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☆ Thanksgiving meals are expected to be cheaper in 2024 as turkey prices drop
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

And when it comes to Thanksgiving food, it seems Americans are getting relief on their grocery bills this year following a few years of escalating costs. The national average cost for a 16-pound turkey is down 6% from 2023, according to the Farm Bureau. Overall turkey prices have decreased about 4% in the past year, according to the consumer price index. Farmers raised about 205 million turkeys in 2024, down 6% from 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The aggregate impact has been lower turkey prices.

Persons: Robin Wenzel, Bernt Nelson, Nelson, Monty Rakusen, That's, —, Robin Wenzel Wells, Wenzel Organizations: American Farm Bureau Federation, Farm Bureau, Deloitte, Finance, Food Institute, Farm, Farmers, U.S . Department of Agriculture, Digitalvision, Getty, Food, USDA Locations: Wells, Turkey, U.S, Ukraine

☆ I'm a chef with over 15 years of experience. Everyone should know this recipe for twice-baked potatoes.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Alissa Fitzgerald | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

As an experienced chef and cooking instructor, I love this take on twice-baked potatoes. Here's my go-to recipe for twice-baked potatoes with mascarpone and chives. Alissa FitzgeraldRusset potatoes mash beautifully and retain a great shape when the insides are scooped out thanks to their thicker skin. Additionally, this recipe uses medium-sized potatoes since cutting these beauties in half isn't as visually appealing as stuffing them whole. Alissa FitzgeraldThe filling for these twice-baked potatoes has two notable tweaks from many classic recipes — there's no added milk, and it calls for mascarpone instead of sour cream.

Persons: —, I've, uncle's, Alissa Fitzgerald, mascarpone, pepe Organizations: mascarpone, Service Locations: Gaziantep, Turkey

☆ 13 of tips for preparing and cooking potatoes that chefs think everyone should know
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Cheyenne Lentz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Business Insider asked professional chefs to share some of their best tips for preparing potatoes. Business Insider asked two professional chefs to share the most important tips for cooking potatoes. "Of course, if there is one potato that could be called an 'all-purpose potato' it is the yellow potato," Halliburton said. "Choose a spot that is cool and dark with good ventilation, but forgo the refrigerator," Halliburton told BI. AdvertisementPeeled potatoes can be placed in cold water until they're ready to be cutTo keep them from browning, keep peeled potatoes in water.

Persons: —, Brent Hofacker, Jerry, Rainey, Shutterstock, Titus, Byron Halliburton, Halliburton, greening, It's, spud, you'll, browning, Palak Patel, they're, Patel, Matthew Mead, fryer, Hrecheniuk Organizations: Service, Business, BI, Institute of Culinary Education, AP

☆ 2 visitors captured on video destroying ancient rock formations at Lake Mead
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Two visitors at Lake Mead National Recreation Area were captured on video destroying ancient rock formations and park rangers are seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspects. Video shows two visitors who scaled towering russet-colored rock formations along the park’s Redstone Dune Trail and were shoving wide slabs of sandstone to the ground. Recreation area spokesperson John Haynes called the destruction “appalling.”“Why on earth would you do this to this area that’s so beautiful? Sculptural rock formations along the Redstone Dune Trail look out over Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The men are suspected of vandalism, the recreation area said in a social media post.

Persons: John Haynes, ” Haynes, Haynes, KVVU, “, CNN’s Stephen Watts Organizations: CNN, Lake, Recreation Area, Park Service, Nevada and Locations: Lake Mead, Mead, KVVU, Nevada, Nevada and Arizona

☆ I'm a chef with more than 15 years of experience. Here are my 8 best tips for baking and roasting potatoes.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Alissa Fitzgerald | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In general, it's pretty easy to make decent potatoes — but here are my best tips for making truly great ones. Be mindful when choosing the kind of potato you're cooking withWaxy potatoes, like red potatoes, are best boiled or sliced and roasted since they maintain their shape and texture. Buying potatoes with dirt is no big deal, but avoid green spotsWhen buying potatoes, a little dirt is totally fine. Salt potatoes to upgrade their textureLove it or hate it, salt is the key to making a lot of things taste great. Despite what many people think, cooking potatoes on a bed of salt isn't going to make them super salty.

Persons: —, Krzeminska, Guido Mieth Organizations: Service, Business

☆ I tried Guy Fieri's baked-potato recipe, and it was actually worth the 7-hour wait
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Paige Bennett | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The time-consuming baked-potato recipe from celebrity chef Guy Fieri is worth the wait. AdvertisementWhile the potatoes baked, I whipped up a horseradish sour creamThe topping was very easy to make. Paige BennettFieri serves the potatoes with a quick horseradish sour cream, which consists of horseradish (I used store-bought), sour cream, salt, and black pepper. AdvertisementI topped the spud with a generous amount of the horseradish sour cream and quickly devoured it. But I enjoyed a few bites of it paired with the horseradish sour cream, which balanced out all the salt.

