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Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade 20-Minute Meals:
New York Times best-selling author Sandra Lee is back with more fast and fabulous family-friendly recipe. Sandra brings her Semi-Homemade cooking approach of 70 percent store-bought, 30 percent homemade to create super-quick meals in 20-minutes or less - from start to finish. Irresistible recipes for main dishes, sides, appetizers, desserts and more are included along with a foolproof list of at-the-ready convenience foods to make dinners in a dash.

Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Cool Kids' Cooking:
Now, Semi-Homemade Cooking made perfect for kids! With Sandra's guidance throughout the book, kids learn to have fun and succeed at cooking in the kitchen - with nothing made from scratch! Cool kid cuisine includes recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, after-school, snacking, desserts and drinks. Chapters speak directly to kids with Bright Breakfasts, Movie Munchies, Smart Snacks, Sleepover Sensations and more.

Pernod®:
Pernod® is a versatile, anise-flavored spirit that has been used in cocktails and cuisine foir more than 200 years. Thus premium liqueur is imported from France and its natural flavor is derived from a distilled blend of aromatic herbs. Pernod® is recognized as a healthy cooking ingredient that naturally infuses flavor into any dish without compromising taste. Review: I admit to be a bit apprehensive in trying tasting and cooking with Pernod®. I am not a lover of anything with a licorice taste, but, I have to say that I was presently surprised by this spirit! As stated, it only has a "hint of licorice" which does enhance flavor without overpowering it!

Joseph Schmidt Confections:
Joseph Schmidt Confections, Inc. started in 1983 in a small shop in an offbeat San Francisco neighborhood. Joseph Schmidt, a European-trained baker, and his partner, a European-trained confectioner, opened their first (and only) store selling baked goods and chocolates. Within two months the chocolate creations had taken off and they were soon busier than they had ever imagined they could be. Baked goods were soon dropped from production and Joseph focused on chocolate. Although he was trained as a baker and not as a maitre chocolate, Joseph soon realized that his special talent was in sculpting and developing new techniques in chocolate -- one of the most famous being his signature egg-shaped truffle, which has become the company’s trademark. In an overly traditional field, Joseph creates unique truffles, pralines and other chocolate creations with a bold, clean, crisp look. "Trust me, they are delish!" ~ Cindy

The South Beach Diet Parties and Holidays Cookbook: Healthy Recipes for Entertaining Family and Friends:
The famed Miami Beach cardiologist who has helped millions of people worldwide to lose weight and eat healthier with his best-selling South Beach Diet books now addresses the special challenge that can undermine anyones willpowerthe irresistible lure of diet-busting dishes at festive occasions. As the more than 20 menus and 150 easy, all-new recipes in this cookbook prove, theres no need to give up favorite holiday and party dishes to stay on the South Beach Diet. Dr. Agatston explains that healthy entertaining is not a matter of deprivation, but of simply making as many good choices as possible. His new book provides those choices, putting a healthy twist on favorite entertaining meals for every occasion, whether its a family Christimas Eve dinner, a Thanksgiving feast, a Passover seder, a football fest in front of the TV, or a backyard barbeque with the neighbors.

The Ultimate New York Diet :
Lose weight--and keep it off--in a New York minute! When supermodel Heidi Klum needed to get into tip-top shape for the Victoria's Secret fashion show--just eight weeks after giving birth to her second child--she turned to a miracle worker, celebrity fitness trainer David Kirsch, and his Ultimate New York Diet. But you don't have to be a celebrity--or a New Yorker--to reap the benefits of this fresh approach to a healthy, fit lifestyle. All you need is the desire to take control of your eating and your body and the willingness to change your life for the better. Once you take that first step to a new, improved you, there's no limit to how fabulous you can look and feel!

Emerilware™:
New Emerilware™ Kitchen Electrics Offer Maximum Flavor with Minimum Hassle - Whether you are a master chef adding to your cookimg collection, or a kitchen rookie looking for home appliances to make your life easier, Emerilware's new assortment of kitchen electrics will meet any cook's needs. Celebrity Chef Emeril Lagasse and T-fal®, the world leader in electrical cooking appliances, have partnered to develop products that will deliver dishes in weeknight time with weekend taste. This new line of small electrics expands the Emerilware collection, which includes cookware, a full line of kitchen accessories, bakeware, and specialty products, such as smokers. Each new kitchen electric product comes with five recipe cards developed by Emeril himself, so every home chef can put the BAM!™ back in their kitchen - Lagasse style!

Reynolds® Parchment Paper:
Reynolds® Parchment Paper can help you prepare easy, healthy main dishes. Whether it's lining cookie sheets so food doesn't stick or creating customized serving-size parchment packets of seasoned fish or chicken and vegetables (called cooking en papillote), Reynolds® Parchment Paper is the key to flavorful everyday meals and easy entertaining. A new web site from Reynolds® Parchment Paper allows online visitors to search through a selection of easy-to-follow recipes, learn cool kitchen tips - like how to use parchment paper to make a pastry bag or stencil for easy cake decorating. They can also sign up to receive a free product sample.

E4B - Blended Fruit In A Pouch:
Our 100 % Fruit Puree is made of the finest fresh fruit, with absolutely no additives or preservatives. We offer five different fruit combinations for our customers' different needs and tastes. And in keeping with our slogan, "Easy 4 Busy," we're reminded -- each time we enjoy one of these wonderful purees -- just how much time we're saving. Imagine the effort required to create such a fruit combination at home each time you wanted a quick, healthy, energizing snack! E4B products are "children of nature," made from pure fruit puree. We choose our fruits very carefully from Mother Earth, and we prepare all of these fruits without the use of additives or preservatives. This freshness, we believe, is exactly why the five different types of E4B fruit purees are so healthy and taste so good. And how do we maintain this level of quality? We use very special packages, invented in Japan for America's NASA space program, which keep the natural minerals and vitamins in fruit at their highest potency for as long as possible -- without the need of additives or preservatives. The combinations of the different fruits found in the various E4B snacks provide your body with vitamins, minerals and five different, wonderful tastes.

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A special wish for all of our readers who will be celebrating next Thursday, for a very Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your families, enjoy good food, enjoy a good game football, and remember to give thanks for all. I am certainly thankful for all of YOU!


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What's Your Excuse?

by Mark R. Vogel - Chef


Recently I went out to dinner with my fiance and my parents. My father's string beans were served rather hard and so he returned them to the waitress. Moments later she reappeared stating that the chef said: "That's the way they're coming in now", (meaning from the supplier), and "there's nothing they can do about it." I never heard such bovine fecal matter in my life. Well, actually I have, that's the point of this article, but anyway....

Talking Turkey with Emeril :
Celebrity chef, Emeril Lagasse, shares his expertise for the big day! Carve that turkey to perfection with these great tips. First off, make sure you have a very sharp, long, slender knife and a 2-pronged, long-handled fork...

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