Holiday Eating : 16 Articles

If you're looking for creative entertaining ideas for your favourite holiday, you've arrived at the right place.  In this section you'll find plenty of information on festive menu ideas, holiday recipe books, gift ideas and much more.

10 tip to survive the holiday bulge

No matter how determined you are not to overindulge this holiday season, chances are you'll eat more than you should.  Let's face it, December is a calorie minefield.  Food…

Food Safety for Holiday Leftovers

The presents are unwrapped, the dishes are done and everyone has had their fill of holiday fare. Perhaps you've even packed some leftovers for your guests to take home. Now, what should be…

Turkey food safety tips

It's turkey time!  The approaching holidays are a time to share meals and favourite foods with family and friends and for many people that means turkey.  To ensure the turkey you…

Turkey math 101

Planning on having a turkey for your holiday meal? Wondering how big of a bird you should buy, or how long it should cook? Read on for a primer on turkey math 101... Use the following…

Saveur Fare's top 10 chocolates

Saveur magazine's March edition has a mouth-watering list of their top 10 chocolate picks. The poor Saveur staff had to make their way through assorted chocolates from 50 American…

Alternative to turkey? Try reindeer

It has been a traditional food among the people in Northern Europe's Lapland, but few North Americans are likely to have tried reindeer soup, reindeer calf kebab or roast reindeer. Your…

It's clementine season

They make great stocking stuffers, they are easy and delicious snacks to pack for school or work, and everyone within sniffing distance knows when you're about to enjoy one. But did you…

Chocolate gifts for Valentine's day

Everyone's favorite holiday is right around the corner: Valentine's Day. That means time to indulge a little in some creamy, delicious chocolate treats. It doesn't matter if you…

Strange eats

Halloween may be over but there are still many spooky thrills to be had in the world of food. Visit James Lileks� website at http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery for hours of…

More Festive Fare

With the countdown to the holidays ticking away, many of us are getting ready to bake for the cookie exchange, planning our party menus and deciding what we'll serve on the big day or when…

Honoring Hanukkah

Celebrate the holiday of light with a sumptuous, make-ahead menu for eight. Joan Nathan, author of seven cookbooks, including the award-winning Jewish Cooking in America (Random House, 1998),…

Heavenly Holiday Baking

Love the holiday sweet treats but hate the extra calories? Then look to Light and Luscious Holiday Baking in the Holiday 2002 issue of Homemaker's magazine. With Julie Van Rosendaal's…

Chinese New Year Celebration

Get set to party! "Chinese New Year, the first day of the first Chinese lunar month, falls on February 12 this year", writes Andrew Chase in the February 2002 issue of Canadian…

Cookbooks for Christmas

Looking for a last-minute holiday gift for your favorite foodie? There's a lot to choose from this season. For some inspiration, check out the latest L.A. Times Cookbook Hotlist selections…

One-Stop Holiday Cheer

Love the holiday eating. Hate the weight. Solution: The New Holiday Cookbook section in the December 2001 issue of Cooking Light magazine. Look no further for delicious and healthy dishes that…

Purim a time for joy and good food

On March 14th, the Jewish people of Israel will join in the feasting and fun on the most lighthearted holiday on their calendar. The joyous Purim celebration commemorates the rescue of the…