Persons: Guy Fieri's, —, I'd, Guy Fieri, Paige Bennett, Paige Bennett Fieri, it'd Organizations: Service

☆ Philippines jeepneys: Will the loud, colorful vehicles soon disappear from the roads?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

For years, jeepney drivers have argued that the cost to transition to cleaner vehicles is out of their reach. Groups representing jeepney drivers have held protests in recent months, with the latest gathering set for Tuesday in the capital Manila. But Mar Valbuena, chairman of transport group Manibela, said police attempted to stall jeepney drivers from joining that protest. Jeepney drivers protesting the modernization plan on December 29, 2023 near Mendiola, Manila. The important thing is that the consolidation is done,” Andy Ortega, head of the Office of Transport Cooperatives, told CNN Philippines.

Persons: Virgin Mary, Mar Valbuena, ” Valbuena, Josefiel Rivera, Valbuena, jeepneys, we’d, ”, Joseph Sabado, Russet Tamayo, Teofilo Guadiz III, Jose Santos, ” Guadiz, “, ” Andy Ortega Organizations: CNN, Department of Transportation, CNN Philippines, Russet, Transportation, Transport Cooperatives Locations: Philippines, Manila, Mendiola

☆ How to Apply Lipstick the Right Way
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Caitie Kelly | More About Caitie Kelly | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Lipstick has been used, in various forms, for millenniums, but the struggle to make its color last has, seemingly, existed for just as long. “I have clients run a really hot washcloth over their lips,” explains Daniel Martin, a makeup artist and the global director of artistry and education at the beauty brand Tatcha. Begin by tracing the very edge of your lips with the pencil then color in the outline you’ve created. Martin, on the other hand, prefers to apply liner after lipstick, to touch up the edges. Apply Lipstick — Then Apply Again“You want a color that will stain,” explains the makeup artist Gucci Westman, who is partial to the tomato and fuchsia hues in her namesake brand’s Lip Suede: Les Rouges palette ($85).

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☆ Turkeys are cheaper, but inflation is 'clearly impacting' Thanksgiving food costs, economist says. Here's how to save
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The cost of turkey represents 45% of the classic Thanksgiving basket of food prices the bureau tracks. "Inflation is still clearly impacting food prices," Veronica Nigh, senior economist of AFBF, said in a press call. People are paying more at the grocery store. Consumers can expect to pay around 20% less for fresh cranberries compared to a year ago while canned cranberry sauce is up 7% from last year, Wells Fargo found. It "might actually be cheaper to go to a grocery store that you're not used to going to," Palmer said.

Persons: Veronica, AFBF, Kimberly Palmer, There's, Wells, Mark Hamrick, Maren Caruso, Palmer Organizations: American Farm Bureau, Finance, UBS, Bankrate, Stone Locations: U.S, Puerto Rico, . Ham, Wells Fargo

☆ Here’s how much your Thanksgiving meal will cost you this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Parija Bhatnagar | Parija Kavilanz Cnn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Something wild has happened with turkey prices that’s going to make the cost of cooking the Thanksgiving meal more palatable to families on a tight budget. “Because turkey prices are down so much, and that’s the centerpiece of the meal, celebrating Thanksgiving at home will be more advantageous this year for families,” he said. Drop in turkey prices could bring down the overall cost of a Thanksgiving home-cooked mean this year. Food price increases have been easing this year, offering much-needed relief for many households. Canned food is still costlier heading into the Thanksgiving month compared to last year.

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The issue that comes up the most — particularly among women and even from some Republicans and independents, she says — is protecting abortion rights. For those on either side of the debate, Virginia — where all state House and Senate seats are up for election and early voting begins Friday — is among the biggest fights this year over abortion rights. The other is the resounding defeat of incumbent Sen. Joe Morrissey, a scandal-plagued, self-described “pro-life” Democrat, by his June primary challenger, Lashrecse Aird, who centered her campaign around abortion rights. In August, Ohio voters rejected a measure pushed by Republicans that was seen as a proxy for an abortion rights question on the ballot this fall. Perry defended her record and said she believes Virginia — and her Senate matchup against Segura — will be bellwethers for 2024.

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☆ Thanksgiving dinner will cost 20% more this year because of inflation
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN Business —Thanksgiving dinner will cost a whopping 20% more than it did last year, according to a new survey released Wednesday by the American Farm Bureau Federation. “General inflation slashing the purchasing power of consumers is a significant factor contributing to the increase in average cost of this year’s Thanksgiving dinner,” said Roger Cryan, chief economist at the American Farm Bureau Federation. Supply chain issues stemming from the war in Ukraine pushed the cost of Thanksgiving menu items higher, as did higher input costs for farmers and ranchers like feed, fuel, and fertilizer. Every Thanksgiving meal item tracked by the Farm Bureau rose in cost this year, except for one: cranberries. Shoppers in the western part of the country saw the highest prices while those in the South found the most affordable Thanksgiving menu items.

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