Holiday Packing with Hidden Dangers
McClatchy Newspapers
12/26/2008, by Josh Shaffer
RALEIGH, N.C. - That holiday gift from your tree-hugger friend may contain a hidden danger: biodegradable packing peanuts - a menace to plumbing pipes everywhere. A public utilities crew in Raleigh, N.C., tested the popular corn-starch packaging and discovered that, contrary to the advertising, ...
Don't stop gardening! Winter-hardy herbs look fabulous, add pop and flavor
McClatchy Newspapers
12/23/2008, by Debbie Arrington
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - At her family-run herb farm in Vacaville, Calif., Rose Loveall-Sale hears the same question often this time of year. "'Where's the winter basil?' customers ask that all the time," she said. "But there is no winter basil. There's only summer basil."
That popular herb ...
Coping with life after a layoff
McClatchy Newspapers
12/22/2008, by Jessica Yadegaran
Contra Costa Times (MCT) - One month after her layoff, Kathi Finley still cries at the commercials for Mervyn's going-out-of-business sale. Finley, of Castro Valley, Calif., worked for the Hayward, Calif.-based chain for 34 years. She was 18 when she started working there. Now she has a son she's ...
Navigating the holidays nicely
McClatchy Newspapers
12/22/2008, by Josh Kegley
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Ah, Christmas. Decorations, home-cooked meals, shopping, family gatherings and office parties. These are the things that make this time of year special. Decorating and cooking require physical labor, shopping comes with crazy traffic, family gatherings can set off ...
A taste of homemade
McClatchy Newspapers
12/22/2008, by Sharon Thompson
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Budget-conscious consumers who are looking for ways to stretch their money this holiday season should consider baking or making homemade goodies. Not only can it save money _ the price of store-bought goodies is much higher than homemade _ but when you take the time to ...
Thrifty holiday wines are ripe for the tasting
McClatchy Newspapers
12/22/2008, by Kathleen Purvis
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Just because some of the seasonal pop has fizzled this year doesn't mean you're not in the mood for something special. But in the middle of the holiday party season, we figured your wallet could use a break. So we took a tasting tour through the bargains in sparkling ...
Candy cane cookies take three sticks of butter
McClatchy Newspapers
12/22/2008, by Kerry McCray
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - When I was a kid, you'd know Christmas was coming when boxes of butter started to appear in the refrigerator. Real butter, not the margarine my mom normally bought. Keep in mind, this was the 1970s, when everyone slathered margarine on everything and no one had heard of ...
No-fuss lasagna
McClatchy Newspapers
12/22/2008, by Susan Selasky
Detroit Free Press (MCT) - Take a deep breath. The biggest food holiday of the year is out of the way, with Christmas soon to follow. Now it's back to what's-for-supper mode. These lasagna rolls take about 35 minutes to make and bake and are packed with flavor using minimal ingredients.
It's best ...
This gift idea never goes stale
McClatchy Newspapers
12/22/2008, by Sharon Thompson
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - The fondness we have for homemade food gifts ranks right up there with treasured memories of Santa and his reindeer. A popular homemade recipe that has made the rounds for more than 50 years is Chex Mix. The recipe first appeared on the box of Wheat Chex in 1953, and ...
A dozen delectable party noshes
McClatchy Newspapers
12/22/2008, by Amy Culbertson
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Appetizers are much in demand during the holiday entertaining season _ to nibble with drinks as you chat with your guests before dinner, to offer sophisticated sustenance for a cocktail party or open house, to bring out when neighbors drop in bearing gifts, to munch ...
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