HuffPo has 7 turkey-cooking tips from Butterball, and Lifehacker has recipes for brining a better turkey. Diner's Journal is taking readers' questions (what's a substitute for buttermilk?) and The Kitchn is collecting readers' Thanksgiving dinner tips. The Bitten Word offers last-minute cooking tips (set the table the night before and decide what you'll put in which serving dish ahead of time), and YumSugar has last-minute recipes, even one for turkey. Pham Fatale has 33 Thanksgiving dinner menu ideas. Money Saving Mom ran a Thanksgiving on a budget series with other mom bloggers. Consumer Reports Money Blog teaches you how to save 34% on your Thanksgiving food costs.

Recently, Paula Deen was accidentally hit in the face with a ham (via Best Week Ever). That made us think of food fights...and it wasn't a big leap from there to misbehaving holiday guests. How to deal with raucous relatives? Simply Stated offers seven tips ("Think about how topics that seem innocent to you might upset someone else"). Lemondrop has "Party Hostess Horror Stories, Holiday Edition" and tips about handling sticky holiday situations. Just Listen teaches you to "papertrain your problem relatives for Thanksgiving." Relationship Glue has tips for couples at the holidays, and what to do when the "relative from Hell is an in-law." Everyday Ethics says it's okay to skip family holidays (sometimes) if they drive you crazy. And if, despite all the above, things get bad anyway, Gawker is collecting Thanksgiving horror stories, with a prize for the best one.