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Bring new life to turkey with stew

By The Culinary Institute of America

Raise your hand if you make certain dishes for Thanksgiving just so you’ll have them for leftovers. Yes, buying a huge turkey to feed six counts. Guilty as charged.

But even if you live for leftover turkey sandwiches and carrot pudding, you’ve probably faced that Thanksgiving fatigue that hits a few days in, where you just reach your limit — even for Mom’s stuffing. But here at The Culinary Institute of America, we hate thinking about good food going to waste, so hang on to the rest of that turkey, and let’s talk.

One of the primary reasons we get sick of those leftovers is because no matter how you shape it, you’re still just eating turkey, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce. On a sandwich, in a bowl, stacked on a fork straight from the fridge_it’s all the same. The key to enjoying that Thanksgiving bounty for days (or weeks!) is to make each dish fresh. (After you eat one good sandwich, of course).

Don’t just make turkey soup with leftover turkey bones.

Make turkey tortilla soup, loaded with tomatoes, cilantro, and creamy queso fresco. And sure, roasted vegetables are a great leftover side dish, but chop them up with some leftover giblets (you did save the giblets, right!?) and a runny egg for a new take on brunch hash.

Even stuffing can take on a new life. Form it into a patty and griddle it, then_you guessed it_put an egg on it! And your mashed potatoes, veggies, and gravy come together with some ground lamb for a 10-minute shepherd’s pie. But what about the turkey?

This recipe for Cajun-Style Stew with Andouille and Turkey is the perfect way to bring some fresh life into that poultry, especially if it’s beginning to get dry. The dish will remind you of jambalaya, but

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This Oct. 20, 2017 photo provided by The Culinary Institute of America shows a Cajun-style stew with andouille and turkey in Hyde Park, N.Y. This dish is from a recipe by the CIA. we’ve taken out the rice so you can serve it however you like.

Do you have leftover cornbread, mashed potatoes, or polenta?

Any of these will sop up the slightly spicy, flavorful sauce for a welcome break from sage and nutmeg.

Unlike some Cajun and Creole recipes you’ve seen, this recipe is quick and easy. There’s no roux to keep an eye on, and after just a bit of chopping, it comes together in about half an hour. It’s the perfect weeknight meal for post-Thanksgiving, not-quite-December holiday mania.

We use a combination of spices to make a homemade Cajun seasoning mix, like dried

Another option for leftovers

By GRETCHEN MCKAY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Whether or not to get up before the crack of dawn to go shopping isn’t the only question to be answered on Black Friday. If you overcooked like most Americans, you’ll also be wondering what to do with all those Thanksgiving leftovers.

There’s turkey sandwiches, of course. But admit it — that’s boring. Why not shake things up this year and opt for a taste of the sunny Southwest instead, with this easy, cheesy turkey tamale pie? It only requires one pot, and it’s the type of dish that warms you up from the inside.

TURKEY TAMALE PIE PG tested For polenta 2 cups chicken broth 2 cups milk 1 cup polenta or cornmeal 4 ounces sharp white cheddar cheese shredded, plus 4 ounces more for topping 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper 2 to 4 tablespoons butter For turkey 2 cups leftover turkey, shredded 1 cup leftover gravy 1 1/2 cups red enchilada sauce 2 tablespoons chili powder 2 teaspoons smoked paprika 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pepper 1 red pepper, diced 1 1/2 cups canned black beans, rinsed and drained For garnish Diced avocado Fresh cilantro Salsa Pomegranate arils 4 ounces queso fresco or cotija cheese, crumbled Crushed tortilla chips Start by making the polenta. Pour chicken broth and milk into a high-sided skillet and bring to a boil. Lower heat to medium and slowly whisk in the polenta. Cook, stirring frequently, until polenta is soft and thick, about 15 to 20 minutes. Keep warm and then just before serving, stir in cheddar cheese and butter. Season with salt and pepper. If the polenta seems a little thick you can add a tablespoon of butter or extra milk.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

While polenta is cooking, mix together turkey, gravy, red enchilada sauce, chili powder, smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, cumin, salt and pepper in mixing bowl. Stir in red pepper and black beans. Once the polenta is done cooking, smooth it out into a single layer and then pour the turkey tamale mixture over, spreading it in an even layer. Top with remaining 4 ounces shredded cheese.

