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• Food Preservation All foods eventually spoil if not preserved. The basic idea behind the different forms of food preservation is either to slow down the activity of bacteria, or to kill the bacteria altogether. Here are some tips on ways to safely preserve food.

• Food, Giving Thanks and our Families It is that time of year again. Little hands are traced onto colorful paper and made into gobblers to hang upon our refrigerator doors. We are all thinking about traveling or travelers, cooking and family. Thanksgiving is more than just a "Turkey Day," though. It is a grand opportunity to teach our children many things -- gratitude being the first among those things.

• Freezing Meat for Your Family Meals Freezing meat to have on hand is almost a necessity when you have a family. Here's how to do it safely!

• Fresh Fruit Syrups Turn fresh fruits into delightful and versatile fruit syrups! You can splash these syrups over ice cream or crushed ice for a chilly treat, or use them to flavor a variety of dishes such as soups, wine coolers and punches, smoothies, teas, yogurts, fruit salads or anything else your imagination can conjure.

• Fresh Pear Tips and Recipes Like pears? There are many ways to enjoy this yummy fruit! Writer Brenda Hyde shares some tasty recipes!

• Gift Mixes for Coffee Lovers Here are some great mixes to make for the coffee lover in your life, just in time for holiday gift giving!

• Gifts for Foodies 2001 If you love to cook, or are on the lookout for a special gift for that "foodie" in your life, we have 10 great book picks for you to consider. Read on!

• Give Your Kitchen a Facelift Since the kitchen is the room where a homemaker spends so much of her time, sometimes she gets tired of looking at and working midst the same decor day after day. Here are a few ideas on kitchen decorating which do not involve spending a fortune nor undertaking a complete overhaul of the room.

• Gourmet Cooking Glossary Learn the language of gourmet in this glossary from New Orleans Gourmet!

• Gourmet Mushrooms There are more than 2,500 mushroom varieties grown in the world today. Fresh gourmet mushrooms offer a veritable palette of distinct flavors and textures to draw upon.