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1. This Thanksgiving, beware a turkey rebellion!
(Life/Style)

... for Thanksgiving dinner. I’m not suggesting that we turn to tofu turkeys for the meal, but there is reason to believe that these birds are finally beginning to become offended. There actually have been ...

2. Holiday food safety tips from N.J. health officials
(Health/Healthquest)

... reheated. The Health Department has resources on its website to assist you in preparing meals safely.” For example, when cooking turkey, everyone should use a food thermometer to make sure the meat ...

3. Please do not call Thanksgiving 'Turkey Day'
(Health/Healthquest)

... what is probably going to be an extraordinary meal prepared by all of you, take a moment, go around the table and each and every one of you discuss something that you are grateful for. A glorious Thanksgiving ...

4. N.J. Congressman Rob Andrews paid travel expenses with campaign funds
(N.J./State)

... this year during a larger European vacation with his family. All very nice, but there’s one little detail. Over $9,000 spent on a five-star hotel, a wedding gift, and transportation, meals and other ...

5. Thanksgiving travel in N.J.: Half of residents plan to hit the road
(N.J./State)

... Tuesday. Spending the day with friends and family is the most enjoyable part of the holiday for 80 percent of respondents while 11 percent place the meal above all and 3 percent call a TV schedule chock ...

6. Food stamp usage, child poverty on the rise in N.J.
(N.J./State)

... than in all but one state. Patricia Espy, executive director of the Center for Food Action in Englewood said food stamps average out to $1.45 per meal and for some as little as $16 a month. In New Jersey, ...

7. Congress declares pizza a vegetable for school lunches
(Health/Healthquest)

... Lucky Charms Cereal is a vegetable. I can’t get my kids to eat salad, so why do I think the school cafeteria can? Congress has a tough job – they have to feed a bunch of kids healthy meals every day ...

8. Pecan pie recipe: The perfect complement to pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving
(Life/Style)

...  Pie has that inevitable quality to bring together a family after a hard-earned holiday meal to enjoy some good old family tradition. An intimate family conversation that brings all family members closer ...

9. Thanksgiving dining at the Jersey Shore
(Life/Style)

... Bacon and Savoy Cabbage, and Braised Shortrib & Cavatelli with Truffle Mousse & Mushroom Chips. Crowning the glorious meal are dessert delicacies created by Pastry Chef Stuart Marx that include: ...

10. Gov. Christie details his education agenda, urges Legislature to act
(N.J./State)

... piecemeal, incremental approach will not turn around our failing schools or close the achievement gap.” Outlined in the fall of 2010 and subsequently introduced by July of this year, the four bills, ...

11. Thanksgiving dinner cost: Turkeys up 25 cents this year
(Life/Style)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The price of food is up about 3.5 to 4.5 percent this year, and that will be reflected in the rising cost of a Thanksgiving meal. The cost of Thanksgiving dinner will ...

12. Hunger in the U.S.: Starting a soup kitchen is 'mission possible'
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, which has served meals to Trenton’s poor for the past twenty-nine years, is for the first time opening a satellite feeding site outside of Trenton in partnership with Rise: A ...

13. Eight ways to motivate yourself to better fitness
(Health/Healthquest)

... meals to cook, jobs to work, lawns to mow, errands to run, and the list continues on. We have all the best intentions — but sometimes, we just lose our inspiration. I admit, it’s hard even for a trainer ...

14. Diabetes in N.J. and healthy foods that can help
(Health/Healthquest)

... carbohydrates (sweet potatoes, oatmeal, etc.) and avoid simple carbohydrates (syrup, candies, etc.) altogether. Remember that dark chocolate, in moderation, is a great alternative. Exercise is a great ...

15. Halloween costume ban reversed for Springfield, N.J. schools
(Life/Style)

... Jayson Williams, bringing ‘a shocking experience’ to ‘Basketball Wives’ Less fries, more apples for McDonald's Happy Meal Psoriasis is so common, even Kim Kardashian has it Google logo remembers ...

16. November at the Jersey Shore is bursting with great culinary events
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Jersey Shore Restaurant Week™ returns with nearly 70 restaurants from the Highlands to Toms River participating. The restaurants will be offering three course meals with three choices in each category ...

17. EDUCATION – INFORMATION SEMINAR
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... Jersey area. Our Youth assists the young adults with job placement, college assistants, offering FREE & confidential HIV testing referrals as well as home cooked meals and a weekly support group. Besides ...

18. N.J. senior citizens warned to be alert for fraud during Medicare Open Enrollment period
(Money/Economy)

... plan in a doctor’s office or in a pharmacy; • May not attempt to sell you a plan at an educational event; • May not offer you free meals at promotional or sales events and • May not offer you gifts ...

19. Tattooed Barbie all set to freak out parents
(Life/Style)

... wife of Jayson Williams, bringing ‘a shocking experience’ to ‘Basketball Wives’ Less fries, more apples for McDonald's Happy Meal Psoriasis is so common, even Kim Kardashian has it Google logo remembers ...

20. Jon Bon Jovi's Soul Kitchen offers healthy meals in Red Bank
(Entertainment/Movies)

... organic gardens and parking lot at the “community kitchen,” which redefines how the issue of hunger can be addressed. With no prices on the menu, the Soul Kitchen serves meals to customers who have earned ...