You needn’t be a TV chef to make a memorable Thanksgiving dinner. This crowd-pleasing stuffing bakes while your turkey (or veggie entrée) cooks.

Sausage pairs with dried cranberries and apple juice to create a sweet and savory side. If you eat meat, you can purchase locally made or nationally branded artisan sausages. Organic Prairie’s Breakfast Links or Italian Pork Sausage are widely available and work well, as does the company’s Italian Chicken Sausage.

Vegetarians can substitute organic meat alternatives like SoyBoy Breakfast Links. Also replace the chicken broth with organic vegetable broth.

I hope you are buying a heritage or a truly naturally raised, free range turkey for your holiday celebration! Heritage turkeys are the traditional "standard" breeds of turkeys which have not been "industrialized" for efficient factory production at the expense of flavor and the well-being of the turkeys.

When you buy heritage turkeys, you are making a difference because you are voting with your dollar! You are supporting small family farms, humane treatment of birds and preserving endangered lines of turkey breeds that would otherwise be on their way to extinction. Heritage and truly free range birds are absolutely delicious and have a lot more flavor than traditional store bought birds. If you brine your turkeys for flavor, you can skip this step with a heritage turkey if you wish. When you buy heritage, free range or truly natural or organically raised birds (they way mother nature intended), you won't find any antibiotics, hormones, preservatives or additives. What you get is high quality, pure delicious, organic foods that's much healthier for you and your family!

Organic turkeys don't come cheap! In Wisconsin, a 16 pound organic, free-range bird can cost you around 70 bucks.

Sounds like a lot, considering the kiddie table never finishes their food, Uncle Bob only eats the drumstick, and the rest ends up as cold sandwiches.

So one farmer in Wisconsin figured this year he wouldn't sell that many organic turkeys, wrong guess.

I’ve taken a break from Thanksgiving menu planning to begin my eco-friendly holiday gift list.

The first item is Global Green Pals, five international-themed dolls made from organic cotton and stuffed with 100% post-consumer recycled plastic (i.e., PET bottles, usually used for soda and other beverages).

Each 12-inch, machine-washable doll wears clothing and accessories made from organic, natural and tested fibers, as well as low-impact dyes.