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until the pie is bubbling and the cheese is melted. Allow to sit 5 to 10 minutes, and then serve with cilantro, salsa, pomegranate arils, queso fresco or cotija cheese and tortilla chips.

Serves 6 to 8.

thyme, oregano, and cayenne pepper. But you can pick up a store-bought Cajun seasoning blend to simplify. Start with a teaspoon, then season to taste from there. Every blend is a bit different, so use your gut.

To accompany the turkey, we’ve added tasso ham and andouille sausage, both of which are classic Cajun and Creole ingredients. Tasso ham is uniquely seasoned, but it can also be tough to find, so feel free to replace it with your favorite garden-variety smoked ham. A lot of familiar sausage brands carry an andouille variety, but you can use whatever spicy or mild sausage you like best.

And don’t worry. If you get

hooked on this recipe, you can make it any time of the year.

Since most people don’t generally have leftover turkey in the fridge year-round, use shredded meat from a rotisserie chicken, cooked chicken breast, or even shrimp. Luckily, you won’t have to worry about how to use leftovers from this tasty stew, since there will be none!

CAJUN-STYLE STEW WITH ANDOUILLE AND TURKEY Servings: 8 Start to finish: 45 minutes (Active time: 25 minutes) 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 8 ounces tasso ham or other smoked ham, cut into 3/4-inch pieces

12 ounces andouille sausage, sliced 1/4-inch thick 1 green bell pepper, cored and thinly sliced 1/2 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced on the bias 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons tomato paste 1 1/2 cups amber beer 2 cups chicken broth 3/4 teaspoon dry thyme 3/4 teaspoon dry oregano 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 2 cups roughly shredded turkey meat 4 cups cooked long-grain white rice, for serving 4 tablespoons chopped flatleaf parsley, for garnish Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the ham and sausage and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned around the edges, about 5 minutes. Add the pepper, onion, and celery and cook until translucent, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Add the tomato paste and stir to coat the meat and vegetables.

Cook until the paste deepens to a rust color, about 4 minutes. Add the beer and broth, and stir to combine, scraping up any brown bits from the bottom of the pot. Add the thyme, oregano, cayenne, cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper, and turkey meat, and stir to combine.

Reduce to a simmer and cook, covered, until the flavors have blended and the sauce is flavorful, about 20 minutes. Serve over cooked rice, garnished with parsley.

Nutrition information per serving: 343 calories; 104 calories from fat; 12 g fat (4 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 68 mg cholesterol; 1212 mg sodium; 30 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 2 g sugar; 26 g protein.

A pear salad for Thanksgiving

By SARA MOULTON Associated Press

Digging into the Thanksgiving Day feast is a joy, but preparing it takes work. This Green Salad with Pear Dressing is a simple but elegant first course, and it will take some of the stress out of the gig. And — bonus! — it’s lighter than the usual holiday recipe.

How did we do it? By swapping out some of the oil in favor of a very flavorful pear puree.

Indeed, this salad is an ode to pears, teamed up with a couple of their best buddies: walnuts and blue cheese. (Cheese!? So much for lightness, right?

Not really. There’s only half-an-ounce per person.) You’ll need one very ripe pear for the dressing and two firm ripe pears to slice and add to the salad, so planning ahead is key. Most pears in the supermarket are rock hard when you buy them and need several days to ripen.

You can speed up the process by placing them in a brown paper bag alongside a bunch of bananas.

Walnut oil is our oil of choice because it complements the pear ’s sweetness. (It also happens to be wonderful drizzled on vegetables, raw or cooked, and on all sorts of cheeses.) My favorite brand is La Tourangelle from France, but there are many other brands, both domestic and imported, that will do the job. Just be sure to store it in the refrigerator once you’ve opened it because walnut oil — like any other nut or seed oil — can go rancid easily if left at room temperature too long. Still, if you don’t want to invest in a bottle — it’s a little pricey — use safflower or sunflower oil instead.

Likewise, you’re welcome to swap in a different nut for the walnuts and a different cheese

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This Oct. 31, 2017 photo shows a green salad with pear dressing, Gorgonzola cheese and toasted walnuts in New York. This dish is from a recipe by Sara Moulton. for the blue cheese, including ParmigianoReggiano, goat cheese, or aged gouda.

