Fresh Favourites: 5 For Friday

Have a wonderful weekend. We have been reading about all sorts of American Thanksgiving feasts and getting inspired for Christmas dinner. It’s less than a month away! Can we start playing holiday music yet? What about Home Alone? Elf? It’s A Wonderful Life? You know we’ve already been drinking eggnog.

Here are 5 of our favourite foodie links from around the web:

• Boston Pizza is sending out a turkey, cranberry, and gravy pizza in a limited edition carolling box.

• Speaking of American Thanksgiving, this article about the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line (yes, a turkey helpline!) made me giggle at first, but ended up tugging on my heartstrings by the end.

People ask if they can thaw a turkey in the dishwasher, under an electric blanket or in the backyard pool. One man threw a wrapped turkey in the bath water with his two children.

• On a trip to London, over the summer, we fell in love with these treats called Love Bars. Oaty, granola-esque bars, with a gooey layer of caramel and a crunchy, seedy topping. Imagine my delight to find the recipe for them here.
  

• Did you see this little piece about lentil soup that took a long journey alone? Maybe you’ll try making our One-Pot, Creamy Lentil Dahl this weekend – or sending it to a friend.

• If you’re still looking for things to do with our Organic Apple Cider, what about this beautiful Apple Cider Donut Cake? Imagine bringing this out over coffee – jaws would drop. At least, mine would If you can’t tell yet, I’m partial to a slice of cake.

(Photo of Butterball turkey testers by Butterball via the New York Times, photo of Apple Cider Donut Cake via How Sweet Eats)