Lauren Miers

The Oklahoma-based organizations below are just a few of the many that ease the burden of holiday expectations by providing ingredients, meals and camaraderie for a dinner to remember. Iron Gate Since 2010, Iron Gate, a Tulsa-based organization that feeds the city’s hungry, has provided Thanksgiving dinner to 8,175 people through its partnership with Lawyers Fighting Hunger.

How to Eat Clean and Still Enjoy Thanksgiving You can still enjoy what's on the table this holiday season. Emily Suzanne McDonald Catering to the tastes of everyone on Thanksgiving can be challenging, but factoring in food allergies can make it near impossible. Back 2 Basics Cooking owner Ashley Sturgeon’s family has a variety of food allergies and intolerances. She says if they don’t stick to a whole foods, they’ll be sick all the time.

Tulsa The Gathering Place and its surrounding areas just keep getting better: The location’s most recent project, which includes a new pedestrian bridge, dam and recreation flume, is well underway. Brooke Caviness, lead engineer of stormwater design for the City of Tulsa, says updates to the Zink Lake sector have been on the public wishlist for over 20 years. Tulsans expressed a desire for more water in the river, development and recreation along it, and better connections and access to the water.