You can whip up the dressing, toast and chop the nuts, and crumble the cheese several days before the big feast. Then on Turkey Day there’s nothing to do but toss the salad, slice the pears and serve. It’s the kind of salad that looks very pretty on the plate.

Green Salad with Pear Dressing, Gorgonzola and Toasted Walnuts Start to finish: 40 minutes (20 active) Servings: 8 1 very ripe small pear, peeled, cored and sliced 1/2-inch thick (it should measure 2/3-3/4 cup sliced), plus 2 firm ripe pears (preferably red) 1/3 cup distilled white vinegar 2 teaspoons honey

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 2 1/2 tablespoons walnut oil 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper 8 cups loosely packed watercress, arugula or greens of your choice 1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts 4 ounces crumbled Gorgonzola Dolce, Roquefort, or blue cheese of your choice In a small saucepan combine the sliced pear, vinegar, honey and salt; bring to a boil. Simmer until the mixture is reduced to 2/3 cup. Let cool slightly, transfer the mixture to a blender and blend until smooth.

Add the oil and pepper; pulse one or two times.

Taste and add additional salt and pepper if desired.

Core the remaining pears and slice thin. In

a large bowl drizzle the watercress with some of the pear dressing and toss well. Mound oneeighth of the salad on each of eight plates and top each portion with the walnuts, Gorgonzola Dolce and sliced pears.

Nutrition information per serving: 170 calories; 112 calories from fat; 12 g fat (4 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 13 mg cholesterol; 261 mg sodium; 11 g carbohydrates; 3 g fiber; 7 g sugar; 5 g protein.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sara Moulton is host of public television’s “Sara’s Weeknight Meals.” She was executive chef at Gourmet magazine for nearly 25 years and spent a decade hosting several Food Network shows, including “Cooking Live.”

Her latest cookbook is “HomeCooking 101.”

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91st Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade set NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE) This Thanksgiving, a magical march returns to the streets of New York City and to homes across the United States as the 91 st Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ® kicks off the holiday season with its signature spectacle of wonder. On Thursday, Nov. 23, the streets of Manhattan will come alive at the sound of “Let’s Have A Parade!” Ready to spread holiday cheer, the annual procession is sure to delight more than 3.5 million spectators and more than 50 million viewers nationwide with its traditional merriment.

The world-famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® kicks off the Holiday Season with its 91st Spectacle of Wonder on Thursday, Nov. 23 at 9 a.m. ET. (Graphic: Business Wire) “For more than 90 years, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has signaled the start of the holiday season for millions of families. We are thrilled to once again come together as a nation to give this gift of joy and wonder to all,” said Susan Tercero, group vice-president of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. She added, “Our incredible team has planned a fantastic spectacle featuring an amazing line-up of giant character balloons, floats of fantasy, the nation’s best marching bands and performance groups, a dazzling array of musical artists, all coming together to herald the arrival of the oneand-only Santa Claus.”

Since the first march in November of 1924, the Macy’s Parade has captivated audiences and become synonymous with the start of the holiday season. For the 91 st edition, the line-up will feature 17 giant character balloons; 28 legacy balloons, balloonicles, balloonheads and trycaloons; 26 floats; 1,100 cheerleaders and dancers; more than 1,000 clowns; 12 marching bands and six performance groups.

STARS ON PARADE The star power on Parade will once again feature some of the nation’s most riveting performers. Taking to the streets of New York City on board one

of Macy’s signature floating stages, and thrilling the nation with their performances at Herald Square will be 98 Degrees, Lauren Alaina, Cam, Sabrina Carpenter, Andra Day & Common, Sara Evans, Jimmy Fallon & The Roots, Flo Rida, Goo Goo Dolls, Kat Graham, Andy Grammer, Angelica Hale, Olivia Holt, Nicky Jam, Wyclef Jean, Bravo’s Top Chef stars Padma Lakshmi & Tom Colicchio, Dustin Lynch, Miss America 2018 Cara Mund, Leslie Odom Jr. and the cast & Muppets of Sesame Street, Bebe Rexha, Smokey Robinson, Jojo Siwa, and more.

