We’re on the verge of a new year, and what better look to celebrate than beautiful white lights and snowy Christmas decor? This week’s photo of Chicago’s famous Michigan Avenue (where I went shopping while I was at BlogHer this summer) was taken by smaedli.

This stunning photo of the graves at Arlington National Cemetery decorated with matching Christmas wreaths is so moving that we just had to share. Thank you to all of our soldiers, past, present, and future, that serve our country to preserve the freedoms we hold so dear. May peace be with your families this holiday.

Our Winter Eye Candy photo today is a warm and cozy cottage bedecked with red Christmas poinsettias everywhere! We love the poinsettia garland above the mantle, poinsettia garlands trimming the windows, and even the simple small potted poinsettia on the table as a centerpiece.

The final season of the year is here, and our Winter Eye Candy photos have been specially selected to showcase the beauty of these snowy days! The beautiful colors of the sunset behind these snow-covered Joshua trees is stunning. These winter Joshua trees were growing in Lancaster, California.

This photo of a deer next to a snowy apple tree is just too beautiful not to set as your desktop wallpaper. The red of the apples is set off so amazingly through the soft snow in the orchard. This poor apple tree just doesn’t want to let go of its color, even though winter has arrived.

How to Cook a Turkey
Everyone should know how to cook a turkey.  The teaching of this basic skill, however, is often neglected in our upbringing! This step-by-step tutorial on how to cook a turkey is designed for cooks of all levels.  Even if you’ve never attempted any major cooking projects before, this will allow you [...]

Apparently, we’re not the only ones who are thrilled by the gusts of wind blowing the changing leaves here and there. This week’s photo of a dog enjoying the Autumn leaf piles was taken by darkpatator.

I decided to share some of my favorite ways to use up all those delicious bits you have left after the big meal is done.

There are so many things you can do with cooked turkey! A good rule of thumb is that if you can use chicken, you can most likely use turkey instead.

Thanksgiving is next week already, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to kick it into the high-stress, high-gear, faster-than-the-speed-of-life mentality to start off the holiday season! It can be easy to get wrapped up in making the preparations – so wrapped up, in fact, that you ignore the people who are there to see you, not just eat your food!

Get ready for Thanksgiving the frugal way with these great tips. Let’s plan ahead to work smarter, not harder, and to stay organized. That way we can focus on what’s really important, the true meaning of Thanksgiving. Keep turkey day stress-free, budget-friendly, and family-focused.