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Spend Less, Get More: 9 Tips for Holiday Cooking That Won't Break the Bank

Cooking Thanksgiving dinner is a daunting prospect. Expectations are high, stress levels are high, and unfortunately the bill for preparing the dinner can be pretty high as well. Here are some ideas for how to rein in the costs of the big event, and still deliver a delicious and healthy meal that will make everyone happy.

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7 Holiday Recipes from Local and Pantry Ingredients: Seasonal Baking For the Rest of Us

    This holiday season show off your neck of the woods by using the best in local goods for all your holiday baking. When it comes to holiday baking the best way to keep it local is to use local dairy, produce, and sweeteners.

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    7 Vegan Recipes for Guilt-Free Holiday Baking

      I have always been a fan of vegan baking because whether you're a vegan or not, vegan baking is often healthier than traditional baking because you're not including loads of butter or lard and other unhealthy animal products.

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      10 Ways to Celebrate an Uncooked Holiday Meal with Festive Raw Recipes

        Some easy and delicious raw food recipes to help you stay healthy and green during the holiday season.

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        Cook a Greener Christmas Dinner for Your Whole Family for Under $100

          A holiday of overindulgence doesn't have to mean emptying your wallet. This year why not plan ahead and come up with a simple holiday meal that comes out to under $100. Here are my tips for making a feast to please, and still having money leftover.

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          Recycling Holiday Leftovers with Emeril (Video)

            Vegetables can be composted! Turkey bones can be made into delicious stock. Be green and save green by making the most out of the food you buy for the holidays. Check out Emeril's Reusing Leftovers Video!

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            Emeril's Home for the Holidays Recipes

              's time to celebrate the holidays! Chef Emeril cooks up a delicious meal with some of his favorite Whole Foods Market friends and special guest Sesame Street's Elmo!

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              Vegan Stuffing Fit for A Meat Eater

                Go green this Thanksgiving with an organic vegetarian stuffing that is so tasty no one will know it wasn't cooked in a bird.

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                Relax! 8 Super Easy Make-Ahead Thanksgiving Recipes

                  I have given countless dinner parties over the years and the most important thing I have learned is to keep it simple. That means making things a day ahead if you can, avoiding recipes with last minute fussy details, and making things that you know and love. Make this Thanksgiving a more relaxing day for yourself by simplifying dinner.

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                  Get Cooking! Your Thanksgiving Roundup

                    Whether you are hosting your own Thanksgiving spread or are lucky enough to be a guest providing one food element, Planet Green has some recipe suggestions from soup to dessert and some notes on enjoying the meal.And finally, give some thought to enjoying the day and the company.Thanksgiving is, by it's nature, a meal...

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                    7 Local-Ingredient Remakes of Classic Thanksgiving Dishes for Feasting Like a Pioneer

                      For the self proclaimed foodie or those of us that just like to stuff ourselves like a bear before hibernation from time to time, Thanksgiving is the most cherished of all the year's celebrations.

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                      Incorporate Beauty Foods Into Your Thanksgiving Dinner

                        Thanksgiving is tomorrow. This decadent, indulging holiday is certainly one of my favorites. With tasty dishes strewn across the dinner table, I invariably stuff myself. This year, however, I plan to operate a tad bit differently. Will I still binge? Most likely. But this year, I plan on being more informed about how the food I'm eating affects my body.

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                        Missed Out on a Fresh Local Heritage Turkey This Year? Go with a Green Last Minute Option

                          You meant to do it this year. You wanted to spend the time to get the greenest possible turkey. You daydreamed about the fabulous possibilities of cooking and eating such a majestic bird. You forgot. Don't worry, it isn't too late to get a good green bird. Here's how.

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                          Emeril's Thanksgiving Recipes

                            Thanksgiving...It's a time to give thanks and to celebrate the harvest of the season. Emeril decides to celebrate with an "Eat Local" Thanksgiving.

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                            3 Green Substitutes for Tired, Unhealthy Thanksgiving Sides

                              With so many traditions associated with Thanksgiving it can be easy to fall in a rut and relive some really tired and minimally healthy dishes annually. Here are a few simple, eco-friendly substitutes for some traditionally heavy or not so healthy (or environmentally healthy) sides.

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                              Beyond Tofurky: 7 Vegan Recipes Perfect For Thanksgiving

                                Thanksgiving is as much fun for vegans as it is for carnivores. And even if you're not a vegan and you just want to up your consumption of vegetables, these recipes are the perfect addition to any Thanksgiving feast.

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                                Make an Impression at Thanksgiving: Rosemary-Apple-Cranberry Galette

                                  Here is a recipe for a beautiful galette that is only 58 calories a serving and has 3 grams of fat. You could easily take this elegant tart as your contribution for Thanksgiving, or serve it in your own home, perhaps with a bit of sorbet on the side.

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                                  Forage for Your Thanksgiving Meal

                                    Get your pilgrim on and do Thanksgiving the old fashioned way—forage for it! Kind of a tough mission, I know, but here are some tips to help you save cash and feel a wee bit more proud by bringing something you harvested to the communal table!

                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     

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