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Published: 11/25/10

Pumpkin Pie: Delicious and Good for Facials

By  Monica Garske - AOL News
Pumpkin Pie: Delicious and Good for Facials

(Nov. 25) -- If you're too stuffed to eat your Thanksgiving leftovers this weekend, maybe you should try applying the extra ingredients to your face, body and hair instead. According to skin and beauty expert Stacy Cox, who runs the Pampered People spa in Los Angeles, some Thanksgiving leftovers -- namely pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes and cranberries -- can be used as affordable moisturizing bases for at-home, do-it-yourself skin care treatments. That's right, that leftover pumpkin pie doesn't have to go straight to your hips -- it can go toward beautification instead of bloating. Getty ...

Published: 11/19/10

Raise a Glass of Pumpkin Nog, and Get Ready to Drink Thanksgiving Style

By  Monica Garske - AOL News
Raise a Glass of Pumpkin Nog, and Get Ready to Drink Thanksgiving Style

(Nov. 19) -- We tend to think a lot about what we're going to eat on Thanksgiving, but what about what we're going to drink? After all, we need something to wash down that turkey. Professional "mixologist" Tony Abou-Ganim says drinks should be considered a main course at the Thanksgiving table, crafted with as much care and attention as traditional solid dishes. The author of "The Modern Mixologist: Contemporary Classic Cocktails" (Agate Surrey) told AOL News that with the abundance of fresh, seasonal products and ingredients readily available today, no one should be skimping on the ...

Published: 11/14/09

How to Make Pumpkins Fly

By  Steve Pendlebury - AOL News
How to Make Pumpkins Fly

(Nov. 14) - Start with one delightfully warped science project contest for grown-ups. Add a touch of county fair and a whole lot of tailgating. What do you get? Flying pumpkins. Every year on the first weekend after Halloween, competitors bring catapults, trebuchets, air cannons and all sorts of other pumpkin-launching contraptions to a vast cornfield near Bridgeville, Del. The World Championship Punkin Chunkin draws fans from all over the country to rural Sussex County, where a pumpkin is a "punkin" and "chunkin" rolls off the tongue so much easier than "chucking" after "punkin." If you ...

Published: 10/8/08

A Palin Pumpkin or Barack-O-Lantern?

By  Mo Rocca - Politics Daily
A Palin Pumpkin or Barack-O-Lantern?

The response to my post on Sarah Palin's mysterious orangeness (read it here) was overwhelming. Thanks to everyone who chimed in and voted.It only made sense to contact my cousin Chrissy Lewin. Why Chrissy? It just so happens she runs the non-partisan Candidate Pumpkin Project out of Middletown, Connecticut. She instantly sent me images of the two major party candidates, Sarah Palin and Barack Obama, carved out of pumpkins. (To be fair, many readers feel that Palin is more creamsicle than pumpkin-colored.) Check them out and tell us what you think! Who makes a better pumpkin?! ...

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