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thanksgiving

Table with 2 cheese balls surrounded with crackers and ornaments.
Features

A Cheese Ball is the Star of Any Holiday Party

Amid the season’s glittering lights and gleaming ornaments, one golden bauble shines brighter than the rest. In North Carolina, a cheese ball is the star around which all holiday gatherings orbit.

by Emily Wallace
Turkey breakfast sandwich, sweet potato fritters, and turkey tetrazzini are a few ideas of Thanksgiving leftover recipes
Recipes

6 Ways to Reinvent Thanksgiving Leftovers

After the first feast and the post-nap plate, discover six recipes to use up your Thanksgiving leftovers.

by Our State Staff
The Bannerman Folk Camp in Black Mountain, NC.
Living in North Carolina

Folk Family: A Homegrown Thanksgiving Tradition

Each year, families forgo a traditional Thanksgiving weekend to gather in Black Mountain for intergenerational fun through folk dancing, crafts, music, and games.

by Katie King
Recipes

16 Pie Recipes for Your Thanksgiving Dessert Table

Give thanks for pie! Creamy chocolate walnut; sweet potato covered in a buttery, crunchy topping; classic, custardy pumpkin — these favorites are fit for a feast.

by Our State Staff
Living in North Carolina

Here Comes the Big Parade

For more than 75 years, North Carolina’s largest Thanksgiving parade has rolled through Charlotte’s streets nearly every holiday season, a jubilant reminder that Christmas is just around the corner.

by David Aaron Moore
Living in North Carolina

A Gracious Plenty in Greensboro

For more than 30 years, on one special Thursday in November, a community has come together over bread, soup, handmade pottery, and a good cause.

by Susan Stafford Kelly
History

A North Carolina Thanksgiving, Revisited

Over the years, a lot has changed about how we celebrate Thanksgiving, but certain traditions — gatherings of family and friends, football in the backyard, and a turkey on the table — have stood the test of time.

by Katie King
Ramblin' Man Columns

On Turkey Time

Preparing the perfect Thanksgiving entrée — especially outdoors, in the fickle weather of a North Carolina November — is a delicate process that cannot be rushed. Just ask the Ramblin’ Man.

by T. Edward Nickens
Living in North Carolina

A Holiday of Our Own

A writer looks back on the Thanksgiving tradition that’s stayed with him since grad school. In those days, when it felt like everything was changing, he and his friends found comfort in a new sense of home.

by Drew Perry
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