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1. Healthful Holiday Treats

Feel good about splurging on these 5 foods. Here's why.

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2. Ultimate Holiday Cookbook

73 of our best holiday recipes

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3. Best of 2008

See the stand-out recipes that became staff favorites from each issue of Cooking Light.

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Quick Tip: Browned Bits

Learn what they are and why your sauce needs them

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Lightened Holiday Classics

We lightened seven seasonal favorites for a good-for-you holiday spread.
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Cookie Swap

Plan a party and share a bounty of baked goodies.
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Quick Tip: Making Duck Prosciutto

Try a modern spin on this classic treat. It's easier than you think.

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Ultimate move finder

Shape and tone your body from top to bottom with our selection of moves.
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Sourdough starters won't wake up in cold kitchen.
I fed my AP and WW starters yesterday in my cool house, and today there's still virtually no activity. They used to overflow when fed! How can I wake them up? I microwaved water (by itself) & afterward set the starter bowls in there with the cup of hot water, & a few more bubbles appeared on the AP... more

Who can get the weirdest links on a food search?
Sneezles, Bobmark, & I have been discussing the problematic search function on another thread, and I didn't want to hijack--but Sneezles said who wants to play "who can get the weirdest links" in a search? This is too good to pass up. I typed "cranberries" into the search box and got this helpful... more