If you're still nibbling on your thanksgiving leftovers, the USDA has some tips on how to keep your food from going bad.
First, officials say you should make sure food doesn't sit out for longer than two hours. So, refrigerate whatever you plan on saving as soon as possible.
Also, keep leftovers cool when traveling home with them.
If you want to make sure you're handling your Thanksgiving leftovers the proper way, visit FoodSafety.gov.
Thursday, November 22 2012 9:41 AM EST2012-11-22 14:41:51 GMT
Holidays like Thanksgiving bring out the fun in many meteorologists. So what happens when those cute little animated turkeys attack your weather guy?
Holidays like Thanksgiving bring out the fun in many meteorologists. So what happens when those cute little animated turkeys attack your weather guy? Good Day Atlanta's Paul Milliken was lucky enough to find out.
Thursday, November 22 2012 8:31 AM EST2012-11-22 13:31:29 GMT
If you're serving turkey on your Thanksgiving table, you'll probably want to make sure it's presentable before you dig in!
If you're serving turkey on your Thanksgiving table, you'll probably want to make sure it's presentable before you dig in! That means knowing how to carve it, and our own Ron Gant was up for the challenge. He headed over to Cook's Warehouse to get the 4-1-1 on turkey carving.
Tuesday, November 20 2012 11:16 PM EST2012-11-21 04:16:06 GMT
Atlanta Hawks players and coaches joined forces with the United Way of Greater Atlanta on Tuesday to serve a Thanksgiving meal to 300 people in DeKalb County.
Atlanta Hawks players and coaches joined forces with the United Way of Greater Atlanta on Tuesday to serve a Thanksgiving meal to 300 people in DeKalb County.
Tuesday, November 20 2012 1:06 PM EST2012-11-20 18:06:15 GMT
Good Day Atlanta anchor Ron Gant, FOX 5 I-Team investigator Randy Travis and FOX 5 reporter George Franco joined other local anchors, reporters and celebrities to help prepare Thanksgiving meals on Tuesday.
Good Day Atlanta anchor Ron Gant, FOX 5 I-Team investigator Randy Travis and FOX 5 reporter George Franco joined other local anchors, reporters and celebrities to help prepare Thanksgiving meals for those in need on Tuesday.
Monday, November 19 2012 12:30 PM EST2012-11-19 17:30:47 GMT
It started as a friendly wager between colleagues. Now, two New York Times' writers have come together in a friendly competition to see who truly dominates the kitchen apron strings and the purse strings.
It started as a friendly wager between colleagues. Now, two New York Times' writers have come together in a friendly competition to see who truly dominates the kitchen apron strings and the purse strings.
Monday, November 19 2012 12:30 PM EST2012-11-19 17:30:38 GMT
Entertaining for the holidays is fun, but you want to be left with memories, not stains. Tim Thompson, known as Tipman Tim, has some great tips to keep things clean!
Entertaining for the holidays is fun, but you want to be left with memories, not stains. Tim Thompson, known as Tipman Tim, has some great tips to keep things clean!
Monday, November 19 2012 12:30 PM EST2012-11-19 17:30:01 GMT
It's time to pull out your old turkey fryer and get ready for another Thanksgiving meal. So how can you switch it up this year?
It's time to pull out your old turkey fryer and get ready for another Thanksgiving meal. So how can you switch it up this year? Leo Honeycut of Bruce Foods and the Cajun Injector dropped by Good Day to share a few tips and recipes.
Monday, November 19 2012 12:28 PM EST2012-11-19 17:28:22 GMT
The Thanksgiving meal is over, and you have plenty of leftovers. What do you do with them? Jennifer Levison, known as Souper Jenny, had a few recipes to turn those leftovers into something fantastic!
The Thanksgiving meal is over, and you have plenty of leftovers. What do you do with them? Jennifer Levison, known as Souper Jenny, had a few recipes to turn those leftovers into something fantastic!
Spending on prescription medicines in the U.S. fell for the first time in decades last year, slipping as cash-strapped consumers continued to cut back on use of health care services.
Spending on prescription medicines in the U.S. fell for the first time in decades last year, slipping as cash-strapped consumers continued to cut back on use of health care services.
Workers are lifting the final sections of the silver spire atop One World Trade Center, which will bring the iconic New York City structure to its full, symbolic height of 1,776 feet.
The World Trade Center's rebirth has long revolved around creating a centerpiece of unsparing symbolism: a skyscraper 1,776 feet tall, its height an homage and a bold statement about looking forward.
A quiet northern Nevada community is on edge after a spate of killings left five people dead in a single day, including a married couple in their 80s, a 67-year-old woman, and a man found dead not far from the...
Authorities in northern Nevada are seeking murder charges against a 25-year-old man they believe is responsible for killing five people, carjacking a newspaper deliveryman, and setting fire to an elderly couple's home...
Authorities say tornadoes have touched down in Wichita, Kan., and a suburb of Oklahoma City but there are no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage.
One of several tornadoes that touched down Sunday in Oklahoma turned homes in a trailer park near Oklahoma City into splinters and rubble and sent frightened residents along a 100-mile corridor scurrying for shelter.
It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials...
Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million - the highest Powerball jackpot in history.
Witnesses in southwestern Virginia say a car has driven into a crowd at a parade. Several people appear to be hurt, but the nature of their injuries wasn't immediately known.
An elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Saturday parade in a small Virginia mountain town and investigators were looking into whether he suffered a medical emergency before the accident.
Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent more than 60 people to Connecticut hospitals, severely damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the congested...
The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials said Saturday, but a fractured section of rail is being studied to determine if it is...
First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit.
First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit.
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