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10 essential apps for Android to help you celebrate Thanksgiving

Ah, the holiday season is on our doorstep. With a few weeks to go until Thanksgiving, you should consider starting your prep ahead of time to ensure a stress-free celebration.

And to help you prepare and organize the festivities here are ten helpful Android apps you might want to download on your Android phone ASAP.

Ninja Turkey Thanksgiving

But first let’s start off with something lighter. Get in the mood to celebrate Thanksgiving with this fun and addictive game. You get to play as Ninja Turkey, the courageous bird who tries to escape being turned into a delicious Thanksgiving dinner.

The game offers 30 challenging levels to play and includes dozens of missions to complete. Get into the fun and help Ninja Turkey face the dangers of Thanksgiving Day.

BigOven

Once the time for fun and games has passed, it’s time to get serious and start thinking about your Thanksgiving dinner. What dishes will you prepare? Should you try something new this year?

BigOven is here to help you answer these questions. Browse through the app’s 350,000 recipe database, set up grocery lists and plan your menu – all from your Android phone. Find the most delicious Thanksgiving recipes simply by using a search bar or by accessing the seasonal collections on your home screen.

What’s more, Big Oven also acts as a social network by allowing you to see what friends, family, and favorite bloggers are making.

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Trello

Want to make sure you don’t forget anything this Thanksgiving? Download and install Trello to keep all your chores in-check. The app lets you create boards to organize everything you’re working on from cleaning the house to preparing the Thanksgiving meal.

Each main task you add contains three sub-boards which house the activities in your To Do list, those you’re currently handling (Doing), as well as the Completed ones. With a clean, modern-looking interface, Trello makes organizing your daily activities a breeze.

SnipSnap

Throwing an awesome Thanksgiving dinner can get pretty pricey. But coupon app, SnipSnap will help you find the best deals this holiday season. Even more, the application will even notify shoppers if they are in a store where a coupon is applicable. To use it, customers will only have to show their phone to the cashier. Easy breezy!

Hello Vino

Not sure which type of wine would go with the dishes your cooking this Thanksgiving? Then you might want to try out this app which is basically your personal wine assistant. Easily find wines to go with a certain type of meal/food or for a specific occasion with Hello Vino.

And as you go about the business of selecting your preferred wines, the app which uses artificial intelligence will learn your preferences and deliver personalized recommendations based on your activity.

Momondo

Spending Thanksgiving far away from home this year? Momondo helps you find, compare and book flights at the cheapest rates. The Price Calendar tool helps you find the best deals in your budgets by showcasing the average prices on different dates in an interactive calendar.

If you haven’t booked a ticket yet, it’s not too late. Just download the Momondo app from the Google Play Store.

Amazon

Want to make Thanksgiving your favorite holiday? Find out more about the origin of Thanksgiving and the traditions associated with it by doing a little bit of reading. You can get your reading material from Amazon, which features a large library of books, in digital as well as traditional format.

Suggested read: The Thanksgiving Ceremony – New Traditions for America’s Family Feast

Thanksgiving Greeting Cards

As the name suggests, this app lets you send fun and colorful Thanksgiving greeting cards to friends, family, and acquaintances. Easily share your cards with friends on WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and more.

Autumn Wallpapers HD 2017

Get yourself in the mood for Thanksgiving by setting seasonal wallpapers on your Android phone. Bring the autumn feeling to your device by installing the Autumn Wallpapers HD 2017 app which houses a pretty extensive collection of beautifully shot autumnal images.

Black Friday 2017

You can take advantage of the free days to get ready for Black Friday which comes immediately after Thanksgiving with this app. Black Friday 2017 brings you the best deals on electronics and tech accessories from top retailers like Walmart, Best Buy or Target at your fingertips. Search deals by store or category and get notifications on the latest news and sale events.

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“Lettuce Jam” Is the Perfect Use for That Last Sad Bit of Greenery

I hate to sound melodramatic, but lettuce and I are enemies. It’s not that I don’t like eating salad—I do—it’s that I never eat salad fast enough before my lettuce gets “weird,” as in “not technically inedible but kind of limp and not-so-fresh looking.” This makes me feel like a failure, and I hate failure. Luckily,

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You Should Definitely Put Mustard Greens on a Sandwich

Yesterday I asked you all for your thoughts and feelings on what makes a sandwich truly excellent. It turns out you are a very opinionated bunch, particularly when it comes to sandwiches, and the resulting conversation was, in a word, delicious.

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You Should Definitely Put Mustard Greens on a Sandwich

Yesterday I asked you all for your thoughts and feelings on what makes a sandwich truly excellent. It turns out you are a very opinionated bunch, particularly when it comes to sandwiches, and the resulting conversation was, in a word, delicious.

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What Makes a Perfect Sandwich?

Happy Monday, and welcome back to to What’s Cooking?, the weekly open thread where you get to share all of your brilliant thoughts, advice, recipes, and opinions on all things edible. This week I want to talk about that humble, but often transcendent meal between two slices of bread—the sandwich.

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Is This Bluetooth Salt Shaker the Juicero of Seasoning?

It is with a heavy heart that I must inform you of a “smart salt shaker” called “The Smalt.” Oddly, the shaking aspect of this shaker is still decidedly unplugged—you still have do all the shaking; Smalt just “tracks” it for you. (And lights up. And plays music.) It is, essentially, the Juicero of seasoning.

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The Grown-Up Kitchen: How to Make a Damn Roux

A roux by any other name is still a roux, but maybe that other name should be “fat and flour paste thickener,” because the fancy French name seems to put people off.

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The Grown-Up Kitchen: How to Make a Damn Roux

A roux by any other name is still a roux, but maybe that other name should be “fat and flour paste thickener,” because the fancy French name seems to put people off.

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Asparagus Is In Season, Here’s What You Should Do With It

It’s asparagus season, people. While you can find asparagus outside these few months, it won’t be nearly as tasty— after it’s picked, the sugars start to turn to starch, which makes the stalks woody and bland.

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Asparagus Is In Season—Here’s What You Should Do With It

It’s asparagus season, people. While you can find asparagus outside these few months, it won’t be nearly as tasty— after it’s picked, the sugars start to turn to starch, which makes the stalks woody and bland.

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