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Planning your Thanksgiving menu? Try these recipes from Pillsbury, Land O Lakes, Campbell's and others. Also enjoy the savings you’ll get on the ingredients by printing the corresponding coupons below.

Turkey
Here is a basic recipe for getting your turkey prepped, stuffed and in the oven. Or, have you ever tried roasting your turkey in a… Continue

Are you up to your eyeballs in Halloween candy? Do you want to get it out of your house without actually throwing it away? Here are a couple of options:

Through the Halloween Candy Buy Back project, you can take your extra candy to local participating dentists who will pay you $1 per pound and then send it to American troops stationed overseas through Operation Gratitude… Continue

With Halloween a few days away, why not get into the spirit with some fun crafts, foods and e-cards?

These Caramel Candy Apples are super easy to make, requiring only three ingredients. Or, try these Pumpkin Cookies which call for simple ingredients you may already have on hand.

If you’re going to be car… Continue

Still looking for Halloween costumes? BuyCostumes.com is offering five costume products for $5, five days a week. Today’s products include some furry, animal-themed kids’ costumes and a couple of cute canine costumes. Check out the bonus costumes on that page which are also marked down.

Shindigz is also offering $5 costumes every day. Today’s co… Continue

With 80 days until Christmas and just 65 days until Hanukah, now’s a wonderful time to start your holiday gift shopping, if you haven’t done so already. Here are a few points to help get you motivated:

* You’re better off devoting a little money each paycheck starting now than needing to come up with all the money a couple of weeks before Christmas.

* Does the thought of looking for gift items on half-bare, picked-over shelves stress you out? Me too! Start shopping now when you should have no… Continue