Holiday Cooking

Ready to create Halloween treats with a twist? Crafty blogger Wisdom of the Moon has a great post on creating Halloween Monster Cupcakes. They're creepy and they're spooky ... and seriously cute!

How To Make Monster Cupcakes

What main dish will take center stage at Christmas dinner this year? Whether it's a gleaming turkey, succulent goose, tender ham or standing rib roast, it's time to place your holiday order.

Ordering ahead means you'll get the size and quality you're looking for--while procrastinators must choose from what's left behind at the meat counter. Make the call!

Wondering how to carve the perfect turkey? Click the "read more" link below to check out this video lesson from Holidaykitchen.tv:

Ready to set a beautiful holiday table? Dazzle family and friends with beautifully folded napkins!

Get step-by-step instructions for more than 25 different designs:

Napkin Folding Instructions from NapkinFoldingGuide.com

Big dinner, big bird, big case of cooking anxiety? Brush up on your turkey tips with these holiday-meal helps for a gleaming bird.

Click the read more link below for turkey-taming answers from Sherri Allen.

Americans will celebrate Independence Day on July 4th with fireworks, parades ... and barbeques. Barbeque safely--and keep food poisoning at bay--with these barbeque safety tips from the USDA.

Our favorite tip saves time, too--precook food for an organized barbeque!

"Precooking food partially in the microwave, oven, or stove is a good way of reducing grilling time. Just make sure that the food goes immediately on the preheated grill to complete cooking."

Barbeque And Food Safety

Will your family celebrate America's July 4th holiday with a picnic? Time to get organized!

Try these resources to plan and organize picnic celebrations:

Create A Picnic Checklist
from Wikihow

Picnic Planning Checklist
from Sunkist.com

Print A Picnic Planner Form
from OrganizedHome.Com

It's menu planning with a distinct techie twist: organizing a holiday meal using downloadable spreadsheets, Gantt charts and real-time collaboration.

We loved the "laptop on the table" idea to encourage diners to pitch in and help! From Instructables.com:

How To Organize And Cook Holiday Dinner For A Crowd

Tired of cold cereal or cheese toast for your holiday breakfast? Do you starve yourself on holiday mornings waiting on the "big" meal? Try one of these favorite make-ahead casseroles for your next holiday breakfast!

Click the read more link below for holiday breakfast recipes from Leslie Sausage of www.heart4home.net.

Nothing separates the seasonal sheep from the holiday goats like fruitcake. Either you love it or you hate it, and there's no middle ground.

So if you're one of the few, the proud, the fruitcake fans, do we have a blog for you. It's all things fruitcake, with reviews, photos and links:

Mondo Fruitcake Blog