FLYING ICONS Taking flight on Turkey Day will be the Parade’s signature giant character helium balloons.

Since their introduction in 1927, these giants of the sky have featured some of the world’s most beloved characters. This year, four giant characters will debut including Disney Frozen’s Olaf, Illumination presents Dr. Seuss’The Grinch, PAW Patrol® and Jett from Super Wings ™.

The balloon line-up will also feature the return of Harold the Baseball Player, a legacy Macy’s character prominently featured in Twentieth Century Fox’s iconic holiday film classic, Miracle on 34thStreet. In celebration of the film’s 70 th anniversary, the Harold heritage balloon has been recreated for this year’s Parade, painted in hues of black, white and grey, to look exactly as it did on-screen during a memorable scene in the 1947 film. In addition to Harold, the famed spokesduck, The Aflac Duck, will debut as an all-new balloonicle (a Macy’s Parade innovation of hybrid cold-air balloon and vehicle) and is sure to have fans quacking with joy and laughter down the route.

Returning giant balloon characters include Angry Birds’ Red; Charlie Brown; Diary of A Wimpy Kid ®; Sinclair’s Dino ®; The Elf on the Shelf ®; Hello Kitty ®; Ice Age’s Scrat and His Acorn; Pikachu™; Pillsbury Doughboy ™; Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger; Ronald McDonald ®; SpongeBob SquarePants; and DreamWorks’ Trolls.

THE STAGE FOR ENTERTAINMENT Floating down the route this Thanksgiving, the Parade’s signature floats transport spectators to worlds of wonder.

Designed and created by the incredible artists of Macy’s Parade Studio, which include carpenters, painters, animators, sculptors, metal fabricators, scenic/costume designers and electricians, this year’s line-up of floats sets an unparalleled stage for entertainment. The painstaking process of creating a Macy’s Parade float is both a creative and technical endeavor.

Macy’s Parade floats are often three stories tall and several lanes of traffic wide, but must collapse to no more than 12 ½-feet tall and 8-feet wide in order to travel safely from the New Jersey home of the Parade Studio to the Manhattan starting line via the Lincoln Tunnel each Thanksgiving eve. These creations are not only works of art, but also engineering marvels.

This year, five new floats will debut including Everyone’s Favorite Bake Shop by Entenmann’s ® (Sara Evans), Harvest in the Valley by Green Giant ® (Lauren Alaina), Parade Day Mischief by SOUR PATCH KIDS ® Candy (Nicky Jam), Shimmer and Shine by Nickelodeon (Jojo Siwa) and Universal Playground by Sprout ® (Angelica Hale). A special float by Delta Air Lines will also debut to commemorate the season of togetherness with the perfect gift of song, as more than 125 Macy’s employees gather to form a one-of-a-kind, cross-generational choir aboard the Macy’s Singing ChristmasTree.

The returning float roster includes 1-2-3 Sesame Street

by Sesame Street (Leslie Odom Jr. and the cast and Muppets of Sesame Street ); The Aloha Spirit by King’s Hawaiian (Goo Goo Dolls), Big Apple by NY Daily News (Bebe Rexha); Big City Cheer! by Spirit of America Productions (Miss America 2018 Cara Mund); Building A Better World by Girl Scouts of the USA (Andra Day and Common); The Colonel’s Road Trip to NYC by Kentucky Fried

Chicken (Dustin Lynch); The Cranberry Cooperative by Ocean Spray ®; Deck the Halls

by Balsam Hill ® (Olivia Holt); Discover Adventure! by BuildA-Bear (Sabrina Carpenter); Frozen Fall Fun by Discover ® /NHL (Wyclef Jean, NHL Hockey Hall of Famers Ray Bourque & Bryan Trottier); Fun House by Krazy Glue ® (Flo Rida); Heartwarming Holiday Countdown by Hallmark Channel (98 Degrees); It’s All Rock & Roll by Gibson Brands (Jimmy Fallon & The Roots); Mount Rushmore’s American Pride by South Dakota Department of Tourism (Smokey Robinson); On The Roll Again by Homewood Suites by Hilton ® (Andy Grammer); Santa’s Sleigh; Snoopy’s Doghouse by Peanuts Worldwide; Stirrin’ Up Sweet Sensations by Domino ® Sugar (Cam); Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Nickelodeon (Kat Graham); and Tom Turkey featuring Bravo’s Top Chef (Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio).

