

Ruth Banks

6:50 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012

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Thanksgiving Recipes: How to Cook a Turkey

If you need a new recipe for your Thanksgiving turkey, give one of these non-traditional twists a try.

There are many ways to cook everyone’s favorite holiday bird. Each family has its own special technique for cooking a turkey, whether it's using an old family recipe, adding a secret ingredient or shopping at a certain store in town that helps make the turkey taste all the better. If you're hosting Thanksgiving this year, you can try any of the recipes below to add a new kick to your feast. If you're attending someone else’s dinner, hopefully their turkey will taste as good as one of these! Just the name of this recipe makes my mouth water. An Allrecipes.com user contributes this Greek take on turkey, which combines ground beef and pork with tangerine juice, rice and other ingredients for an in-bird stuffing. This one requires no pre-made …

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

What's Closed on Thanksgiving?

Find out some businesses closed for the holiday.

Not all, but many stores and eateries close for Thanksgiving Nov. 22.  All public, parochial and private schools are off for both Thursday and Friday. Additionally, the City of Philadelphia's municipal officers are closed and many government services are unavailable Thursday. Trash pickup for Thursday collection will resume Friday. And city offices will reopen. Read more here. All banks and the post office will close Thursday, as well, and will reopen Friday. Additionally, the following businesses will close for Thanksgiving: Art + Science Salon Spa Barry's Steaks Blush Salon—Thursday and Friday Chubby's Steaks Merge Dance Studio—Closed Nov. 21 to Nov. 24 Spectrum Scientifics The Spiral Bookcase Winnie's LeBus Volo Coffeehouse

Wednesday Expected to be Busiest Travel Day

Find out what AAA has to say about hotel and car rental rates this holiday.

The following is provided by AAA: The Thanksgiving holiday is unique falling on a Thursday every year. Many people are off from work the Friday after, giving travelers the opportunity to spend more time with family and friends.   AAA asked intended travelers which days they would depart for and return from Thanksgiving Travel. Among those surveyed, the majority of travelers plan to leave the Wednesday before the holiday (45 percent) and return the following Sunday (36 percent) with another 25 percent expecting to return on Monday, Nov. 26. Automobile travel remains dominant mode of transportation, air travel decreases Approximately 90 percent of travelers or 39.1 million people plan to travel by automobile this Thanksgiving. This is a 0.6 …

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Thanksgiving Recipes: How to Cook Stuffing and Other Favorite Side Dishes

A turkey can't just sit alone on the table. Here are some recipes for Thanksgiving's most popular side dishes.

What would a turkey be on Thanksgiving without its faithful side companions? Often more popular than the turkey itself, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and other favorites are staples of the food coma-inducing meal. Try one of the recipes below to bring a new taste to your Thanksgiving feast. Roasted Winter Squash Gauge the amount of squash you’ll need by allowing 1 small squash (acorn and butternut are good choices) for every four people. Cut each squash in half lengthwise and remove seeds. Brush sides and inner cavity with olive oil and place flesh-side down on a lightly-oiled baking sheet. Roast for approximately 45 minutes or until flesh is very soft and easy pulls away from the skin. After removing squash from oven, let …

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