It’s less than a week away from Thanksgiving do you know what you will be cooking? If you are a last minute person like me, you find the Foodista Thanksgiving Recipe Guide super helpful. Not ready to talk turkey? We’ve got a couple great links to take your mind off menu planning.

1. Good news if you love Indian and Thai food, new study finds Curry Spice Kills Cancer Cells
2. Need a new twist to bacon and eggs? Stacey Snacks blog shows us how to make Baked Eggs in Bacon Baskets
3. Veggie art puts Mr. Potato Head to shame.
4. Playing with your food never looked so good- check out this amazing sandwich art from TOXEL.com.
5. Some strange canned food, it seems like you can put anything in a can on Food Network Humor.
6. Food & Wine magazine feature Supper Clubs that have gain cult following.
7. Start happy hour early at work by checking out some vodka porn.
8. Al Dente Blog has a great suggestion for a fun host/ hostess gift with a Lucky Break Wishbone.
9. Not everyone loves pumpkin pie, but everyone loves Thanksgiving cupcakes!
10. Still need a dessert idea? Womansday.com suggests switching it up with Four Decadent Thanksgiving Desserts

Above Photo by Suttonhoo

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It’s Pi Approximation day! What’s that, you say? Think back to your math class…remember that old Greek guy Archimedes? He’s the one whose famous approximation of Pi (Π) was 22/7, not 3.14 (that Pi day is March 14).

But since we’re food lovers here at Foodista and not mathematicians (unless you count our brilliant engineers, Colin and Jesse) we thought we’d change it up a bit and make it PIE day!

Sorry, Archimedes, but I think it’s still a win-win for us all!

Search Foodista for all kinds of pies, sweet and savory!

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I can always tell the holidays are right around the corner because I get the urge to bake. One of my favorite (and easy!) cookie recipes is Russian tea cookies, also known as Russian tea cakes. They are light, buttery and full of nutty goodness. Did I mention they’re easy to make? Stash that in your holiday menu planner!

Russian Tea Cookies

1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup powdered sugar, divided use
1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup finely chopped pecans

In a large bowl cream the butter and flour until well combined. Stir in half the powdered sugar, water and vanilla; mix well. Stir in flour, then the nuts. Cover and refrigerate for one hour.

After the dough has chilled, preheat oven to 325°F.

Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until slightly brown. Let cool.

Roll cookies in remaining powdered sugar, coating evenly.

Makes 36 cookies.

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