"I've Got Plenty to be Thankful For" — Bing Crosby

Yams

Did you know? “What is marketed in the United States as “yams” are really a variety of SweetPotato, grown in the South.” (thanks http://www.foodreference.com/html/art-s ... o-yam.html)

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I'm from the US so it's definitely a holiday we celebrate. Today I heard a woman who shared a personal story: awhile back she had hosted a foreign exchange student for only NINE days because this student was curious about this holiday that was "all about food" and wanted to experience it for themsel...

My mother. She is the reason I am alive (besides the obvious of giving birth to me), she has been there through all the good and the bad (and the really bad), with unwavering support and unconditional love. The world would be a better place if more people like her existed, but I am so very blessed t...

Does Yule or Yuletide count?

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“Summer of ‘69” - by Bryan Adams (one of my favs of his!)

My creation would be a squared, two-tiered cake. The bottom tier would be a decadent chocolate cake with fresh raspberries in a raspberry mousse nestled in between the chocolate layers, frosted with whipped chocolate icing and chocolate shavings. The top tier would be an airy lemon-flavored sponge c...

S = sapphire

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Wow we have so many international players! That's great! I'm from the USA, so Halloween is a fun holiday to dress up scary, cute, funny, etc. Even some adults get into it and make it a whole family-affair! My work is pretty big into Halloween (not all companies are) and has a Halloween competition e...

Key 1-Z, 2-T, 3-I, 4-O, 5-J, 6-X, 7-U, 8-M, 9-C, 10-E, 11-W, 12-R, 13-H, 14-Y, 15-D, 16-V, 17-S, 18-L, 19-Q, 20-B, 21-G, 22-P, 23-K, 24-F, 25-N, 26-A 17-22-3-15-10-12 18-10-21 26-25-15 20-12-4-4-8 17-2-14-18-10 Answer to Mel's = spider leg and broom style 8,14 - 9,18, 26, 25 - 3,17 - 8, 26,12,10, 1 ...