Thanksgiving 2009 guide: Recipes, tips, and more

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TV listings

10 a.m., Food Network
Emeril
A Thanksgiving meal is prepared at a firehouse in New York City. Recipes: smoked sausage, butternut-squash and wild-rice soup; cranberry conserve; roasted-fennel-and-green-bean relish; and warm chocolate-praline tart.
Noon, CSN
NBA basketball: 76ers at Celtics
Elton Brand, Andre Iguodala, and the Philadelphia 76ers take on their Atlantic Division rivals the Boston Celtics.
4:15 p.m., WBZ
NFL Football: Raiders at Cowboys
The Oakland Raiders take on Tony Romo and the surprising Dallas Cowboys in a classic Thanksgiving Day game.
6 p.m., E!
The Wedding Singer
n this romantic comedy set in 1985, Adam Sandler plays a singer who, after being left at the altar, tries to piece his life back together with a waitress (Drew Barrymore).

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Macy's Parade
The annual Thanksgiving Day parade will broadcast live on NBC (channel 7) from 9 a.m. until noon.


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Thanksgiving at home

$100 Thanksgiving menu for 8
This Thanksgiving, we offer a modest proposal. Rather than groaning over too much work and too much food (you’ll do enough groaning over your uncle’s corny humor), why not truly enjoy the biggest food holiday of the year?

Dining Out

Thanksgiving at a restaurant
Tired of slaving away over a hot stove on Thanksgiving? Try taking advantage of the slew of restaurants serving up special Thanksgiving-themed appetizers, entrees, and desserts.


Thanksgiving dinner 101
A primer on how novices can prepare a successful Thanksgiving dinner without making themselves crazy.

Seasonal fun

Stay in shape this season
Tis the season to gain weight. Or is it? Plenty of seasonal activities around the holidays are a great workout -- from chopping wood for the fire to ice-skating at the Frog Pond to sledding.


Events
Looking for some Thanksgiving fun?
At a loss for what to do on Turkey Day? Search our events listings for the latest events and festivities around Greater Boston, like a lesson in table manners and traditions of early 19th-century New Englanders at Old Sturbridge Village.


Football games, anyone?
Nothing goes better with turkey than a little pigskin. Check our our high school sports schedule for all the big games around the region.


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Cocktail wear on a budget
Need to find a stylish outfit for your upcoming holiday party, but don't have a lot of cash? Boston thrift stores, vintage shops, and online sites offer budget choices for any holiday get-together.