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Marching bands are a central piece of the Thanksgiving delights, bringing national excitement and hometown pride to the streets of the Big Apple, not to mention the musical beat to the holiday revelry. Twelve performance ensembles will take up the call of the baton and march down the streets of Manhattan. This year’s bands include Colony High School (Palmer, Alaska); Davis High School (Kaysville, Utah); Rosemount High School (Rosemount, Minnesota); West Harrison High School (Gulfport, Mississippi); Rockford High School (Rockford, Michigan); Ohio University (Athens, Ohio); Nation Ford High School (Fort Mill, South Carolina); Trumbull High School (Trumbull, Connecticut); Prairie View A&M University (Prairie View, Texas); The United States Air Force Band and Honor Guard; Macy’s Great American Marching Band (United States); and the NYPD Marching Band (New York, NY).

Specialty Parade entertainment always promises a unique, exciting, and some-

times humorous look at the nation’s finest performance groups. Returning to the lineup this year are the dancers and cheerleaders of Spirit of America Dance Stars and Spirit of America Cheer. These groups combined feature more than 1,000 of the nation’s very best performers recruited from small towns and big cities.

Days before Thanksgiving, they will gather for the first time in NYC, ahead of their once-in-a-lifetime national spotlight. Adding to the dancefloor revelry will be 34th& Phunk, a special group commissioned and produced by Macy’s with organizers from the United States Tournament of Dance. Choreographed by the legendary artist Willdabeast Adams and acclaimed dancer Janelle Ginestra, 34th& Phunk will be a one-of-a-kind hip-hop dance crew featuring performers of all ages and from all walks of life, who have a passion for dance and precision movement. Bringing a Broadway flair to the spectacle will be the talented kids of Camp Broadway, who this year have auditioned and selected dancers/singers from military bases around the nation, and who will pay tribute to America with their performance.

Rounding out the performance group list are the zany Red Hot Mamas (Post Falls, Idaho), who will deliver their signature humorous take on the holiday season, along with the whimsical stars of the Big Apple Circus (New York, NY).

A GRAND TELEVISION SPECIAL EVENT The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is the nation’s biggest and most anticipated holiday celebration. Broadcast nationally on NBC, with millions of families nationwide tuning in to watch the excitement unfold, the TODAY Show’s Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie and Al Roker will host the three-hour broadcast from 9 a.m. – noon (in all time zones). In addition, Telemundo will simulcast the Parade in Spanish with the event hosted by stars Carlos Ponce, Jessica Carrillo and Karim Mendiburu.

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Dollywood primed for Christmas

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 1, 2017--Earlier this season, Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas presented by Humana celebrated its tenth consecutive victory in Amusement Today’s Golden Ticket Awards.

Once guests experience the park’s festive holiday atmosphere for themselves, they understand why Dollywood has earned the award for the last decade.

Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas (Nov. 4, 2017 – Jan. 1, 2018) kicks off the holiday season with its signature light displays, family-favorite shows, delectable food and warm Christmas spirit. The awe-inspiring Parade of Many Colors returns for its second season, while traditional holiday performances—including Christmas in the Smokies and It’s a Wonderful Life —and four million festive lights delight guests during this lively festival.

“There is no time of the year that is more special to me than Christmas,” Dolly Parton explained. “Some of the best memories of my life are from my time spent with family and friends celebrating Christmas together. It’s when we all come together to enjoy sweet traditions and the warm love of family and to have those special experiences we’ll always remember.

“Now when we were growing up, we never could have imagined millions of Christmas lights or even a life-size Rudolph. But I know the families who come to visit my Dollywood this Christmas will leave with wonderful memories they’ll treasure forever—just like me and my family.”

Dollywood—which earned its ninth consecutive Golden Ticket Award for Best Shows—continues to provide guests with classic Christmas entertainment which brings the holidays to life!

