Thanksgiving Plans For Phoenix Area Residents

1. Eating Out on Thanksgiving

Enjoying a scrumptions Thanksgiving meal doesn't mean that you have to slave in the kitchen for two days before the holiday, and then drop from exhaustion when your guests finally leave. There are lots of choices, for every budget, for restaurants in town where you can go out on Thanksgiving. Buffets or regular menus, fancy cuisine, or just the basics.

2. Order Thanksgiving Take Out

Maybe you'd rather stay at home for Thanksgiving, but you still don't want to or don't have the time to prepare the meal. Take out might be the answer. You can get the entire meal, or just the turkey or ham and pie and add your own sides. Here are several places in the Phoenix area that offer take out. Check to make sure how far in advance you have to reserve your meal, and when you can pick it up.

3. An Arizona Thanksgiving Meal

There's no law that says you have to have turkey on Thanksgiving, or that you are limited to sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, and green beans as sides. Be creative! Here's a small collection of recipes from Arizona sources that will add some southwest flair to your special meal. There are appetizers, entrees, sides, and desserts.

4. What To Do With Out-of-Town Guests

As it starts to get cold all over the rest of the country, we start to get more visitors in Phoenix--what a surprise! When friends and relatives come to see you for a few days, you are going to need some ideas about where to go and things to see in the area. Here are some of the best places in the Phoenix area to take out-of-town visitors, with a focus on places that are uniquely Arizona.

5. Leaving Town for Thanksgiving?

Whether you are leaving, or you have friends and relatives coming into town to celebrate with you, you should take a look at these tips for getting in and out of Sky Harbor International Airport. It's a hectic place on Thanksgiving weekend!

6. Average Holiday Temperatures

Check out what the weather is likely to be like when the relatives come to visit.

7. Volunteer Your Time

We should think about it all year long, but if we can't volunteer during the rest of the year, here are some opportunities to do something for others in our community during the holidays.