Tag: Thanksgiving
‘Constructive arguing’ can help keep the peace at your Thanksgiving table
James M. Honeycutt, University of Texas at Dallas
Sex, income, religion and politics – these are some of the biggies on the list of taboo...
Returning the ‘three sisters’ – corn, beans and squash – to...
Christina Gish Hill, Iowa State University
Historians know that turkey and corn were part of the first Thanksgiving, when Wampanoag peoples shared a harvest meal...
How to host a safe holiday meal during coronavirus – an...
Melissa Hawkins, American University
Like many people in this unusual year, I am adjusting my family’s holiday plans so that we can all be safe...
Thank fungi for cheese, wine and beer this holiday season
Antonis Rokas, Vanderbilt University
It’s hard to imagine a holiday table without bread, meat, vegetables, wine, beer or a board of French cheeses for those...
What to do with those Thanksgiving leftovers? Look to the French
Samantha Presnal, Amherst College
It’s the day after Thanksgiving, the tryptophan has worn off, and there are towers of Tupperware filled with turkey, stuffing and...
Light versus dark – the color of the turkey meat is...
Joshua Selsby, Iowa State University
As families gather together this holiday season, the lucky ones will avoid impassioned discussions about religion and politics. But another...
What is behind the turkey pardoning ritual?
Tobin Miller Shearer, The University of Montana
President Donald Trump presided over presidential turkey pardoning, a ritual that has been in place since 1989, when...
Why the Pilgrims were actually able to survive
Peter C. Mancall, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Sometime in the autumn of 1621, a group of English...