Based on the timeless holiday story of love and generosity, It’s a Wonderful Life follows small town businessman George Bailey as he discovers the true value of life, family and friends with a little help from his guardian angel, Clarence. One of Dollywood’s greatest entertainment offerings, Christmas in the Smokies, returns to D.P.’s Celebrity Theater and serves as the headline show for the festival. Guests can celebrate the joy of the season while a cast of singers and dancers performs hometown holiday favorites accompanied by a band of live musicians!

After a successful debut season in 2016, the crowd-favorite Parade of Many Colors returns to celebrate the fun, faith, family and harmony of the holiday season. The parade features whimsical floats, interactive characters and a heart-warming, cheerful message for Dollywood guests to enjoy.

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, the beloved Christmas television spe-

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Families can experience the joy of Christmas, including the Parade of Many Colors, during Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas presented by Humana. cial, again comes to life at Dollywood this season. Guests can meet Rudolph and his friends, including Clarice, Bumble the Abominable Snow Monster and Yukon Cornelius in Rudolph’s Holly Jolly™ Junction, a magical area where festive fun awaits. After meeting Rudolph and his friends, families can head to Clarice’s kitchen to decorate custom Christmas cookies or even take part in a few reindeer games!

Dollywood’s entertainment features several other beloved shows this season, including An Appalachian Christmas, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, O’ Holy Night, My People and Christmas with The Kingdom Heirs. Guests also can experience Santa Land, a whimsical workshop where the smallest guests can share their wish list with Kris Kringle.

Families can finish their visit with a

traditional Christmas meal as several of Dollywood’s menus feature holidaythemed items. Among the new offerings this year is the Thanksgiving Feast sandwich—a ciabatta roll filled with cornbread dressing, slices of oven-roasted turkey breast, topped with cranberry sauce and served with sweet potato tater tots.

Returning favorites include turkey and dressing, Christmas ham, chicken and dumplings, Cornish hens, center cut pork chops, mashed potatoes and gravy, hot flavored drinks like wassail, Mayfield hot chocolate and cider, and much more. Holiday desserts available throughout the park include gingerbread man cookies, red velvet and pumpkin spice funnel cakes.

Smoky Mountain Christmas guests can upgrade a paid one-day admission

ticket to a regular 2018 season pass for as low as $30 (plus tax when buying four or more). Ticket purchasers receive credit for the value of a regular one-day ticket ($69) toward the purchase of a 2018 season pass. A season pass purchased during Smoky Mountain Christmas provides unlimited admission to this year’s Christmas festival along with Dollywood’s entire 2018 season. Additionally, for each child’s season pass purchased, families will receive a copy of Parton’s newest children’s album, “I Believe in You.” (A one-day ticket is valid for upgrade on the day of visit only.)

Visit www.dollywood.com or call 1-800-DOLLYWOOD for more information, including operating days and hours, daily show schedule and more helpful tips to help plan a visit.

Ninetendo to spice up holiday shopping REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 31, 2017--Visiting the mall during the holidays and trying to check off everyone on your shopping list can be stressful. But Nintendo is here to help!

From Nov. 11 to Dec. 17, Nintendo is opening pop-up experiences at 17 malls across the country, allowing shoppers to try out the hit Nintendo Switch system and the portable Nintendo 3DS family of systems, along with games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, FIFA 18 and Pokkén Tournament DX for Nintendo Switch, and Metroid: Samus Returns and Mario Party: The Top 100 for Nintendo 3DS. From Nov. 11 to Dec. 17, Nintendo is opening pop-up experiences at 17 malls across the country, allowing shoppers to try out the hit Nintendo Switch system and the portable Nintendo 3DS family of systems “We want to bring smiles to people’s faces this holiday with experiences the whole family can enjoy,” said Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

“The Nintendo Holiday Experience is a great opportunity for people to try Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS, this season’s must-have holiday items.”

