LitWorld and We Give Books Campaign

December 9, 2011

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Holiday season is a perfect time to support organizations you feel passionate about. And we are proud to support LitWorld.Org in its mission to collect books to improve literacy across the world. LitWorld’s latest campaign to collect 5000 books to donate to the Navajo nation, based on how many free books you read online, is [...]

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Holiday Pot Luck Dinner

December 2, 2011
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As far as holiday family gathering goes, next to a buffet dinner, pot luck is the best way to have a stress-free dinner party. And while it might be viewed as being “too casual”, this is a great occasion for guests to ‘show off’ their masterful chef skills. If a guest can’t cook, she /he [...]

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Fruit of the Season: Asian Pear

November 28, 2011
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Asian pears may resemble more like apples but they are from a pear family. Originally from Northern China, Asian pear is cultivated from all over Asia, including Australia. It is juicy, crisp, and sweet and best when they are ripen from the tree, unlike European pear. It is available from late September to November in [...]

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White Meat vs. Dark Meat

November 23, 2011
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So you shy away from dark meat in fear of calories, right? You rather tackle the dryness of white meat so that you don’t feel guilty about gobbling up another plate full of Thanksgiving feast. Well, fear no more as the research shows, dark meat has more to offer than you think. This analysis of [...]

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Sustainable Thanksgiving Tips

November 21, 2011

Keeping your kitchen green during Thanksgiving is easy if you follow these tips but here are tips in having s sustainable holiday as a whole. How to have a Sustainable Thanksgiving. Meal Select the very best—choose organic produce, wine, and baked goods—for your special holiday meal. Buy local to reduce the carbon print when shopping [...]

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Is Pizza a Vegetable? Congress Thinks So

November 18, 2011
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[CC Image by booleansplit via Flickr] Congress ruled pizza as a vegetable, citing 2 tablespoonful of tomato paste topping on a slice, to be enough amount of vegetable for kids’ lunches in school. And that’s not because Congress heard testimonies from nutritionists; it’s because big food corporations lobbyists spent a whopping $5.6 million dollars to [...]

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Greening Your Kitchen During The Holiday

November 16, 2011
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Being eco-friendly during holiday can be challenging. You have so many things to think about and plan; being “green” might not be the first thing that comes to your mind. But if you start with just a few simple practices, you will be surprised how easy it is to keep it green during the holiday. [...]

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Are you using a meat thermometer?

November 14, 2011
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As the holidays approach, you are probably gathering your cooking gadgets out of the drawer and taking stock of what you have. While a turkey baster might be one of those gadgets that you use only a couple of times a year so it might still be in a relatively good shape but a meat [...]

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It’s Cranberry Season!

November 11, 2011
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Native Americans used cranberries for food and dyes in the early 1500′s. And the pilgrims learned their uses and started making juices after learning how beneficial cranberries are for health. They even exported cranberries to Europe for sale. So it’s no wonder why various cranberry dishes are popular for Thanksgiving. Harvest Season Grown in cranberry [...]

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How to Use Your Oven

November 9, 2011
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Your oven will be your friend and the hardest workhorse, besides you, during the holidays. It will be used up to 75% of all your holiday cooking and then some. But in order to roast and bake delicious foods like the turkey and pies, you have to use your oven efficiently. So how do you [...]

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Deciphering Wine Labels

November 7, 2011
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More and more people are sampling organic wines, which have come a long way in quality and acceptance. And since grapes are among the most pesticide-laden produce, it’s a great news for consumers and the planet. But there are confusing terms even in wine labels. Not all organic wines are created equal. Here are simple [...]

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How to Read Turkey Labels

November 4, 2011
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There are many different types of turkeys you can buy for Thanksgiving. It may be very confusing to a consumer when confronted with these labels but here is a short and clear definition of what they all mean. Fresh - Turkey has never been cooled to lower than 26°F – turkey’s freezing temperature. A fresh turkey [...]

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Thanksgiving Menu 2011 is Here!

November 3, 2011
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Planning for the Holidays: 5 Advance Preparation Tips

November 3, 2011
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Now that Halloween is over, Thanksgiving celebration preparation can officially start. We’ve talked about table setting ideas for a sit-down dinner and tips on how to have an elegant buffet style  dinner. But regardless of dinner style, you will need to do some general preparations, starting now. Here are 5 advance preparation tips for having guests for your [...]

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Planning For The Holiday: Buffet Style

October 31, 2011
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Holiday dinners are usually viewed as a sit-down affair but it doesn’t have to be. Buffet dinner is more relaxed and fun way to entertain but it can be as elegant as a sit-down dinner if it’s planned thoughtfully. Here are 7 tips on having an elegant buffet style holiday dinner. Use your formal dining [...]

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