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Thanksgiving 2012

Friday, November 23, 2012

Thanksgiving Leftovers: What Do You Do With Them?

Share your best recipes for the day after.

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. We’d prefer to hear from you! What are your favorite Thanksgiving leftover recipes? Share them in the comments section or upload them as an announcement.

Thursday, November 22, 2012

What's Open on Thanksgiving? Let Patch Know

A lot shuts down on Turkey Day, but not everything. Here's what's what.

So, Thursday is Thanksgiving which, mostly, means pretty much everything is going to be closed. Several stores, however, will remain open in case you run out of that one spice you desperately need for your turkey, or just want to get out of the house for a bit. Here are their hours: Know of any other businesses that are open?  Tell us in the comments or e-mail Scott Egelberg at scott.egelberg@patch.com.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

North Jersey Train, Bus Holiday Schedule

What's open, what's closed Thanksgiving and how to get around during the holiday season.

The day before Thanksgiving is known as the most traveled day of the year. Getting around North Jersey can be a difficult task any time, but with the start of the holiday season Thursday, traffic will be more congested. Want to find a better way to get around our area? From trains, to buses, to light rails, here’s a Patch list to help you plan how to get around this holiday weekend and what’s open and closed for Thanksgiving and Black Friday.  • NJ Transit trains will run on a weekend/major holiday schedule, with extra trains running on the Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast, Raritan Valley and Morris & Essex lines to accommodate customers traveling to and from the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The Gladstone branch remains suspended…

Friday, November 16, 2012

Interfaith Thanksgiving Service to be held Sunday

The annual service will also collect food for C.H.O.W.

The Livingston Interfaith Clergy Association will host the annual Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, November 18, at 7:30 p.m. at Temple B'nai Abraham.   Clergy from many houses of worship in the township will lead and participate in the service.  The adult and children's choirs from Temple Emanu-El of West Essex will also participate. This year's offering will be directed to C.H.O.W. (Community Hunger Outreach Warehouse) a joint effort of the Livingston Clergy Association.  Livingston C.H.O.W. was begun several years ago as a way for all the houses of worship to pool their resources together in order to more effectively meet the needs of people in need of Livingston and the surrounding communities.  The program is …

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