Celebrate the holiday season with the Nintendo Holiday Experience at the following locations: Perimeter Mall in Atlanta Natick Mall in Natick, Massachusetts

Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, Illinois The Parks Mall at Arlington in Arlington, Texas FlatIron Crossing in Broomfield, Colorado Memorial City Mall in Houston Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance, California Glendale Galleria in Glendale, California Aventura Mall in Aventura, Florida Mall of America® in Bloomington, Minnesota Queens Center in Elmhurst, New York King of Prussia Mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania Arrowhead Towne Center in Glendale, Arizona Washington Square in Portland, Oregon Westfield Valley Fair in Santa Clara, California Westfield Southcenter in Seattle Tysons Corner Center in Tysons Corner, Virginia This is the first holiday season for Nintendo Switch, and the lineup of available games is wildly diverse – and growing rapidly. Games like Super Mario Odyssey, Splatoon 2, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild are great for fans of all ages; Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and the recently released Fire Emblem Warriors game are ideal for action-adventure and strategy fans; and active gamers who love sports and fighting games will appreciate exciting options like FIFA 18, NBA 2K18, Pokkén Tournament DX and ARMS. Nintendo Switch has something for everyone, and all of these games will be playable at the Nintendo Holiday Experi-

ence!

Select games from the massive Nintendo 3DS library will also be available to test drive, including sci-fi adventure game Metroid: Samus Returns, classic platformer New Super Mario Bros.

2 and party game collection Mario Party: The Top 100. The Nintendo 3DS family of systems has a library of more than 1,000 games, and with multiple hardware options like New Nintendo 3DS XL, New Nintendo 2DS XL and Nintendo 2DS, it’s a great value for families. (Games on Nintendo 2DS systems can only be played in 2D.) In addition to all of the fun games that can be played, visitors who are My Nintendo members can check in with their My Nintendo QR Code* pattern to receive a collectible Platinum Point code card (while supplies last). Each point code can earn members 100, 300 or 500 Platinum Points.

For more information about the My Nintendo rewards program and to check in, visit https:// my.nintendo.com/.

For more information about the Nintendo Holiday Experience, visit https://happyholidays.nintendo.com/holiday-experience.

Remember that Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/switch/ or http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.

“A Bad Moms Christmas” a decent holiday treat

By MICHAEL PHILLIPS Chicago Tribune

A movie can be unreasonably formulaic and still be reasonably diverting, and “A Bad Moms Christmas” is the proof. Some sequels take time to come together. This one took a mere 15 months to reunite Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and the extraordinarily valuable Kathryn Hahn as the suburban Chicago pals perennially under the gun of peer pressure and familial expectation. (The movie was shot in Atlanta, with some fake-looking snowmachine snow in tidy little piles here and there.) Screenwriters and directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore return and, while their staging, and setups

and what the old folks call “moviemaking” remain functional at best, a fair number of the jokes hit their targets.

Gone is the tedious narrative machinery of the first “Bad Moms” that involved the Kunis character’s brutal rivalry with her fiercest PTA enemy, played by Christina Applegate. In its place, Lucas and Moore steal their own opening from “The Hangover,” with a stunned Amy (Kunis) sitting amid the wreckage of a rough Christmas Eve, complete with roving camel and broken glass.

Flashback: We go back a few days to meet our heroines’ unexpected-drop-in mothers, played by Susan Sarandon, Cheryl Hines and Christine Baranski. Hines portrays the Klingon who can’t let go, to the

point of not leaving the bedroom where her daughter (Bell) is having sex with her husband.

Baranski’s controlling, imperious, demanding character is the reason why, we’re told, narrator Amy finds Christmas so hard on the ego and the spirit.

“You have to do (everything) perfectly or you’ll never forgive yourself,” Amy says.

While the Baranski character bigfoots her daughter’s attempts at ramping down and mellowing out the holiday, Sarandon’s hard-living exroadie hits town to ask daughter Carla (Hahn) for money. “A Bad Moms Christmas” rotates through exercises in confrontation, evasion, bonding, letting off steam and building the steam back up again for the next round.

The sequel accommodates some genial beefcake in the form of Justin Hartley’s firefighter/male stripper, the love interest for Carla. They meet over a testicle waxing (she works in a spa) and, against all odds, the scene starts funny and stays funny. Baranski, who has played these sorts of women before, brings rapier comic timing to scenes such as a Christmas Eve chapel quasiapology to Kunis, where she can’t quite say the words “I’m sorry.” It’s Hahn, though, who kills throughout. Even when the movie confines the audience to the inside of a mall for a distressing length of time, she energizes the formula.

Comedy is so damn hard. In order for performers to fly, the material — which is both the

trapeze and the net — must be in place, supporting the riffs.

