Frugal Family

Save Mom From the Stove with These Thanksgiving Dinner Specials

Not in the mood to cook this Thanksgiving? Here are some selections of Thanksgiving dinner specials from local grocery stores and restaurants, including Publix, Chicken and the Egg, Magnolia Thomas Restaurant, Ted’s Montana Grill and Cracker Barrel.

This year, why don’t you consider a new Thanksgiving tradition? Save Mom from slaving over a hot stove for days and take her out! The very suggestion may create emphatic “Nos” from some; but on behalf of Moms everywhere, I am suggesting that for just one big holiday give Mom, as well as the rest of the family, an opportunity to be able to eat and enjoy. I’ll bet her level of gratitude would increase greatly and give her more energy to buy Christmas presents on Black Friday. Wink, wink. There are many tasty ways to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner without Mom’s help and still maintain important Southern cuisine traditions. Both Kroger and Publix offer complete family dinners unde $60. Chicken and the Egg, Magnolia Thomas Restaurant, Ted’s Montana …

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Soul Food Cafe Offers Grandma's Cooking & Warmth for Reasonable Price

For customers wanting real home-cooking, Soul Food Cafe of Austell is the place.

Everything about Soul Food Cafe of Austell is designed to give customers an "at home" feeling from the decor, to the inquiries about the family and, of course, the hearty food. The décor of the restaurant is like many "Mom and Pop" restaurants. It looks like an actual kitchen at home. The tables are covered with American flag tablecloths, and they have regular fold up chairs for seating. No private booths with candlelit tables at this joint. R&B music is played in the background. Light friendly chatter can be heard amongst customers also enjoying their meals. Jonny Barber and Helen Hatten opened their restaurant, Soul Food Cafe of Austell, in January. Almost at their one-year anniversary, the business duo work hard to prepare delicious …

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