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Holiday cookies

Try Pumpkin Bars with Hazelnut Streusel, Dark Chocolate Coconut Cookies, Chocolate Cinnamon Madeleines, Salted Caramel Nut Bars, and more. Our 2009 holiday cookie recipes were prepared by chefs at the Seattle Culinary Academy at Seattle Central Community College. Order your set today!

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Friday, November 13

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Wednesday, November 11

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Holiday cookie recipes

Recipe: Turkey Cutlets with Spinach, Crab and Asiago Cheese Sauce

Recipe: Beef Tenderloin Roast with Bleu Fig Butter

Recipe: Herb-Roasted Turkey With Cider Baste

Recipe: Pork Roast with Apple Cider Glaze

Recipe: Brioche Bread Pudding

Recipe: Chestnut Stuffing

Recipe: Cranberry Sauce With Sour Cherries and Rum

Recipe: Cranberry Upside Down Cake

Recipe: No Cook Cranberry-Orange Sauce

Recipe: Pumpkin Cake With Snow Glaze and Spiced Vanilla Pears

Recipe: Traditional Pumpkin Pie

Recipe: Fennel and Orange Marinated Shrimp

Recipe: Pistachio, Apricot and Goat Cheese Stuffed Mini Cuke Bites

Recipe: Bacon Gougères

Recipe: Beet Salad with Rogue Bleu Cheese, Pomegranate and Orange Oil

Recipe: Cornbread-Sausage Stuffing With Apples

Recipe: Farro-Sotto with White Balsamic

Recipe: Green Beans with Bacon and Onions

Recipe: Green Beans With Toasted Walnuts

Recipe: Lemon-Garlic Escarole

Recipe: Roasted Diced Yams With Smoked Paprika

Recipe: Roasted Roots With Fennel and Apple

Recipe: Vegetarian Mushroom, Rosemary and Walnut Polenta

How to be a good host and a good guest

Sunday, November 8

Wine Adviser | 'Pocket Wine Book' slips into sloppy

Taste | Ruth Reichl still reigns as queen of America's culinary scene

Saturday, November 7

Turn the tables on Thanksgiving dinner

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Wine Adviser

Good wine at a good price, that's the standard of value in these tough times

In tough times, even the grandest of wines is getting caught in the cost crunch, but plenty of wineries are finding the ways to offer both good wine and good value. Washington state's Milbrandt Vineyards, which has the advantage of growing its own grapes, is one such winery.

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