Nobody goes to a movie like “A Bad Moms Christmas” for fresh plotting; they just want a few dirty laughs, a little heart and a pretense, anyway, of relatability (though Kunis, who glides through unruffled even when her character’s supposed to be frazzled, isn’t everyone’s idea of relatable). Moviemakers take so few chances with sequels because there’s no money in it; risking overfamiliarity is a better bet than disorienting the pre-sold customer. On the other hand, 2017 has been laden with sequels of varying quality performing below expectations. This one’s not bad.

These days, that means more than it should.

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Florist selected to decorate White House COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — West Point florist Scott Reed never thought his first trip to Washington, D.C. would be for such an esteemed reason — to decorate The White House for Christmas.

Reed, owner of Petal Pushers, which provides an “out of the ordinary” shopping experience in floral arrangements, gifts and antiques, received official correspondence from The White House that he was accepted into the 2017 holiday volunteer program.

“I’ve always worked with design,” Reed said. “And I just remember hearing about this program years ago and thinking ‘how neat would it be to be a part of something like this?’”

The program, he said, is divided between two teams — a preparation team that volunteers the week before Thanksgiving and a decoration team that volunteers the week after Thanksgiving to prepare the interior of the White House for the holidays.

His desire to be a part of the decoration process is bipartisan.

Reed first applied to the volunteer program, unsuccessfully, during George W. Bush’s last term in office and reapplied during Barack Obama’s two terms. At the time he sent his application during Obama’s administration, he said, the holiday volunteer team was already selected.

“I just made a promise to myself, that no matter who won the last election, I would start the application process early,” Reed said. “I started as soon as the election ended.”

Although Reed recently received correspondence about being selected, he said he noticed things started to fall into place during the months

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Families can experience the joy of Christmas, including the Parade of Many Colors, during Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas presented by Humana. leading up to the official notice.

But when he found out, he was filled with both excitement and nervousness.

“It was really exciting to see something that I’ve wanted to do for so long come to be,” Reed said. “But I was automatically a little bit nervous because, well, I’m decorating the White House.”

Reed leaves for D.C. the day after Thanksgiving and will stay for four days as he completes his decorative duties, in hopes to ensure a success-

ful White House Christmas.

Background and early career When Reed was in high school, he spent a lot of his free time working at The West Point Flower Shop, he said. Originally starting out as a delivery driver, Reed quickly began learning how to craft floral arrangements and has since been involved in floral design.

Reed graduated from Mississippi State University with a degree in ornamental horticul-

ture with plans to open a retail nursery business in West Point.

However, in 2002, he opened Petal Pushers instead.

His shop, located at 651 Commerce St., now specializes in flowers, jewelry, gifts, interiors and garden. It serves a variety of clients — including brides and bridal parties — and creates arrangements for different events as well.

Although Reed is ready to take on his role on the White House holiday volunteer team,

he said he’s experiencing a little bit of “owner’s guilt,” as he prepares to leave his store for D.C. However, he said, he is grateful for a staff of 15 he knows will step up during his time away and make sure business operates smoothly.

“I’m just so honored to be chosen to do this, especially after trying unsuccessfully a few times,” Reed said. “I know my staff is just as excited as I am too.”

Target to give holiday shoppers a break NEW YORK (AP) — Target is offering shoppers a breather after holiday shopping on Thanksgiving.

The Minneapolis-based discounter says it will open at 6 p.m. on Thanks-

giving and then close at midnight local time. Its stores will then reopen at 6 a.m. local time on Friday until 10 p.m., 11 p.m. or midnight local time.

That’s different from last year, when it kept

stores open through the night.

Target again will offer Black Friday deals at Target.com on the morning of Thanksgiving. In a lead-up to the holiday, it will dangle select deals

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Like other retailers, Target is trying to figure out what makes sense for its customers who are jumping back and forth between online and the

stores. It learned that while shoppers like the opportunity to shop on Thanksgiving and Black Friday at its stores, the crowds thinned out in the wee hours of the morning. Store executives also

said the new plan gives employees a chance to refresh merchandise.

Kohl’s and J.C. Penney are both opening stores an hour earlier on Thanksgiving than a year ago.

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