This National Park Is All About Stargazing, Scenic Hikes, and Serenity

• #toc_item_0 • [Why Settle for Simply Good Basin When You Can Enjoy Great Basin… National Park](#toc_item_1) • [Explore!](#toc_item_2) • [Make These Ultra Creamy and Buttery Vegan Mashed Potatoes](#toc_item_3) • [Vegans unite!](#toc_item_4) • [Chic C’est la Vie! $400 Tickets to Paris?](#toc_item_5) • [Oui Oui!](#toc_item_6) • [LA Restaurants That Have Thanksgiving Dinner Covered](#toc_item_7) • [Learn more](#toc_item_8) • [I’ll Bet the Home Chef in Your Life Needs a New Apron](#toc_item_9) • [Bon appétit!](#toc_item_10) *Header 728x90 [] The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to fluctuate rapidly and impact communities all over the world. If you’re venturing out, triple-check the opening status, entry requirements, and safety protocols for both your destination and home city upon your return. Be safe out there. [] Hello friends. How are you doing? Not to talk about the weather, but let’s talk about the weather. New York took a real nosedive temperature-wise and I wasn’t ready. I know. I know I spent all fall complaining about how it was “too hot” for me to feel comfortable ordering a peppermint latte, but this isn’t what I meant. Lay me down gently, November. And the hail on Saturday? Not ideal. I have some notes for the Weather Gods. They probably won’t appreciate it. Ah well, I guess I should just step on a crunchy leaf and feel grateful that it’s “Harry Met Sally” season. Drink your soup and stop complaining, right? Today’s stories? They’re the cat’s pajamas, and I don’t say that lightly. We have national parks, vegan mashed potatoes, $400 round-trip tickets to Paris, the best LA restaurants serving Thanksgiving dinner, and the best aprons to buy for the aspiring home chef in your life. Simply gorgeous. I have to go wrap my whole body in a giant scarf, get some hot borscht from Katz’s, and parade around Central Park yelling, “This weather is what New York is all about!” until I actually believe it. ‘Till tomorrow! [-Ned Riseley, Newsletter Contributor]( [ [( travel [] [Why Settle for Simply Good Basin When You Can Enjoy Great Basin… National Park]( I don’t need to tell you that national parks are where it’s at when you’re looking for a little chill-out time. But have you heard of Great Basin National Park? We have, and we wanna tell you why visiting this uniquely spectacular park would be just oh-so-good for the soul. Whether you’re a stargazer, a desert wanderer, a lake life lover, or a mountain climber, Great Basin National Park has everything you need for an incredible outdoor experience you won’t soon forget. [] [Explore!]( [( [( food & drink [] [Make These Ultra Creamy and Buttery Vegan Mashed Potatoes]( Jessica Hylton-Leckie is the mastermind behind Jessica in the Kitchen, a food blog about Jessica… being in the kitchen… and making incredible food. While she makes both vegan and non-vegan food, she’s here with us today to talk about all the ways to keep a vegan happy during Thanksgiving. She firmly believes that you do not have to eat meat to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner, and she wants to share her extra-yummy mashed potatoes recipe that will make all my vegans out there feel like they’re jumping into a vat of buttery goodness, but without the dairy! [] [Vegans unite!]( [( *Sponsored Ads List [( travel [] [Chic C’est la Vie! $400 Tickets to Paris?]( If you’re willing to fly a budget airline to Paris (admittedly not the most Parisian travel method), today is your lucky day. French Bee is a budget airline that can get you there on the cheap… and not just cheap from the East Coast, but from the West Coast too. That’s right, you could get to Paris from San Francisco for $189?!?! How do you do it, French Bee? I’m gonna have to get my beret dry cleaned STAT! [] [Oui Oui!]( [( [( food & drink [] [LA Restaurants That Have Thanksgiving Dinner Covered]( Cooking Thanksgiving dinner is overrated! Why not just order some takeout instead and really live the spirit of the season a.k.a. lie on the couch using plastic cutlery and taking a nice moment of rest and relaxation? Here are all the places in Los Angeles that have the best Thanksgiving takeout options. I’ll bet they have some dishes and ideas you never even thought of. I’m hearing murmurs of a turkey breast with kumquat compote… and a crispy Atlantic black bass. Break some traditions and eat up! [] [Learn more]( [( *720x300 Ad Banner [( shopping [] [I’ll Bet the Home Chef in Your Life Needs a New Apron]( Struggling to figure out what to buy the home chef in your life who has everything? Well, take a look at this apron gift guide for some functional and fashionable options for the ambitious at-home chef de cuisine. I don’t even cook very much and these aprons are so flattering and enticing that I want to buy one for myself. You know, just to wear around the house. 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