Thanksgiving is almost here, and only one thing can save you from your lack of preparation, cooking abilities, and holiday etiquette: apps. Lots of apps. GOLD MEDAL: Chow When preparing a meal that exceed three components, I resign myself to at least two of them coming out cold and/or inedible. Preparing a Thanksgiving meal is so far out of reach for my dorm-level cooking style that the mere thought makes my stomach hurt. Chow, I think, is for people like me. It gives you a set of pre-fab Thanksgiving dinners, complete with grocery lists, recipes and cooking instructions—and most importantly, a multi-day timeline for preparing the whole meal. Free, iPhone. SILVER MEDAL: Better Homes and Gardens CelebrateNeed a quick primer in how to present a home, a meal, and yourself during Thanksgiving? $4 buys you a comprehensive guide to making it seem as if your home is inhabited by a real Read More

While the holiday season started weeks ago, Thanksgiving really marks the month of tradition that sweeps America, all the way through New Year's Eve. Spending time with family, cooking turkey dishes, and even getting a bit of shopping done is what Thanksgiving has become, and your Android can help you make the most of this favorite holiday. Epicurious is full of creative recipes, with years of archives on holiday specials. The free Android app doubles as a grocery-list manager, importing items from recipes you choose: That should simplify things for shopping day. Tap into the sharing spirit of Thanksgiving by uploading notes on your personal recipe enhancements. With all this cooking, the most important helper you'll have is a timer. Grab the free Kitchen Timer app from the Android Market, and set multiple timers for different dishes or tasks. Mark the exact time or amount of time for each: Kitchen Timer Read More

Thanksgiving is a time of family, food, and shopping. It's also a time of getting lost on the way to visit relatives, cleaning up crazy kitchen messes, and dealing with people who would stab you in the back to get a great sale. Fear not: Your Android phone has you covered, with apps that can make this Thanksgiving holiday an enjoyable (or at least a bearable) one. Are you usually the person who has to host Thanksgiving dinner? Isn't it always a frantic mess, trying to plan the whole ordeal? With the Thanksgiving Planner app, you can get better organized and have a less stressful holiday. The application comes preloaded with a checklist of 163 items that will help in breaking down the workload into smaller, more manageable chunks. You can even tailor the list to your own needs by adding or removing events. If you have ever wanted to know Read More

Whether you love it or hate it, Thanksgiving is only almost two weeks away, and we thought it nice to offer up some of the best Android apps to make sure you get out of it alive. From cooking turkey to blocking it all out, we’ll outline the apps to help you get in, and get out alive without pulling out your hair. In no particular order: 1. Thanksgiving Planner If you’ll be hosting Thanksgiving at your house this year, Thanksgiving Planner may be right up your alley. The application is a simple to do list- esque application that will make sure you don’t miss a step while planning the perfect dinner for family and friends. The application comes pre-populated with Thanksgiving tasks to take on so you’ll save time by not having to type you’re own list own. Thanksgiving planner will make you don’t forget anything, and is customizable, so Read More